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The people seated next to us at the restaurant last night earned my eternal admiration.

Posted by David (aka David) Apr 24 '15, 09:14

Fox News was on (it happens here). We bit our tongue about it. When they sat down, they asked to change the channel and had it put on dead air instead.

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I always thought it was only sports programming allowed -- nm - z babbling galaxy Apr 24, 10:06
"We have The Ear Splitting High Pitched Noise Channel..." "Sure, that's better." -- nm - Reagen Apr 24, 09:50 1
- I've been helping my landlord with his Internet/new laptop. He has had Fox News on every time - con_carne Apr 24, 10:20
Hey. I don't watch Fox News, where's my eternal admiration? -- nm - con_carne Apr 24, 09:41
Nice! -- nm - Krusty Apr 24, 09:36
that's fantastic. -- nm - mafic Apr 24, 09:33
What kind of restaurants shows Fox News? -- nm - Guigue Apr 24, 09:15 30
- Not vegetarian ones. -- nm - Roger More Apr 24, 09:48
- L3. -- nm - Strongbad Apr 24, 09:42
- I'd change that to 'what kind of restaurant has TV on' - ty97 Apr 24, 09:40 17
  - Basically all of them. -- nm - David Apr 24, 10:24 6
    - this confuses me. -- nm - Andie Apr 24, 10:28 5
      - I hadn't considered for a second that it might be different in other places. TVs are ubiquitous at restaurants here. - David Apr 24, 10:30 4
        
        Sure, but how many of your restaurants are non-Applebee's? -- nm - Roger More Apr 24, 10:36 3
        
        These days? 100%. -- nm - David Apr 24, 10:41
        
        It's very much a chain thing -- nm - professor smartbrain Apr 24, 10:37 1
        
        It's very much a restaurant thing, at least in the south. -- nm - David Apr 24, 10:41
  - A lot of times, it's the best kind (hole in the wall places) -- nm - con_carne Apr 24, 09:57
  - "The only kind worth going to." -- nm - JaxSean Apr 24, 09:51 7
    - Without TV, it's like there's some expectation of "talking" or something. ugh. -- nm - JaxSean Apr 24, 09:51 6
      - Isn't that what we all have smartphones for? -- nm - Roger More Apr 24, 09:53 5
        
        sure, rub it in. -- nm - Andie Apr 24, 09:53 4
        
        And we all know how you *hate* being sociable. -- nm - Roger More Apr 24, 10:34
        
        Oh, well played. -- nm - David Apr 24, 10:33
        
        heh -- nm - Diva Apr 24, 10:21
        
        *snork* -- nm - mafic Apr 24, 09:55
  - This. -- nm - Krusty Apr 24, 09:50
- Pretty much everywhere. -- nm - JaxSean Apr 24, 09:39 6
  - I don't think so -- nm - con_carne Apr 24, 09:44 5
    - Banks, airports, bars, etc. - JaxSean Apr 24, 09:47 2
      - We lowered a hotel grade on TripAdvisor last year because every time you turned the TV on, it automatically defaulted to Fox News. - David Apr 24, 10:32
      - -states, +counties I think -- nm - con_carne Apr 24, 10:27
    - oh, you dirty west coast liberals are adorable. -- nm - mafic Apr 24, 09:47 1
      - It's true, we are -- nm - professor smartbrain Apr 24, 09:54
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- Ones in red states. -- nm - David Apr 24, 09:30
- Restaurants in Tennessee. -- nm - pmb Apr 24, 09:17

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