Good thing we had a study to tell us this.

TV cures loneliness in the same way masturbation will cure your sexual frustration. The only difference is whether the thing in your hand is plastic or fleshy.

Unless you're a woman. Then it could be plastic, metal, glass, rubber, vegetable, animal...

Studies show that getting a life also cures loneliness! (I was gonna say getting a wife ... but that is not always a sure fire method)

THe cause and the cure all in one box!

It doesn't "cure" loneliness. It might "remedy" it or help you cope with it.

"Life is loneliness, and the only cure is suicide."

-A Goth I once mistook for a zombie and shot in the head - he's not lonely anymore.

So ronery.

Well....you have to have cable.

THe cause and the cure all in one box!

#4 | Posted by GotTruth at 2009-04-28 05:08 PM |

Well put. Now let's talk bout the social effects of the Web.

One can live with a person who is able to make them feel lonelier than if the person was living alone.

Intentional non-communication by one person towards another living under the same roof can almost be considered a form of domestic abuse.

Turn on the tv?

TV is an addictive nuisance. Brainless drivel, people shouting at each other. For Pete's sake, get up off your keister and get a life! Have you tried the Internet? There are such nice people there.

Torture photos cure impotence.

-The Left

THX1138 and 1984 had TV's that kept you company also...

"Intentional non-communication by one person towards another living under the same roof can almost be considered a form of domestic abuse.

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"Now let's talk bout the social effects of the Web"

The "web-affect" would be more like a slow degenerative diesese or a cancer maybe.
Kinda like my father and his 2nd Life obsession.

GotTruth -

Really? I've only glanced at Second Life. Seemed complicated and frivolous. Just not my bag, I guess. I come here because it's simple, I know who most of the players are, and I like debate. Because it's interactive, rather than passive, I do believe sites like the DR offer more of a community than TV does, as hopelessly dysfunctional as it is.

But if TV keeps somebody engaged and less lonely, more power to them.

i knew that. :-|

I wouldn't say it cures it so much as it probably masks it for the lonely.

Participating in torture cures impotence.

-The Right

Disclaimer: The statement above has been submitted as an example of what a moron Joe appears to be.

"Disclaimer: The statement above has been submitted as an example of what a moron Joe appears to be.

Posted by Whatsleft at 2009-04-28 06:57 PM"

Sometimes appearances don't lie. This os one of them.

I found booze and cocaine to be an effective cure for loneliness.

(Side effects may include: in-patient addiction treatment, divorce, chronic runny noses, over-drawn bank accounts, pawning your car title, watching 'Apocalypse Now' over and over for days on end, thoughts of suicide, getting to attend A.A. meetings, and pictures of you on myspace with a white crust around your nostrils.)

Whatsleft apparently has no sense of humor. Not all posts here are serious, especially those with a group signature at the bottom.

You were kidding? You make so many asinine generalizations that it's hard to tell for sure. Either that or maybe they're just not that funny anymore.

Companionship cures loneliness, whether that means a lover, a friend or a pet.

TV is just a distraction from loneliness.

Be Well.

Then it could be plastic, metal, glass, rubber, vegetable, animal...

#2 | Posted by ZombieHunter at 2009-04-28 05:01 PM | Reply

Fleshlight.

Companionship cures loneliness, whether that means a lover, or a pet....

#24 | Posted by dethspud at 2009-04-28 09:40 PM

Or in Vermin's case, one and the same.

I can see this being true. I am a fairly solitary person and the shows I watch tend to be ensemble casts like Big Bang Theory, HIMYM, and Earl. I could see where I may be using the chemistry of the cast on those shows to replace having actual people and getting a pseudo sense of belonging.

It also cures a person having intelligent, objective, critical thinking skills.

"You were kidding? You make so many asinine generalizations that it's hard to tell for sure. Either that or maybe they're just not that funny anymore."

You sound bitter. Maybe you need some television.

You sound bitter. Maybe you need some television.

Okay, that was a little funnier.

Maybe if you loosened up a little more you could even get laid by someone besides yourself.

Maybe if you loosened up a little more you could even get laid by someone besides yourself.

To paraphrase a Woody Allen quote, "I wouldn't want to fuck anyone who would have me for a sex partner".

You mean "to paraphrase Groucho Marx", right?

"You mean "to paraphrase Groucho Marx", right?'

Posted by LetUsPrey at 2009-04-28 11:28 PM

They both wear glasses and have big noses.
Well, Groucho's dead, too.

~The beatings will continue until morale improves.

And Jewish. You forgot Jewish.

Intentional non-communication by one person towards another living under the same roof can almost be considered a form of domestic abuse.

#10 | Posted by CalifChris

So what was so bad you couldn't talk to him Chris? You can confide to us we won't tell.

"You mean "to paraphrase Groucho Marx", right?'

I thought I heard it from Woody Allen, but maybe it was Groucho. Not sure.

"I don't care to belong to a club that accepts people like me as members."
~Groucho Marx

~The beatings will continue until morale improves.

I am so thankful for having found and married my soul mate.

The only time I feel lonely is when we are not together. We can be thousands of miles apart and my great desire is to hold her once again.

True love is mystical.

And when she is gone, I sleep with the TV on

That's so romantic, Vernon. I hope she appreciates you.

The retort is the greatest cure for loneliness on the planet. This is the only place on the planet where you can hurt and humiliate others day after day.

Damn Vern, I think that's the nicest shit I've ever seen you post!

That's so romantic, Vernon. I hope she appreciates you.

#40 | Posted by CalifChris at 2009-04-29 12:00 AM | Reply

She does appreciate me.

More than I deserve.

She is the reason I do everything. It is wonderful to build a life with someone you completely trust and totally love.

It is wonderful to build a life with someone you completely trust and totally love.

Posted by vernon at 2009-04-29 12:28 AM

You are indeed a most fortunate man.

You are indeed a most fortunate man.

#44 | Posted by CalifChris at 2009-04-29 12:32 AM | Reply |

I am fortunate. She's been in the PI for more than a month. I hate being apart from her

Oh, yeah, I miss the rugrats too. I'm supposed to say that I think ................ :)

Vernon she has made you mentally weak. Your heart should be filled with hate and venom. That is the only way you can truly crush the spirit of others on here.

TV Cures Loneliness?
That's like saying Pepto Bismol cures stomach ulcers.

TV cures loneliness, kills brain cells, slices, dices, makes julienne fries, and is directly responsible for the deaths of 822 aliens from Alpha Centauri in the past six months.

/Television... what a waste

"When will I learn? The answers to life's problems aren't at the bottom of a bottle, they're on TV!"

"Television! Teacher, mother, secret lover."

"I am not crazy. It's the TV that's crazy. Aren't you, TV?"

"Without TV, it is hard to know when one day ends and another begins."

- Homer Simpson, Modern Philosopher

"Maybe if you loosened up a little more you could even get laid by someone besides yourself."

I guess your wife hasn't told you yet.

So what was so bad you couldn't talk to him Chris? You can confide to us we won't tell.

#35 | Posted by Gimme_a_Scotch at 2009-04-28 11:37 PM

It wasn't me or a situation I was in that I was talking about. I was just making a generalized statement. Nothing could keep me from talking -- at least not for too long. Actually, though, I don't talk all that much -- at least not compared to some women who yap all the time. Usually I talk less rather than more. Depends on the mood I'm in, though.

sorry about the bold -- only meant to put "GimmeA Scotch's" name in bold.

I broke my cardinal rule -- no blogging before my second cup of coffee.