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Are you unhappy? You must be a TV fan!

Posted Nov 18th 2008 2:10PM by Bob Sassone
Filed under: OpEd, Reality-Free

Another month, another study on how TV is bad for us.

The latest comes from The University of Maryland, where sociologists looking over 30 years worth of data have concluded that people who watch a lot of television are unhappy. People who say that they are very happy read more and socialize more.

Oh, this is bogus on so many levels.

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Stupid article of the day: kids watch TV, don't sleep!

Posted Jun 13th 2006 3:05PM by Bob Sassone
Filed under: Programming, Children

I like articles that are so ridiculous that even after the very first sentence, you know you don't have to read on:

"Five and six year old children who watch television, especially police dramas, news broadcasts, and movies directed at adults, have a markedly increased risk of sleep problems, a new study suggests."

To quote many a philosopher: duh!

Seriously, is this news to anyone? Five year olds that watch scary cop dramas and the news have sleep problems? I also hear that poking five year olds with a stick and having a giant stranger come into their room at night to scream at them will affect their sleep habits too.

Maybe the kids don't know about Carson Daly's show. They should watch that if they want to get to sleep.

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