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Cha

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10. Doctor Jack.. I'm so sorry for you! I wouldn't have stayed and withstood the torture..

Thu Mar 19, 2015, 10:48 PM

Mar 2015

but, your enforced reconnaissance is just what I thought it would be like. I have an ex-husband who is a fox "truther&quot I heard from my son who makes him turn it off when he's around).. his father said.. "it's true" My son said "No, it's not." smh

You needed a hot shower and to be out in nature(by the ocean/in a forest/the woods/by a waterfall .. in order to get your mind back.

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I Was Trapped At an Auto Repair Place with Fox News Playing for 3 Hours [View all] Doctor Jack Mar 2015 OP

That happened to me at the Ford dealership and I asked them to take me home oldandhappy Mar 2015 #1

It was like being trapped in a casino Doctor Jack Mar 2015 #2

iPods can be very useful in these situations Art_from_Ark Mar 2015 #3

My had my phone with me but I didn't have headphones Doctor Jack Mar 2015 #15

News channels and programs use loud sounds to wake up their abidances after boring them to death. liberal N proud Mar 2015 #119

Thank the internet gods for Netflix on smartphones. Initech Mar 2015 #131

I don't think I can remember how to use my coffee maker anymore. Kalidurga Mar 2015 #4

Now you know why their demographic is the checkout generation. MohRokTah Mar 2015 #5

One of Bill O'Reilly's Points Was About How Popular Fox News Is Doctor Jack Mar 2015 #12

I'm 60 years old and refuse to watch FOX on DTV StarzGuy Mar 2015 #121

Some of the local Fox on TV here is fair minded and the anchors aren't too wacky. I think RKP5637 Mar 2015 #176

so will all TeeVee news pstokely Mar 2015 #29

That is true based on the ads I saw Doctor Jack Mar 2015 #42

you can't boycott anything you have any use for pstokely Mar 2015 #43

Huh. Listen to right-wing AM radio sometime. reflection Mar 2015 #71

LOL Are you in Oklahoma? Beartracks Mar 2015 #138

No, Tennessee. reflection Mar 2015 #143

I have to salute you. Curmudgeoness Mar 2015 #158

Thank you, thank you. I'd also like to thank reflection Mar 2015 #164

Loads of tacky commercials for Viagra/"male enhancement" etc. Divernan Mar 2015 #129

A large part of that comes from Boomers still being the largest bloc of consumers jeff47 Mar 2015 #112

That's what Murdoch's People Meters are for: forest444 Mar 2015 #62

this article would indicate otherwise NJCher Mar 2015 #136

MohRokTah: ageism rears its ugly head on DU once again dolphinsandtuna Mar 2015 #79

Confirmed truth of the average age of a TV audience, carefully measured, is not what the word you misuse means. Fred Sanders Mar 2015 #90

No wonder Their typical Viewer is Wellstone ruled Mar 2015 #6

but they probably just changed it back to Faux news afer you left, it's probably the default channel pstokely Mar 2015 #31

Would not be suprized,heard of that before. Wellstone ruled Mar 2015 #36

Who would pay them to have Faux news on? jimmydwight Mar 2015 #51

FOX News pays them. ieoeja Mar 2015 #86

Our local Sears store had Foux News on upaloopa Mar 2015 #107

You poor sod Kelvin Mace Mar 2015 #7

Damn that worked. zeemike Mar 2015 #39

you want I should kick your wondering ass, zeemike? Skittles Mar 2015 #55

lol Skittles is the name of my cat (she's very skittish). Love the candy too. InAbLuEsTaTe Mar 2015 #61

Skittles was my cat too Skittles Mar 2015 #63

I never pay extra for pain. zeemike Mar 2015 #68

Mine dreams about getting a restraining order Kelvin Mace Mar 2015 #82

Cute kittens TexasTowelie Mar 2015 #41

Is that kitten sleeping on a larger cat? Doctor Jack Mar 2015 #48

awwww!!! stage left Mar 2015 #123

Pretty Kitty!!! RKP5637 Mar 2015 #177

Somebody could make a fortune C_U_L8R Mar 2015 #8

Good idea, perhaps a nox which would tell the truth rather than their lies. Thinkingabout Mar 2015 #21

Someone Did 4Q2u2 Mar 2015 #130

Hopefully you did not stare directly into the TVEE for too long. If you feel dizzy or have a fever Rex Mar 2015 #9

what causes more stupid? dolphinsandtuna Mar 2015 #80

Doctor Jack.. I'm so sorry for you! I wouldn't have stayed and withstood the torture.. Cha Mar 2015 #10

great post, mahalo Cha! nt steve2470 Mar 2015 #114

Hey Aloha, steve! :) Cha Mar 2015 #161

I would need Jack Daniels & Qualudes after that misterhighwasted Mar 2015 #11

+1 Go Vols Mar 2015 #23

Mmmmmm! Politicalboi Mar 2015 #38

Are you okay? Can we get you some water? shenmue Mar 2015 #13

That channel kind of makes me want applesauce, a long nap, and Doctor Jack Mar 2015 #16

Happened to me, too, and I just asked if I could select another station...I think it was a libdem4life Mar 2015 #14

Happened to me & #1 son the other day at a Village Inn. Laffy Kat Mar 2015 #33

My mother warned me TV would indoctrinate us and ruin America..wouldn't allow one in the house until libdem4life Mar 2015 #85

Mom was correct. Yeah, in the 70's and 80's there were several books that warned about the short and Nay Mar 2015 #115

She was wise behond her years...we also got laughed at for being Health Nuts libdem4life Mar 2015 #118

and you did not change the chanel because ? Nobel_Twaddle_III Mar 2015 #17

Daddy didn't have the remote Doctor Jack Mar 2015 #19

okay so you could not reach the TV itself, ask them to change it etc. Nobel_Twaddle_III Mar 2015 #22

or unplug the TV Go Vols Mar 2015 #26

Exactly. I always ask them to change channels tblue Mar 2015 #106

You can always ask for a channel change in a neutral way Algernon Moncrieff Mar 2015 #127

I have a simple solution to this problem OffWithTheirHeads Mar 2015 #18

same with the Sushi bar in terminal B - no more fox, have to act as bad as they do sometimes Nobel_Twaddle_III Mar 2015 #27

Yes, that works. ChazInAz Mar 2015 #98

I tell them it's bad for my BP. Which it is. LIve in a blue area where we dissent. n/t freshwest Mar 2015 #20

Make sure you complain zentrum Mar 2015 #24

So sorry KingBob Mar 2015 #25

PERFECT! leftieNanner Mar 2015 #34

Maybe they thought the black void was Doctor Jack Mar 2015 #47

you rock, dude! steve2470 Mar 2015 #99

Did you ever ask to them to change the channel? pstokely Mar 2015 #28

My ears feel molested...hehehe hibbing Mar 2015 #30

Fox was on the TV in the waiting room at my car place leftieNanner Mar 2015 #32

good for you , but be carefull in airports Nobel_Twaddle_III Mar 2015 #45

Was it the kind of place where you could ask to have the channel changed? calimary Mar 2015 #35

I really just didn't want to piss off the people working on my car Doctor Jack Mar 2015 #46

Yeah, indeed. There are some places where it's easier or more plausible than at others. calimary Mar 2015 #52

"I don't want semen in my cheeseburger" steve2470 Mar 2015 #102

I would have gone with "I don't want a jizzburger". n/t PoliticAverse Mar 2015 #109

ha! nt steve2470 Mar 2015 #110

I find it disturbing that someone could cum to that conclusion. madinmaryland Mar 2015 #144

It's not that hard to come to that happy ending. nt msanthrope Mar 2015 #170

I wouldn't have said anything either. sammythecat Mar 2015 #133

Always wear a Duck Dynasty T when you go to those places. Enthusiast Mar 2015 #162

You should sue. Or call Eric Holder. Obama made torture illegal, didn't he? Panich52 Mar 2015 #37

You need one of these: Maynar Mar 2015 #40

Here you go skydive forever Mar 2015 #70

That happened to me once at an auto shop and I went up and turned the channel. Told them I was not glinda Mar 2015 #44

If you're spending money there tell them to tune it to another channel or you're taking your biz YOHABLO Mar 2015 #49

There's an App for that... freedomrock1970 Mar 2015 #50

Which one? 47of74 Mar 2015 #148

Get a lawyer! File charges! :) C Moon Mar 2015 #53

Always a brutal occurrence Bigredhunk Mar 2015 #54

whatever happened to playing the radio? barbtries Mar 2015 #141

I agree Bigredhunk Mar 2015 #154

i think that's common wisdom barbtries Mar 2015 #175

Why are there tv's EVERYWHERE in the US? I live in Europe and only see tv's in airports flygal Mar 2015 #56

b/c people have to be stimulated and entertained constantly Bigredhunk Mar 2015 #59

They're not really TVs. Trillo Mar 2015 #60

I had something similar happen once years ago. Trillo Mar 2015 #57

That's my style. I wander around making a nuisance of myself... hunter Mar 2015 #92

Doctor Jack tiredtoo Mar 2015 #58

Please don't use the R word like that Lee-Lee Mar 2015 #64

Thank you for addressing this. Sienna86 Mar 2015 #66

This is why They® did away with the Fairness Doctrine. Enthusiast Mar 2015 #65

Sue the auto repair place for cruel and inhumane treatment to you. :) patricia92243 Mar 2015 #67

LOL - the last time this happened to me I forced them to change the channel. Vinca Mar 2015 #69

Just ask them to change the channel, I did. Hotler Mar 2015 #72

You have an auto repair shop thats open at 9 PM? Lucky guy! 7962 Mar 2015 #73

Should have bought a Honda ileus Mar 2015 #74

Report them now! rgbecker Mar 2015 #75

Yep sellitman Mar 2015 #76

yep- KrazyinKS Mar 2015 #77

That is truly funny and spot-on. Badass Liberal Mar 2015 #78

Rush on the radio tomsaiditagain Mar 2015 #81

Since I would have been paying a bill for being their Pakid Mar 2015 #83

I hope you recover soon! malthaussen Mar 2015 #84

Ear Fox Molestation is not fun... Helen Borg Mar 2015 #87

What are you a field mouse? Why didn't you complain? lonestarnot Mar 2015 #88

When I wait in the doctor's office fadedrose Mar 2015 #89

Not quite what Orwell imagined, but you get the picture world wide wally Mar 2015 #91

Unplug the television, neatly wrap a bit of transparent tape around the plug's smaller prong... hunter Mar 2015 #93

I changed the channel to MSNBC at a local Chevrolet garage when no one was looking. B Calm Mar 2015 #94

i've done that too. barbtries Mar 2015 #142

It's a propaganda outlet pushing a truly evil agenda deutsey Mar 2015 #95

Could you not change the channel or ask to change it? Fawke Em Mar 2015 #96

I feel for you. MatthewStLouis Mar 2015 #97

I'm so sorry you had to put up with that abuse. Dont call me Shirley Mar 2015 #100

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Cute as you are... cyberswede Mar 2015 #104

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IHNFIWYAMAIDNC! nt steve2470 Mar 2015 #113

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MIRT!!! pinboy3niner Mar 2015 #117

LOL cyberswede Mar 2015 #122

I tend to get a good laugh out of them. Besides, they only preach to their own choir. davidsilver Mar 2015 #103

How can you be trapped? anotojefiremnesuka Mar 2015 #105

Can you imagine what listening to RW radio all day does to you? valerief Mar 2015 #111

It's elder abuse, what Fox does on a daily basis. arcane1 Mar 2015 #120

The Faux News Solution: TV-B-Gone Universal TV Power Remote Control Keychain alterfurz Mar 2015 #124

This sounds like an idea whose time has come. No Vested Interest Mar 2015 #156

Not yet... alterfurz Mar 2015 #160

My niece with Down Syndrome has more sense than most FAUX viewers Algernon Moncrieff Mar 2015 #125

How late is this repair shop open? progressiveinaction Mar 2015 #126

You do have recourse albino65 Mar 2015 #128

id get myself a device called a tv b gone . works on silenceing almost all makes of tvs allan01 Mar 2015 #132

I just go out and walk around the building in those situations... Blue_Tires Mar 2015 #134

I sometimes go to the showroom and check out the cars. 47of74 Mar 2015 #147

NCAA Basketball games are on now irisblue Mar 2015 #135

If It Happened to me Often, I'd Get One of These AndyTiedye Mar 2015 #137

it was on at the richstone place where i get my car serviced barbtries Mar 2015 #139

That is why I always take my Ipod and, if they have avebury Mar 2015 #140

The dealer I go to used to have a restaurant next door 47of74 Mar 2015 #145

I take my car in and then cwydro Mar 2015 #146

A segment where some guy ambushes young New Yorkers .......... left-of-center2012 Mar 2015 #149

I worked for the IRS for 10 seasons each spring and onecent Mar 2015 #150

LOL! I so pity you! How ick! raven mad Mar 2015 #151

PROPAGANDA blkmusclmachine Mar 2015 #152

I am so sorry! fredamae Mar 2015 #153

My eyes just glaze over after 5 mins of morbid fascination. Bring something to read, and some ear- leveymg Mar 2015 #155

Same thing happened last week to me but here’s what I did after 10 minutes... dorkzilla Mar 2015 #157

The word "retarded" is extremely offensive to people with intellectual disabilities. KamaAina Mar 2015 #159

I feel your pain. Octoberfurst Mar 2015 #163

You probably lost brain cells from that toxicity IronLionZion Mar 2015 #165

ok, loved your thread but please delete the word "retarded" for reasons others have said, thanks nt steve2470 Mar 2015 #166

i would feel dirty and quesy having to watch that stupid fox network for more than 5 minutes samsingh Mar 2015 #167

If Im stuck in a situation like that if the remote is not handy I INdemo Mar 2015 #168

happened to me at an oil change place...I unplugged it. mahannah Mar 2015 #169

Recommend you go get yer head examined riobravo Mar 2015 #171

Get another mechanic..... Spitfire of ATJ Mar 2015 #172

This is a great post sullied by the use of the R* word EvolveOrConvolve Mar 2015 #173

I have an app azureblue Mar 2015 #174