Wednesday, December 17, 2003

TV News

1. "Italians urged to switch off TVs"
   <http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/3313187.stm>
"Television networks in Italy are facing a nationwide weekend walkout - not
 by staff, but by unhappy viewers"

2. "Jealous wife smashes TV over Miss World contest"
   <http://smh.com.au/articles/2003/12/10/1070732278420.html>

3. "Bored woman hurls TV out of window"
   <http://uk.news.yahoo.com/031020/80/ebm8s.html>

4. "'Go away mum, I'm watching TV'"
   <http://www.abc.net.au/news/newsitems/s998274.htm>

5. "Q: If I fire a gun at one of the buttons on my TV remote control, will
    the remote have enough time to send a signal to change channel before
    it is destroyed?"
   <http://www.newscientist.com/lastword/article.jsp?id=lw766>
I don't know what's more disturbing - the question or the fact that they
provided a serious answer.