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No Stupid QuestionsEnglish · 1 year ago

Why did/do people refer to TV as "boob tube"?

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Why did/do people refer to TV as "boob tube"?

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No Stupid QuestionsEnglish · 1 year ago

I’ve heard this phrase so many times in my life I dont even think about it, but the more I dwell on it, I dont really get it

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I’ve also heard “squack box” implying it’s a loud obnoxious thing. Conjures up images of the bouncing TV in the Calvin and Hobbes comics
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  Most definitely!

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