Toast 16,141 Posted February 25, 2012 I don't watch television any more. The beginning of the end came when someone gave me a digibox because he was getting Sky. I then found that there was too much crap to choose from, and it became too much of a chore to sort through it all. I could cope with 5 (well, 4½ channels), but I just can't be arsed with it now. If I find I've missed something decent, I can watch it on catch-up. But I don't bother much. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Banshees Scream 110 Posted February 26, 2012 I will stand up for a lot of lowest common denominator TV, but the truth is Britain does LCD really, really poorly. No British reality show has ever come close to the schadenfreude excellence of My Super Sweet 16, the catty bitchiness of Next, or the improv effortlessness of the first few series of Jersey Shor. All three shows are as dumb as a box of nails/Andy "The Hammer" Hamilton, but they have an effortless entertainment about them. What are the... not even great, acceptable British trash TV shows? Take Me Out is key as a guilty pleasure, Snog Marry Avoid has its moments but other than that... there's probably not been a key British reality show since George Galloway was pretending to be a cat. It's that you know about it. I guess I'm detached, I don't know. I'm not in the NBA. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
the_engineer 1,415 Posted February 26, 2012 I don't watch television any more. The beginning of the end came when someone gave me a digibox because he was getting Sky. I then found that there was too much crap to choose from, and it became too much of a chore to sort through it all. I could cope with 5 (well, 4½ channels), but I just can't be arsed with it now. If I find I've missed something decent, I can watch it on catch-up. But I don't bother much. Haven't watched TV since 2008 and i don't miss it one bit I only use my TV for computer games or DVDs. To be fair I do watch the odd football match live on terrestrial TV or big news event other than that i have the internet. In my case the internet really did kill off the television. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gunjaman5000 30 Posted February 27, 2012 If I may wade in to the discussion with my customary much too little, much too late, could I add that everything was better before (with a few noteworthy exceptions, chiefly the internet). I've never worked anywhere, lived anywhere, eaten/drank/shagged anywhere that is better now than it was before. Maybe it's something to do with inherent sentimentality or an aversion to change deep inside us all, I don't know. Unless of course no one finishes that sentence when I'm around. "It used to be really great here before that cunt turned up..." Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CarolAnn 926 Posted March 3, 2012 I'm giving up my middle class, always better in the past, no satellite television sanity for Lent. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Godot 149 Posted February 15, 2013 I've given up pancakes. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Bartelli Posted February 16, 2013 Im givin up lent, for good. And the stain on my head whenever that happens Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CaptainChorizo 1,983 Posted February 16, 2013 As an Agnostic I am not sure if I am giving anything up or not. Could go either way. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CarolAnn 926 Posted February 17, 2013 Sanity. I figure it's best to just go with the flow. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lord Fellatio Nelson 6,218 Posted February 17, 2013 Sanity. I figure it's best to just go with the flow. It is CA, its so much easier to drift than to try and power yourself forwards against that constant flow. Fuck it, i say, whats the worst that can happen? We Live, we breathe, we stop breathing, we die. Nowt complicated in that, right? 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lard Bazaar 3,799 Posted February 17, 2013 What am I giving up for Lent? FUCK ALL. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
time 8,611 Posted February 17, 2013 I'm not giving up anything. I can be a hypocrite regardless. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Rotten Ali 600 Posted February 18, 2013 It just feels like a whole lot of pointless effort to even think what to give up. Very much in tune with those who are not bothering. Tad sad, but I'm getting beyond having much hope. Sea levels on the rise. Horsemeat in people's burgers. Air pollution. Wild winter weather. Too few Jobs for the masses. Failing companies and Countries. And even the Pope has given up doing his bit... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lord Fellatio Nelson 6,218 Posted February 18, 2013 Im actually giving up eating for three. Its time I started to look after my body just a little bit. Ive got no interest in having the physique of a beached whale. Ive now started this painful process. I give it two days. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Toast 16,141 Posted February 18, 2013 In tune with the prevailing attitude, I've given up giving a fuck. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mind Mush 6 Posted February 19, 2013 Well I'm giving up masturbation - I've decided to try to get laid instead. It may prove to be difficult being that it's been a couple of years so maybe I'll just give up masturbating with my right hand and use my left instead. Then it will feel like someone else is doing it for me. Actually I'm not into Lent at all - the only lent I know is the one that goes - " I lent my neighbor my chain saw and never got it back " but it doesn't matter because I slept with his wife a few times over the past 8 years - oh the memories. I hope she comes back to borrow another cup of sugar. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
the_engineer 1,415 Posted February 26, 2013 well im giving up watching alot of movies and being inactive . replace it with swimming once a week and gym once a week and hopefully i will feel 100 times better. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
time 8,611 Posted February 28, 2017 I'm giving up smoking (again). I'll let you know how I get on. P.S. I'm not starting tomorrow, I've got some cheap Spanish ciggies to finish. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rockhopper penguin 2,265 Posted February 28, 2017 2 hours ago, time said: I'm giving up smoking (again). I'll let you know how I get on. P.S. I'm not starting tomorrow, I've got some cheap Spanish ciggies to finish. Cold turkey, patches, vape? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
time 8,611 Posted February 28, 2017 1 hour ago, rockhopper penguin said: Cold turkey, patches, vape? It'll be patches, at least that's my intent. That was my method last time and it worked pretty well, though I did it cold turkey once too, but I was younger and had more willpower! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Paul Bearer 6,102 Posted February 28, 2017 20 minutes ago, time said: It'll be patches, at least that's my intent. That was my method last time and it worked pretty well, though I did it cold turkey once too, but I was younger and had more willpower! Done patches at one of my attempts. Fuckin dreams were crazy. I'd wake up in a cold sweat thinking I had been running down the street shooting and killing people. It felt soooooo real. Decided in 2003 to stop cold turkey, haven't had one since. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Davey Jones' Locker 1,324 Posted February 28, 2017 9 minutes ago, Paul Bearer said: Done patches at one of my attempts. Fuckin dreams were crazy. I'd wake up in a cold sweat thinking I had been running down the street shooting and killing people. It felt soooooo real. Decided in 2003 to stop cold turkey, haven't had one since. Were they on the list? 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Handrejka 1,904 Posted February 28, 2017 I've never given anything up before. I might try giving up gossip. It's my only vice really. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 21,050 Posted March 1, 2017 I'm going to give up staying in and not drinking. It's about time I got out amongst the boys to wish them a happy new year and pick up anyone who had a rotten valentines... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
