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PCIntern

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Sat Dec 18, 2021, 01:58 PM Dec 2021

Jesus, did I have a rough start to my morning... [View all]

I awakened atypically late at 6:40, and the reason, the REASON I awakened was that I heard the TV on downstairs. I know for certain it was off when I went to bed. I went downstairs and almost unbelievably Fox News is on the TV off the dining room. I cannot fathom how it turned on and how Fox would be the channel…

Of course, I grab the remote and say CNN into the voice activated device, and there’s CNN with the Philly-born idiot Michael Smerconish on, interviewing some guy, and the first words I hear out of this guys mouth are “Biden’s disastrous presidency“.

Now I’m really upset, and I say “TCM” and lo and behold there’s an old Batman serial from 1949. I watched the last few minutes of that, made my eggs, fed the dog, not in that order of course and began my day .

I am not certain, but it is conceivable that the guy next-door, who I firmly believe is a Trumper, may have used his remote on his TV and the device happens to coincide with mine. It’s the only explanation I can Come up with right now, and I am virtually certain I did not sleep walk, turn on the TV, change it to Fox, and go back to bed.

Weird shit, man…

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This message was self-deleted by its author Chin music Dec 2021 #1
How do you delete Fox? leftieNanner Dec 2021 #21
Put it on "child-safe" mode relayerbob Dec 2021 #26
This message was self-deleted by its author Chin music Dec 2021 #51
See if you can have them block it. I did that once for MTV when the kids were young ... Hekate Dec 2021 #27
Great Idea! Thank you. nt leftieNanner Dec 2021 #32
I caught that old Batman montanacowboy Dec 2021 #2
Spooky! 3catwoman3 Dec 2021 #3
Creepy StarryNite Dec 2021 #4
Either that, or you have one sadistic poltergeist! n/t brewens Dec 2021 #5
Maybe you were dreaming and sleep walking? FakeNoose Dec 2021 #6
I know that didn't happen... PCIntern Dec 2021 #7
Maybe you had a short (5-second or so) power outage Polybius Dec 2021 #8
I agree...but why Fox? PCIntern Dec 2021 #9
If it's super short, sometimes it won't reset the clocks Polybius Dec 2021 #14
The remote can go through windows and bounce off mirrors. Bluethroughu Dec 2021 #29
Was it a Bluetooth remote? Polybius Dec 2021 #40
I'm not sure, but they were able to do it... Bluethroughu Dec 2021 #42
Is your middle name Scrooge and did you hear rattling chains? Nevilledog Dec 2021 #10
I'm guessing it was the neighbor's remote. QED Dec 2021 #11
RF signals in the cable remote are weak Polybius Dec 2021 #15
Twice yesterday taxi Dec 2021 #12
This message was self-deleted by its author Chin music Dec 2021 #18
Apart from the obvious ct's and spies and stuff taxi Dec 2021 #22
This message was self-deleted by its author Chin music Dec 2021 #50
Can your teevee be hacked? 2naSalit Dec 2021 #13
Now you won't believe this, but about old Batman cartoons...In my basement I have a collection of . Stuart G Dec 2021 #16
The Fleischer cartoons??? PCIntern Dec 2021 #24
YES,l got them all. I recall buying them in a couple of places. They were on video tape. I collected Stuart G Dec 2021 #33
Absolute classics too. I enjoy watching these too. NT SWBTATTReg Dec 2021 #46
My advice is look under the beds and in the closets 😬 MLAA Dec 2021 #17
Poltergeist jpak Dec 2021 #19
Was the remote control anywhere where the dog could get it? Sogo Dec 2021 #20
no doubts llashram Dec 2021 #23
Another (remote) possibility mollie8 Dec 2021 #25
Do you live in an attached house? mvd Dec 2021 #28
Did you have a few hot toddies before signing off for the evening? boston bean Dec 2021 #30
Nope. PCIntern Dec 2021 #39
Depends on who your provider is, but HighFired49 Dec 2021 #31
Not a bad idea at all! Thanks! PCIntern Dec 2021 #34
It's done with lasers on satellites bucolic_frolic Dec 2021 #35
Consider these possibilities....... KY_EnviroGuy Dec 2021 #36
This message was self-deleted by its author Chin music Dec 2021 #56
that would rattle me too. saw the batman movie on youtube . AllaN01Bear Dec 2021 #37
Back in ye olden times Grokenstein Dec 2021 #44
saw that earlier one too. membeer that as it was done in ww2. AllaN01Bear Dec 2021 #45
It's a conspiracy, I tell ya. A conspiracy. keithbvadu2 Dec 2021 #38
Do do do Joinfortmill Dec 2021 #41
If ghosts want to be really scary all they have to do is turn on Fox in the nite. BradBo Dec 2021 #43
I was fortunate to not have the creepy fox but Ka-Dinh Oy Dec 2021 #47
I bought my first "Smart TV" 3 months back, and have had occasion to bullwinkle428 Dec 2021 #48
Could be the function controls on your TV are fried blogslug Dec 2021 #49
I live in an apartment I_UndergroundPanther Dec 2021 #52
Our cat used to watch Animal Planet at night. KentuckyWoman Dec 2021 #53
Sounds like one I had years ago... PCIntern Dec 2021 #54
No clue Meowmee Dec 2021 #55
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