People without TVs

[Cartierfor3]

Question:  Do you not have a TV simply so you can throw into the conversation "We actually don't have a TV" from time to time?  Because my experience is people I know who don't have a TV can't shut up about it. 

[steve dave]

man, they do love to do that

[EllToPay]

'oh, we don't have cable' is just as bad.

[AbeFroman]

I have a TV but I don't have cable 

[Saulbadguy]

I don't think I know anyone without a single TV.

[nicname]

'oh, we don't have cable' is just as bad.

I say that often, but it's a complaint, not a brag.

[Dugout DickStone]

man, they do love to do that

I use it to decide who to ignore.

[slobber]

A guy I know was interviewed by a newspaper for a community garden he was involved in. He turned the entire interview into "we don't have cable TV and we don't watch anything on TV except on the weekends. My kids are so much better for not watching cable." It was gross.

[The Tonya Harding of Twitter Users Creep]

Kids without cable are weird. They don't understand what is going on in the world.

[Mr Bread]

I don't think I know anyone without a single TV.

Nope.  A few no-cablers of course.  Never heard anyone say (in my presence) they didn't have a TV. 

[Belvis Noland]

Seems like a very Portlandish, Austinish thing to say. 

[asava]

'oh, we don't have cable' is just as bad.

I say that often, but it's a complaint, not a brag.

I was without any sort of tv until monday and it was awful. it was definitely a complaint when i said this.

[michigancat]

my mom (kansan) loves to brag about not watching tv. I've never met anyone that didn't own a TV. seems like you're hating made up people.

[Pete]

The "no cable" ones are the worst.  I know someone who says that all the time, meanwhile they watch the crap out of their stolen cable.  Disgusting.

[Kat Kid]

The "no cable" ones are the worst.  I know someone who says that all the time, meanwhile they watch the crap out of their stolen cable.  Disgusting.

I for one do have a television, do have hulu +, do have espn 3, do have netflix, do have mlb extra innings and tonight will have HD extended cable after a summer respite of basic.

[felix rex]

my mom (kansan) loves to brag about not watching tv. I've never met anyone that didn't own a TV. seems like you're hating made up people.

My boss back home doesn't have a tv. He's late 30s. Very tech savvy and very cognizant of what's going on. I didn't know he didn't have a tv until we'd been work friends for like 3 yrs and I made a reference to The Office. Seemed weird at first but I get it now.

[ben ji]

'oh, we don't have cable' is just as bad.

I say that often, but it's a complaint, not a brag.

I was without any sort of tv until monday and it was awful. it was definitely a complaint when i said this.

Kraftee and the big red head are 'no cable' people now 

[slobber]

until we'd been work friends for like 3 yrs and I made a reference to The Office.

Your boss is obviously not one of those people that figures out a way to work in to every conversation, "I don't have a tv."

[OK_Cat]

the "no computer" people seem to be worse, imo.

i know a married couple who doesn't have a computer in their house because they don't trust their judgement and think they'll talk to people they shouldn't be talking to.

seems like they have bigger issues than a computer.

[OK_Cat]

i don't have cable, but that's only because we never watched anything live anyway...so we just watch netflix/hulu/network sites.

[steve dave]

I never watch anything that isn't live. I am the opposite. I watch no tv shows or movies.

[j-dub]

I never watch anything that isn't live. I am the opposite. I watch no tv shows or movies.

why sd 

im fascinated by this

[steve dave]

I never watch anything that isn't live. I am the opposite. I watch no tv shows or movies.

why sd 

im fascinated by this

I have no idea. I get bored by everything. I have a weird adult ADD thing where before I start do anything (like sit for a 3 hour movie or even a 30 minute show) I get anxious and bored and don't want to commit to it.

[steve dave]

for whatever reason any sports program or cnbc or cnn or nightly news or whatever doesn't do this to me

[michigancat]

tangent: I haven't enjoyed a movie since I discovered Deadwood/The Wire. The serial drama medium is simply far superior to motion pictures.