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Someone had suggested punishing the kids by making them only watch PBS. There actually was a place that did that; Maricopa County, Arizona, under the command of Sheriff Joseph Arpaio. He allowed no TV save for C-SPAN, Animal Planet, Discovery Channel or National Geographic Channel. He disallowed any movies unless they were shown by Turner Classic Movies. In the first year he got rid of hot lunches, replacing them with cold sandwiches and fruit, saving the taxpayers $5 million a year. In his second year he abolished the taxpayer-subsidized cup of coffee, saving another $500,000. (Coffee was still available, however the inmates had to pay for it out of their own funds). Arpaio did not do this simply to lighten the tax burden, he said that “jail is not the Ritz Carlton”.
Templo S.U.D. almost 7 years ago
and why waste a perfectly good hour at the telly?
capricorn9th almost 7 years ago
Ah, the logic of a teenager.
Rosette almost 7 years ago
Poor Liz, she’s just trying to spread exciting news. Teenaged siblings can be a real drag.
howtheduck almost 7 years ago
Michael’s too busy to watch television anyway. He has to find out where the pedals on his bicycle went.
jpayne4040 almost 7 years ago
He won’t care for another hour until his programs come on!
John Wiley Premium Member almost 7 years ago
Has the bike helmet been added in?
rshive almost 7 years ago
Principles are sometime loosely defined.
Diat60 almost 7 years ago
Mike’s killing two birds with one stone here.
RonnieAThompson Premium Member almost 7 years ago
I remember those days before Television programming ran 24 hours a day.
USN1977 almost 7 years ago
Someone had suggested punishing the kids by making them only watch PBS. There actually was a place that did that; Maricopa County, Arizona, under the command of Sheriff Joseph Arpaio. He allowed no TV save for C-SPAN, Animal Planet, Discovery Channel or National Geographic Channel. He disallowed any movies unless they were shown by Turner Classic Movies. In the first year he got rid of hot lunches, replacing them with cold sandwiches and fruit, saving the taxpayers $5 million a year. In his second year he abolished the taxpayer-subsidized cup of coffee, saving another $500,000. (Coffee was still available, however the inmates had to pay for it out of their own funds). Arpaio did not do this simply to lighten the tax burden, he said that “jail is not the Ritz Carlton”.
GirlGeek Premium Member almost 7 years ago
Again…do not trust sibling influences 24/7