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1-Old-Man

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28. I am in the hospital almost weekly, I just walk up and change the channel.
Fri Mar 8, 2013, 04:41 PM
Mar 2013

And if I could get my hands on the remote I'd set a parental control deleting the channel, protected by a password of my own concoction.

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Fox News in the waiting room [View all] reflection Mar 2013 OP
Don't go there anymore then and tell them why you aren't going there n/t Kurska Mar 2013 #1
yes. reflection Mar 2013 #3
Not a good idea jehop61 Mar 2013 #4
Hospital cafeteria HockeyMom Mar 2013 #2
When you think of the morning alternatives, The Weather Channel is about the only choice.... OldDem2012 Mar 2013 #6
And they wonder why so many patients get high blood pressure readings lunatica Mar 2013 #5
that's actually not a bad point. reflection Mar 2013 #9
i would tell them that i am being treated for high blood pressure and the bullshit dembotoz Mar 2013 #7
Get them to put it on a sports channel. backscatter712 Mar 2013 #8
I am purchasing a small $5.00 universal remote. Most waiting room tv's don't have boxes and Lint Head Mar 2013 #10
Hear Hear! DonRedwood Mar 2013 #11
Tell them it's bad for your blood pressure. Tommy_Carcetti Mar 2013 #12
I have sucess with asking for 'no news' rather than 'no Fox' to get Fox off public screens. Bluenorthwest Mar 2013 #13
TV-B-Gone Fat Bastard Mar 2013 #14
I have one of these. reflection Mar 2013 #21
Why in the hell does every establishment .... llmart Mar 2013 #15
Part of being a good physician is ... IggleDoer Mar 2013 #16
NEVER EVER get confrontational with your vampire until AFTER the blood is drawn!!!! talkingmime Mar 2013 #17
I should have known that. reflection Mar 2013 #19
That's not a particularly attractive term. It rates up there with proctologist. talkingmime Mar 2013 #26
We often get up and change it ourselves. jwirr Mar 2013 #18
Update on OP reflection Mar 2013 #20
Fox isn't a news station - it's narrative-shoving propaganda. HughBeaumont Mar 2013 #22
Asking for your medical records is not a red flag at all. LeftInTX Mar 2013 #23
Thanks for the input. reflection Mar 2013 #24
You could consider filing a complaint with the state medical board LeftInTX Mar 2013 #25
Respectfully, that doesn't sound like a good use of state resources. reflection Mar 2013 #30
The grin tells you that she "knows". Quite a few right-wingers know it's bullshit but love brewens Mar 2013 #27
I am in the hospital almost weekly, I just walk up and change the channel. 1-Old-Man Mar 2013 #28
I have found that Fox is default across country in a wide variety, some paid to play graham4anything Mar 2013 #29
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