15 Funny Reasons Why You Shouldn't Watch TV

Do you find yourself glued to the TV on a daily basis? Does your family complain that you are watching too much television? For laughs, here are 15 reasons why you should stop watching all together.

  1. You could be doing something better with your time, like enjoying the outdoors, playing with your kids, or making love to your spouse.
  2. You'll just get hooked on another show.
  3. You are subject to stupid commercials.
  4. Channel surfing is not considered a form of exercise.
  5. Your nickname will no longer be “couch potato.”
  6. You'll have time to do that certain chore around the house that you should have done a month ago.
  7. As your parents always told you, “You'll go blind!” if you watch too much television.
  8. You'll never again go through that agonizing, frantic search for the remote.
  9. You won't be compelled to devour entire bowls of popcorn or chips in one sitting.
  10. You can read the newspaper instead of watching the news and read only the news you want to know.
  11. You'll never be tricked into doing something because your spouse asked you while you were watching television.
  12. You won't loose sleep worrying about what will happen on the next episode of your favorite reality show.
  13. You won't be plagued by the idiot on the game show who answered every question wrong even though you screamed all the answers to him.
  14. Never again will horrible infomercials darken your living room.
  15. You can spend the time surfing the web instead.
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Comments (3)
#1 by IcyCucky
Mar 11, 2008
Very funny, yet practical advice..
#2 by Kate
Mar 11, 2008
#13 is my favorite! Funny list
#3 by Liane Schmidt
Mar 12, 2008
Good article.

Best wishes.

Sincerely,

-Liane Schmidt.
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