May 9, 2006
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Ancient VISTELIEON Proverb*
TE VI LEISON
"I TIL VEE, SON...
LEESIN TO VI:TELEVISION,
IT ES VILE, NO?
(EIT LOVE SIN)EVIL ES ON IT!
LIVE, NOT SEI
TELEVISION!"(traditionally attributed to the philosopher Vi Steli of the ancient Vistelieons)*Weirdness AlertJust
who were the Vistelieons? No one knows for sure, but legend has
it they were an ancient mystery cult that practiced optometry and
sipped mint juleps on the verandah whilst preaching vehemently against
the watching of television. Since television would not be
invented until several centuries later, it is likely no one had any
idea what they were talking about, including themselves.
Their name is thought to derive from their founding philosopher and their appreciation for the "grand vistas of nature." Their philosophy can be summed up as follows: Grand Vistas of Nature = Good, TV = Bad. Uninterestingly, they never had to face the conundrum of Grand Vistas of Nature on TV. One can only speculate upon the clash of these two absolutes.
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Preached against television- I love it, but they may be right. While watching some music videos yesterday, I couldn't help but feel the need to bathe in holy water after they were over.
Very interesting! That reminds me.....I was talking with a friend of mine, Larry the loser, who is a recent convert to Televisionetics. Televisionetics was founded T. Von Cabliard, who discovered that man obeys very definite laws and rules which can be set forward in axioms. The very first and most fundamental of these axioms and the basic axiom of Televisionetics is: The dynamic principle of existence of televisions with cable is survive. Larry told me that the greatest power of the television is found in the remote control. He explained that with this device he could choose to not watch the things which he found objectionable. He did admit however, that the choices were very limited and usually it is better to rent DVD's. At least that is what I thought he said, I stopped listening to him after we got past "Hello, how are you?". Actually, he is not much of a friend, he's a loser.
It is obvious that you have done some very astute research on the subject that you write about. The facts are simply astounding and without reproach. You must have spent hours researching reputable sources to come to such an astounding conclusion about the people of which you speak. When are you going to write a book about your findings so we can look forward to the amazing movie which will soon follow after you make some big bucks to reveal the true truth??
That was actually something mom (cookiegrandma) posted. Good work though.
I'm in negotiations with Dan Brown's publisher about a potential novel--they think it may become a bigger hit than the Da Vinci Code, as it is equally well-researched and television is such a universal experience in today's society.
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