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mtnsnake

(22,236 posts)
Fri Nov 6, 2020, 11:39 PM Nov 2020

Annoying phrases used by the good people at CNN and MSNBC designed to keep us glued to our seats

"coming up any moment"
Translation: anywhere from 30 minutes to 8 hours

"very soon"
Translation: the day after tomorrow

"There's a good chance we'll know by the morning"
Translation: You can finally go on that dream cruise to Barbados and be back in time for whatever the fuck it was that they are going to tell you.
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Annoying phrases used by the good people at CNN and MSNBC designed to keep us glued to our seats (Original Post) mtnsnake Nov 2020 OP
Spot on. snacker Nov 2020 #1
Header been changing all day Tink41 Nov 2020 #2
I'm so old I remember when TV hosts said "Don't touch that dial!" Manifestor_of_Light Nov 2020 #3
Zoomers: "What's a dial?" Wednesdays Nov 2020 #4
We had CBS, NBC, ABC and PBS. No UHF stations at all. Manifestor_of_Light Nov 2020 #5
You can say that again. Wednesdays Nov 2020 #11
We had CBS, NBC, ABC and PBS. No UHF stations at all. Manifestor_of_Light Nov 2020 #6
You, too? Lars39 Nov 2020 #10
At least it's not Trump's 'two weeks' C_U_L8R Nov 2020 #7
Don't forget Meowmee Nov 2020 #8
Good one! mtnsnake Nov 2020 #9
That was what was making me so pissed. AngryOldDem Nov 2020 #12
 

Manifestor_of_Light

(21,046 posts)
3. I'm so old I remember when TV hosts said "Don't touch that dial!"
Fri Nov 6, 2020, 11:48 PM
Nov 2020

Yeah, I'm old. I subscribe to the Jack Benny philosophy: Thirty nine and HOLDING.

HOLDING ON HARD.

 

Manifestor_of_Light

(21,046 posts)
5. We had CBS, NBC, ABC and PBS. No UHF stations at all.
Fri Nov 6, 2020, 11:52 PM
Nov 2020

In the country you needed a tall antenna to get the VHF stations.
In Houston it was 2, 11 and 13. PBS was channel 8.

 

Manifestor_of_Light

(21,046 posts)
6. We had CBS, NBC, ABC and PBS. No UHF stations at all.
Fri Nov 6, 2020, 11:56 PM
Nov 2020

In the country you needed a tall antenna to get the VHF stations.
In Houston it was 2, 11 and 13. PBS was channel 8.

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