The Remote
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The Remote
My dad brought home a new TV with a remote one day. My sisters and brother and I were elated. We hid the remote from each other and dad all the time. Pretty soon the remote needed to be persuaded to work, either with a slap against the leg or a smack. Well after awhile the thing finally quit. In those days (1979) remotes were expensive, hard to find, and not universal, so my dad wouldn't put out the $$ for another one. One day I came home from work to find the oldman had pushed the couch up to the TV and was using a yardstick to change the channels. He has since passed away and that is a favorite story of mine. I haven't been seen with a yardstick though, but I'm not afraid to use one either.
Still kicking!!
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From: Kalispell, Mt.
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My wife is the proverbial "Machine Gun Kelly" withthe remote. Thats why I have a computer. She watches 16 shows at once and I no longer go crazy..unless by chance there is something on that I want to watch..then I "let" her use the puter to play Mahjong ( argh ). But I DO have another remote flipper hidden at my desk for nights I feel like taking my life into my own hands. 
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I wonder what life was like back in the old days...... before TVs. Can you imagine just sitting there, watching the flames in the fire......(sort of like camping 24/7)....what happened if you couldn't find your matches, or flint and steel, or bow or whatever...........even worse all you did was read, then one day you couldn't find what happened to your book. I'd much rather have to get out of my cruddy chair to change the channel!!
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Jim,
You need to treat your remote like it's made of gold. Losing your remote is like losing your dog.
Here's a couple ideas I've been working on:
1- Find a place for it that ONLY YOU know where it is. Be sure to put it there every night, and any time you aren't using it. Buy one of those cheap remotes for everyone else to use, they don't understand your TV like you do, and they can't appreciate the bond between a man and his remote.
2- Get a holster. Keep your remote on your hip at all times, sure people on the street (ie women) may give you strange looks, but it's because they don't understand. The guys at the shop will get it, and it won't be long they'll all have holsters too.
You can practice your quick draw technique any time you get a spare second during the day. With a little practice, you'll never have to watch a "feminine products" ad again.
3- Get a helper monkey.
Good luck Jim, and remember, we're all in this together, I'm pulling for ya.
Waxy
You need to treat your remote like it's made of gold. Losing your remote is like losing your dog.
Here's a couple ideas I've been working on:
1- Find a place for it that ONLY YOU know where it is. Be sure to put it there every night, and any time you aren't using it. Buy one of those cheap remotes for everyone else to use, they don't understand your TV like you do, and they can't appreciate the bond between a man and his remote.
2- Get a holster. Keep your remote on your hip at all times, sure people on the street (ie women) may give you strange looks, but it's because they don't understand. The guys at the shop will get it, and it won't be long they'll all have holsters too.
You can practice your quick draw technique any time you get a spare second during the day. With a little practice, you'll never have to watch a "feminine products" ad again.
3- Get a helper monkey.
Good luck Jim, and remember, we're all in this together, I'm pulling for ya.
Waxy
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From: Mississippi
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Waxy,
You make me laugh man...
I am going to take your advice and do this new thing...
No more wife stealing my remote or dog hiding it like a bone...I am going to put it in my arm rest in my truck when I am working then place it on my belt when I am around town..
Where can I find one of them helper monkeys??
You make me laugh man...
I am going to take your advice and do this new thing...
No more wife stealing my remote or dog hiding it like a bone...I am going to put it in my arm rest in my truck when I am working then place it on my belt when I am around town..
Where can I find one of them helper monkeys??
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It's the Little People that do it, don't ya' know! (spoken with an Irish brogue) Aye, they'll come traipsin' in when you're off to bed and do a wee little dance around it, chucklin' and showing their green little teeth. Then they'll find another place to hide it whilst you and your missus is fast asleep. Now, that'll be the like of it!
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