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Post by swamp on Oct 9, 2012 11:05:37 GMT -5
DH was channel surfing last night and found a documentary about potatoes.
He actually said "oh, this sounds interesting" and started watching it. To his credit, he realized how ridiculous his comment was and laughed at himself. Then he went back to watching the show.
Is that what I have to look forward to in life? Potato documentaries?
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Post by Deleted on Oct 9, 2012 11:06:40 GMT -5
DH was channel surfing last night and found a documentary about potatoes. He actually said "oh, this sounds interesting" and started watching it. To his credit, he realized how ridiculous his comment was and laughed at himself. Then he went back to watching the show. Is that what I have to look forward to in life? Potato documentaries? You could start eating weird stuff... |
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Post by Formerly SK on Oct 9, 2012 11:06:47 GMT -5
Better than the three episodes of Snapped that I got sucked into the other night.  |
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Post by milee on Oct 9, 2012 11:06:58 GMT -5
I feel your pain, sister. My boys watch endless Nova. The one on String Theory was excruciating.
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Post by Tennesseer on Oct 9, 2012 11:08:39 GMT -5
Is that what I have to look forward to in life? Potato documentaries?
Yes. And reusing Baggies.
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Post by movingforward on Oct 9, 2012 11:09:34 GMT -5
Is that what I have to look forward to in life? Potato documentaries? Yes. And reusing Baggies. And eating meow mix |
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Post by thyme4change on Oct 9, 2012 11:12:00 GMT -5
As an irish person I would like to warn you not to mock potatoes. They are a key part of history, and have provided nutrition at a reasonable cost for centuries. We would be extinct without them.
Don't mess with potatoes.
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Post by swamp on Oct 9, 2012 11:13:00 GMT -5
As an irish person I would like to warn you not to mock potatoes. They are a key part of history, and have provided nutrition at a reasonable cost for centuries. We would be extinct without them. Don't mess with potatoes. I'm Irish too.  |
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Post by resolution on Oct 9, 2012 11:15:57 GMT -5
DH would love to watch a documentary on potatoes. If they show farm equipment during the documentary that would be a huge extra bonus.
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Post by thyme4change on Oct 9, 2012 11:40:22 GMT -5
I'm actually north irish/protestant. So, all of the pasty-skin of the irish, without any of the fun, drunk, catholic side. You have to remove that beer, given the tee-totaler nature of my heritage.
My people are quite boring - prim and proper. I'm a scourge on the bloodline.
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Post by swamp on Oct 9, 2012 11:42:43 GMT -5
I'm actually north irish/protestant. So, all of the pasty-skin of the irish, without any of the fun, drunk, catholic side. You have to remove that beer, given the tee-totaler nature of my heritage. My people are quite boring - prim and proper. I'm a scourge on the bloodline. I'm of the South Irish Catholic persuasion. Removing beer from any situation is verboten. |
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Post by Happy prose on Oct 9, 2012 12:31:38 GMT -5
On weekends, my husband stays up and watches documentaries like 'what ever happened to so and so.' when I wake up the next morning, he'll fill me with facts like did you know that MC Hammer is broke, or the guy from 3 Dog Night lives in a gutter? Really, who gives a sh#t!!!
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Post by GRG a/k/a goldenrulegirl on Oct 9, 2012 12:40:39 GMT -5
Welcome to marriage in middle age.  |
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Post by Deleted on Oct 9, 2012 13:40:15 GMT -5
"Removing beer from any situation is verboten." The German Irish in me would agree. And potatoes are very important to the Germans too. I'm sure the Potato Documentary was fascinating...  ;D |
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Post by thyme4change on Oct 9, 2012 13:41:38 GMT -5
I totally want to see the potato documentary now.
Is it available on Netflix?
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Post by Deleted on Oct 9, 2012 13:58:09 GMT -5
I like watching "Life After People" and "Planet Earth", but they're actually interesting. DH will watch that one Monty Python documentary multiple times....  |
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Post by CarolinaKat on Oct 9, 2012 13:59:23 GMT -5
I feel your pain, sister. My boys watch endless Nova. The one on String Theory was excruciating. Is it bad I've seen it and didn't find it excrutiating? ETA: DF also watched one with me (not sure if it was Nova or not) on Einstien and special relativity as it relates to space's gravatational fields and he actually got sucked into it as well  |
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Post by Angel! on Oct 9, 2012 15:14:21 GMT -5
"oh, this sounds interesting"  Hysterical! |
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Post by kittypuppymom on Oct 9, 2012 15:32:55 GMT -5
Ok, I thought we were the only ones watching that last night. I found it very interesting how they make potatoe flour and most charities buy that to ship to overseas locations. Apparently potatoe flour ways less then wheat flour.
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Post by andi9899 on Oct 9, 2012 16:03:14 GMT -5
My girls think that about me and my "Hoarders" addiction. But I just can't help myself.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 9, 2012 18:34:01 GMT -5
Planet Earth rocks MJ! We purchased it from Amazon. We have watched it twice with DS3, an episode or two on Sunday evenings in winter. Two winters running. You should buy it for Joey! David Attenborough is getting very old. He has an awesome series on Dinosaurs too (we don't own that one though). We also bought his Madagascar series but that's more because I lived there for 18 months in a former lifetime. But Planet Earth is a classic. |
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Post by Deleted on Oct 9, 2012 18:37:13 GMT -5
My DH is obsessed with BBC documentaries on a) aging rockers and b) plane crashes.
I think I might actually prefer a documentary on potatoes, at least I eat those.
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Post by midjd on Oct 9, 2012 18:55:28 GMT -5
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Post by weltschmerz on Oct 9, 2012 21:28:16 GMT -5
DH was channel surfing last night and found a documentary about potatoes. He actually said "oh, this sounds interesting" and started watching it. To his credit, he realized how ridiculous his comment was and laughed at himself. Then he went back to watching the show. Is that what I have to look forward to in life? Potato documentaries? I saw a documentary on potatoes a while ago and it really WAS interesting. Beats "reality" TV any day of the week. |
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Post by weltschmerz on Oct 9, 2012 21:31:38 GMT -5
It was this one. A new PBS* documentary, The Botany of Desire, premieres Wednesday night (tonight!) at 8pm on PBS stations throughout the US. It’s based on the popular Michael Pollan book of the same name, and I urge you to carve out two hours (in most markets between 8pm – 10pm) on Wednesday night to watch it. The program is packed with science, history, and beautiful photography. I’ve seen the film in advance, and I highly recommend it, particularly if you’re interested in any of the four plants featured in it: tulip, marijuana, potato, and apple. By telling the stories of these plants, Pollan explains how in some ways the plants are manipulating us, rather than the other way around — in the same way that flowers “use” bees to spread their pollen, these plants have “used” humans to spread themselves across the planet and out-compete other plants. One note: the program may not be suitable for young children, as there is use of the word “sex” (as applied to plants) and discussion of marijuana. It also might be pretty boring for the under-twelve set (despite beautiful flower photography), unless they’re thoroughly nerdy. Read the full text here: www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/archives/38899#ixzz28rLa3Ep7 --brought to you by mental_floss! |
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Post by Apple on Oct 9, 2012 23:01:35 GMT -5
The one thing I really look forward to when I stay in a hotel (or the hospital) is having cable. Last year when we went to state fair, the most interesting thing on TV was a documentary on tomatoes.  |
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Post by taz157 on Oct 10, 2012 7:54:59 GMT -5
Did you see last night's?    Are you taking about the feces hoarding? |
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Post by andi9899 on Oct 10, 2012 8:17:30 GMT -5
Did you see last night's? I did. I especially like the part where the lady asked Matt if he thought she met the definition of a hoarder and he says "Oh hell yeah!" |
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Post by Deleted on Oct 10, 2012 8:32:17 GMT -5
Potato documentaries! LOL How about Potato Diaries? Now, THAT could really be interesting. The Secret Life of a potato. ;D |
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Post by 973beachbum on Oct 10, 2012 9:29:08 GMT -5
DH would love to watch a documentary on potatoes. If they show farm equipment during the documentary that would be a huge extra bonus. Mine would be thrilled just to see a show about farm equipment. It is actually a step up from his normal TV watching which is CSPAN. He got excited when he realized we get CSPAN 2 and 3 and BBC America's Top Gear on our cable. I really am doomed.  |
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