arctic pie (he/him)@beehaw.org to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.caEnglish · 3 years agoWhy did/do people refer to TV as "boob tube"?message-squaremessage-square19linkfedilinkarrow-up118arrow-down11file-text
arrow-up117arrow-down1message-squareWhy did/do people refer to TV as "boob tube"?arctic pie (he/him)@beehaw.org to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.caEnglish · 3 years agomessage-square19linkfedilinkfile-text
I’ve heard this phrase so many times in my life I dont even think about it, but the more I dwell on it, I dont really get it
minus-squareJesterkunlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·3 years agoMy mom calls it the idiot box. Aptly named, i suppose.
minus-squareusualsuspect191@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·3 years agoI’ve also heard “squack box” implying it’s a loud obnoxious thing. Conjures up images of the bouncing TV in the Calvin and Hobbes comics
My mom calls it the idiot box. Aptly named, i suppose.
I’ve also heard “squack box” implying it’s a loud obnoxious thing. Conjures up images of the bouncing TV in the Calvin and Hobbes comics
Most definitely!