Every day an enormous stream of information is communicated by television. It shows us what is going on in the world and it allows us to see events that can happen on the other side of the planet. Some people can sit for hours in front of the set and so communication within the family stops. Here is one disadvantage of TV …
TEEVEE
In the house
Of Mr and Mrs Spouse
He and she
Would watch TeeVee.
And never a word
Between them spoken
Until the day
The set was broken.
Then “How do you do?”
Said he to she,
“I don’t believe
That we’ve met yet.
Spouse is my name.
What’s yours?” he asked.
“Why? Mine’s the same!”
Said she to he.
“Do you suppose that we could be…?”
But the set came suddenly right about
And so they never found out.
By Eve Merriam
READ AND LAUGH
- Television will never take the place of newspapers.
- Why not?
- Well, have you ever tried killing a fly with a TV set?
Said he to she,
“I don’t believe
That we’ve met yet.
Spouse is my name.
What’s yours?” he asked.
“Why? Mine’s the same!”
Said she to he.
“Do you suppose that we could be…?”
But the set came suddenly right about
And so they never found out.
By Eve Merriam
READ AND LAUGH
- Television will never take the place of newspapers.
- Why not?
- Well, have you ever tried killing a fly with a TV set?
