On 9/30/2010 11:16 AM, Nancy2 wrote:
> some useful information on that series. I used to watch "Dog the
> Bounty
>> Hunter." My wife can't bear to watch it but I have a strange fascination
>> with grown men sobbing like little schoolgirls...- Hide quoted text -
>>
>> - Show quoted text -
>
> ...twisted. I like that in a person. LOL.
>
> N.

Twisted - you'd be surprised at how often I get that reaction from
people. Then again, maybe not. I'll have to check out Mr. Ramsey's
program - has he ever bawled like a little schoolgirl on his show? That
would be cool. :-)

On Thu, 30 Sep 2010 13:48:37 -1000, dsi1 >
wrote:

> Then again, maybe not. I'll have to check out Mr. Ramsey's
> program - has he ever bawled like a little schoolgirl on his show? That
> would be cool. :-)

Ramsey? H*ll no, although he's come close to just walking out because
they were such numbskulls... obviously he didn't or else he wouldn't
have had a show for that week. I wonder if he's ever just thrown up
his hands and said "you're not working with me", this show is done
(when he shoots Kitchen Nightmares)?

--

Never trust a dog to watch your food.

On Sep 30, 6:48*pm, dsi1 > wrote:
> On 9/30/2010 11:16 AM, Nancy2 wrote:
>
> > some useful information on that series. I used to watch "Dog the
> > Bounty
> >> Hunter." My wife can't bear to watch it but I have a strange fascination
> >> with grown men sobbing like little schoolgirls...- Hide quoted text -
>
> >> - Show quoted text -
>
> > ...twisted. *I like that in a person. *LOL.
>
> > N.
>
> Twisted - you'd be surprised at how often I get that reaction from
> people. Then again, maybe not. I'll have to check out Mr. Ramsey's
> program - has he ever bawled like a little schoolgirl on his show? That
> would be cool. *:-)

Nope, it's his targets who bawl. I've never seen Ramsey ever tear up
- although he does come across as warm and sympathetic with employees
and owners' relatives who have no say in how badly the restaurant is
being run.

N.

On 10/1/2010 4:42 AM, Nancy2 wrote:
> On Sep 30, 6:48 pm, > wrote:
>> On 9/30/2010 11:16 AM, Nancy2 wrote:
>>
>>> some useful information on that series. I used to watch "Dog the
>>> Bounty
>>>> Hunter." My wife can't bear to watch it but I have a strange fascination
>>>> with grown men sobbing like little schoolgirls...- Hide quoted text -
>>
>>>> - Show quoted text -
>>
>>> ...twisted. I like that in a person. LOL.
>>
>>> N.
>>
>> Twisted - you'd be surprised at how often I get that reaction from
>> people. Then again, maybe not. I'll have to check out Mr. Ramsey's
>> program - has he ever bawled like a little schoolgirl on his show? That
>> would be cool. :-)
>
> Nope, it's his targets who bawl. I've never seen Ramsey ever tear up
> - although he does come across as warm and sympathetic with employees
> and owners' relatives who have no say in how badly the restaurant is
> being run.
>
> N.

I've seen a couple of programs where big macho guys will get all teary
eyed and sentimental and start whimpering. My brain tends to have a hard
time accepting what's on the screen sometimes. Sex and violence on TV, I
can understand - but this?

"dsi1" > wrote in message
...
> On 10/1/2010 4:42 AM, Nancy2 wrote:
>> On Sep 30, 6:48 pm, > wrote:
>>> On 9/30/2010 11:16 AM, Nancy2 wrote:
>>>
>>>> some useful information on that series. I used to watch "Dog the
>>>> Bounty
>>>>> Hunter." My wife can't bear to watch it but I have a strange
>>>>> fascination
>>>>> with grown men sobbing like little schoolgirls...- Hide quoted text -
>>>
>>>>> - Show quoted text -
>>>
>>>> ...twisted. I like that in a person. LOL.
>>>
>>>> N.
>>>
>>> Twisted - you'd be surprised at how often I get that reaction from
>>> people. Then again, maybe not. I'll have to check out Mr. Ramsey's
>>> program - has he ever bawled like a little schoolgirl on his show? That
>>> would be cool. :-)
>>
>> Nope, it's his targets who bawl. I've never seen Ramsey ever tear up
>> - although he does come across as warm and sympathetic with employees
>> and owners' relatives who have no say in how badly the restaurant is
>> being run.
>>
>> N.
>
> I've seen a couple of programs where big macho guys will get all teary
> eyed and sentimental and start whimpering. My brain tends to have a hard
> time accepting what's on the screen sometimes. Sex and violence on TV, I
> can understand - but this?

We've seen everything else there is to see. They're looking for virgin
territory, even if it is guys who clean out sewers, or people who dig
quahogs, or simple fishermen, or swamp people who eat alligators before they
eat them.

We've come a long way since Jerry Springer. I'm just not sure which
direction.

Steve

On 2010-10-01, Steve B > wrote:

> even if it is guys who clean out sewers......

They did that one on Dirty Jobs. Actually, quite educational. I had
no idea whole areas of the country are limited to cess pool systems
which need emptying regularly and there are huge concrete evaporations
flats in which cess pool emptying trucks dump their loads for
evaporation.

> or people who dig quahogs

Not even a minor career field.

> or simple fishermen

Simple to the point they will vehemently demand their right to fish
every last living sea creature into extinction, then snivel how the
situation has left them without a job. Morons.

> or swamp people who eat alligators before they
> eat them.

Wanna try that one, again.

> We've come a long way since Jerry Springer.

Not nearly far enough. All those other shows are gone. Jerry is still
with us.

nb

> Not nearly far enough. *All those other shows are gone. *Jerry is still
> with us.
>
> nb

Dirty Jobs and Swamp People are still with us - not gone. There are
also a couple fishing shows left - I don't watch them, but I did watch
Deadliest Catch (where they have quotas). One is about lobstermen,
and one is about swordfishermen.

N.

On Fri, 01 Oct 2010 17:54:40 GMT, notbob > wrote:

> On 2010-10-01, Steve B > wrote:
>
> > or simple fishermen
>
> Simple to the point they will vehemently demand their right to fish
> every last living sea creature into extinction, then snivel how the
> situation has left them without a job. Morons.
>
There are plenty of fishermen who do the right thing and line fish
with a single hook. It's the longline and dragnet fishermen who do
the damage.

--

Never trust a dog to watch your food.

On 10/1/2010 7:13 AM, Steve B wrote:
> > wrote in message
> ...
>> On 10/1/2010 4:42 AM, Nancy2 wrote:
>>> On Sep 30, 6:48 pm, > wrote:
>>>> On 9/30/2010 11:16 AM, Nancy2 wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> some useful information on that series. I used to watch "Dog the
>>>>> Bounty
>>>>>> Hunter." My wife can't bear to watch it but I have a strange
>>>>>> fascination
>>>>>> with grown men sobbing like little schoolgirls...- Hide quoted text -
>>>>
>>>>>> - Show quoted text -
>>>>
>>>>> ...twisted. I like that in a person. LOL.
>>>>
>>>>> N.
>>>>
>>>> Twisted - you'd be surprised at how often I get that reaction from
>>>> people. Then again, maybe not. I'll have to check out Mr. Ramsey's
>>>> program - has he ever bawled like a little schoolgirl on his show? That
>>>> would be cool. :-)
>>>
>>> Nope, it's his targets who bawl. I've never seen Ramsey ever tear up
>>> - although he does come across as warm and sympathetic with employees
>>> and owners' relatives who have no say in how badly the restaurant is
>>> being run.
>>>
>>> N.
>>
>> I've seen a couple of programs where big macho guys will get all teary
>> eyed and sentimental and start whimpering. My brain tends to have a hard
>> time accepting what's on the screen sometimes. Sex and violence on TV, I
>> can understand - but this?
>
> We've seen everything else there is to see. They're looking for virgin
> territory, even if it is guys who clean out sewers, or people who dig
> quahogs, or simple fishermen, or swamp people who eat alligators before they
> eat them.
>
> We've come a long way since Jerry Springer. I'm just not sure which
> direction.
>
> Steve

The great thing about TV is that it will always reflect the values of
the society that it serves. The bad thing about TV is what it's saying
about the values of this country at the moment.

On Fri, 01 Oct 2010 08:28:36 -1000, dsi1 > wrote:

> The great thing about TV is that it will always reflect the values of
> the society that it serves. The bad thing about TV is what it's saying
> about the values of this country at the moment.

You're insightful today.

--

Never trust a dog to watch your food.

On 10/1/2010 10:23 AM, sf wrote:
> On Fri, 01 Oct 2010 08:28:36 -1000, > wrote:
>
>> The great thing about TV is that it will always reflect the values of
>> the society that it serves. The bad thing about TV is what it's saying
>> about the values of this country at the moment.
>
> You're insightful today.
>

Sorry about that. I prefer irrelevancy but occasionally have periods of
seriousness which is a drag for everybody. Well, we all have our
off-days. :-)

On Oct 1, 1:28*pm, dsi1 > wrote:
> On 10/1/2010 7:13 AM, Steve B wrote:
>
>
>
>
>
> > > *wrote in message
> ...
> >> On 10/1/2010 4:42 AM, Nancy2 wrote:
> >>> On Sep 30, 6:48 pm, > * wrote:
> >>>> On 9/30/2010 11:16 AM, Nancy2 wrote:
>
> >>>>> some useful information on that series. I used to watch "Dog the
> >>>>> Bounty
> >>>>>> Hunter." My wife can't bear to watch it but I have a strange
> >>>>>> fascination
> >>>>>> with grown men sobbing like little schoolgirls...- Hide quoted text -
>
> >>>>>> - Show quoted text -
>
> >>>>> ...twisted. *I like that in a person. *LOL.
>
> >>>>> N.
>
> >>>> Twisted - you'd be surprised at how often I get that reaction from
> >>>> people. Then again, maybe not. I'll have to check out Mr. Ramsey's
> >>>> program - has he ever bawled like a little schoolgirl on his show? That
> >>>> would be cool. *:-)
>
> >>> Nope, it's his targets who bawl. *I've never seen Ramsey ever tear up
> >>> - although he does come across as warm and sympathetic with employees
> >>> and owners' relatives who have no say in how badly the restaurant is
> >>> being run.
>
> >>> N.
>
> >> I've seen a couple of programs where big macho guys will get all teary
> >> eyed and sentimental and start whimpering. My brain tends to have a hard
> >> time accepting what's on the screen sometimes. Sex and violence on TV, I
> >> can understand - but this?
>
> > We've seen everything else there is to see. *They're looking for virgin
> > territory, even if it is guys who clean out sewers, or people who dig
> > quahogs, or simple fishermen, or swamp people who eat alligators before they
> > eat them.
>
> > We've come a long way since Jerry Springer. *I'm just not sure which
> > direction.
>
> > Steve
>
> The great thing about TV is that it will always reflect the values of
> the society that it serves. The bad thing about TV is what it's saying
> about the values of this country at the moment.- Hide quoted text -
>
> - Show quoted text -

I don't think there's anything negative, value-wise, about watching
Project Runway, shows on History and Nat Geo about how stuff works and
how it was built (ever watched the building of the Millau Viaduct or
the Hualapei Bridge??), or how chefs compete for top honors (best
food), etc. But neither do I see any positive value in programs like
Keeping up with the Kardashians or all the "Housewives" versions, and
things like that. But not everyone in the country is an intellectual,
either, and even some of them need some downtime watching dreck they
don't have to think about. ;-)

N.

On 10/1/2010 10:25 AM, Nancy2 wrote:
> On Oct 1, 1:28 pm, > wrote:
>> On 10/1/2010 7:13 AM, Steve B wrote:
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>> > wrote in message
>>> ...
>>>> On 10/1/2010 4:42 AM, Nancy2 wrote:
>>>>> On Sep 30, 6:48 pm, > wrote:
>>>>>> On 9/30/2010 11:16 AM, Nancy2 wrote:
>>
>>>>>>> some useful information on that series. I used to watch "Dog the
>>>>>>> Bounty
>>>>>>>> Hunter." My wife can't bear to watch it but I have a strange
>>>>>>>> fascination
>>>>>>>> with grown men sobbing like little schoolgirls...- Hide quoted text -
>>
>>>>>>>> - Show quoted text -
>>
>>>>>>> ...twisted. I like that in a person. LOL.
>>
>>>>>>> N.
>>
>>>>>> Twisted - you'd be surprised at how often I get that reaction from
>>>>>> people. Then again, maybe not. I'll have to check out Mr. Ramsey's
>>>>>> program - has he ever bawled like a little schoolgirl on his show? That
>>>>>> would be cool. :-)
>>
>>>>> Nope, it's his targets who bawl. I've never seen Ramsey ever tear up
>>>>> - although he does come across as warm and sympathetic with employees
>>>>> and owners' relatives who have no say in how badly the restaurant is
>>>>> being run.
>>
>>>>> N.
>>
>>>> I've seen a couple of programs where big macho guys will get all teary
>>>> eyed and sentimental and start whimpering. My brain tends to have a hard
>>>> time accepting what's on the screen sometimes. Sex and violence on TV, I
>>>> can understand - but this?
>>
>>> We've seen everything else there is to see. They're looking for virgin
>>> territory, even if it is guys who clean out sewers, or people who dig
>>> quahogs, or simple fishermen, or swamp people who eat alligators before they
>>> eat them.
>>
>>> We've come a long way since Jerry Springer. I'm just not sure which
>>> direction.
>>
>>> Steve
>>
>> The great thing about TV is that it will always reflect the values of
>> the society that it serves. The bad thing about TV is what it's saying
>> about the values of this country at the moment.- Hide quoted text -
>>
>> - Show quoted text -
>
> I don't think there's anything negative, value-wise, about watching
> Project Runway, shows on History and Nat Geo about how stuff works and
> how it was built (ever watched the building of the Millau Viaduct or
> the Hualapei Bridge??), or how chefs compete for top honors (best
> food), etc. But neither do I see any positive value in programs like
> Keeping up with the Kardashians or all the "Housewives" versions, and
> things like that. But not everyone in the country is an intellectual,
> either, and even some of them need some downtime watching dreck they
> don't have to think about. ;-)
>
> N.

I have seen Project Runway and it's OK but what I really like to watch
is car shows. There's not enough programming about building and modding
cars although a lot of folks would probably call that dreck. I guess one
mans dreck is another mans PowerBlock. The good thing about my dreck is
that there's not a whole lot of opportunity for screaming, crying and
drama and that's the way I like it! :-)

On 2/10/2010 3:13 AM, Steve B wrote:
> > wrote in message
> ...
>> On 10/1/2010 4:42 AM, Nancy2 wrote:
>>> On Sep 30, 6:48 pm, > wrote:
>>>> On 9/30/2010 11:16 AM, Nancy2 wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> some useful information on that series. I used to watch "Dog the
>>>>> Bounty
>>>>>> Hunter." My wife can't bear to watch it but I have a strange
>>>>>> fascination
>>>>>> with grown men sobbing like little schoolgirls...- Hide quoted text -
>>>>
>>>>>> - Show quoted text -
>>>>
>>>>> ...twisted. I like that in a person. LOL.
>>>>
>>>>> N.
>>>>
>>>> Twisted - you'd be surprised at how often I get that reaction from
>>>> people. Then again, maybe not. I'll have to check out Mr. Ramsey's
>>>> program - has he ever bawled like a little schoolgirl on his show? That
>>>> would be cool. :-)
>>>
>>> Nope, it's his targets who bawl. I've never seen Ramsey ever tear up
>>> - although he does come across as warm and sympathetic with employees
>>> and owners' relatives who have no say in how badly the restaurant is
>>> being run.
>>>
>>> N.
>>
>> I've seen a couple of programs where big macho guys will get all teary
>> eyed and sentimental and start whimpering. My brain tends to have a hard
>> time accepting what's on the screen sometimes. Sex and violence on TV, I
>> can understand - but this?
>
> We've seen everything else there is to see. They're looking for virgin
> territory, even if it is guys who clean out sewers, or people who dig
> quahogs, or simple fishermen, or swamp people who eat alligators before they
> eat them.
>
> We've come a long way since Jerry Springer. I'm just not sure which
> direction.
>
> Steve
>
>
From this perspective, you're going backwards fast!

Krypsis

"Krypsis" > wrote

>> We've come a long way since Jerry Springer. I'm just not sure which
>> direction.
>>
>> Steve
>>
>>
> From this perspective, you're going backwards fast!
>
> Krypsis

When, in retrospect, Jerry Springer starts looking like adolescent foreplay,
I must heartily agree with you.

Steve