This is gonna be a quickie.
I watch TV. I'm sure most folks do too. What are your favorite shows? Lemme tell you that I do NOT watch much that is on regular TV: ABC, CBS, NBC. I just don't like the shows. Example:
You start watching a dramatic series. The plot might be okay. But, all of a sudden you have to spend 5 or 10 minutes watching the heroes suck face. They can't seem to just have a show with a plot - there has to be hanky panky. Whoops, and there they are making out in bed or a corridor or the back seat of police cruiser. I just get so tired.
Then, each episode has an obligatory rest room scene. Couple of choices here. Two guys go in and talk while they unload. Chee. Or the guy hero gets mad and follows the female into the restroom - that idea can go either way - girl goes into boys room.
Have you noticed that all shows have at least one guy who loves other guys. They have a word for this. Or, goodness sakes, we have to endure two females sucking face. I can't stand it. Why can't we just have a good ole story with a plot, development, and solution. Look at an old John Wayne movie. None of this major make out stuff. I just get so bored.
And the musical talent shows. Just not for me. The girls all seem to think yelling a high note makes it all better. The ones with other physical talent - these are acts we use to see at the circus or on regular entertainment shows. Oh, and of course, if you can have a little kid to dance or sing in the middle of a group of 20 others, life is so good. Just not for me. I haven't even talked about the excited audience or the "brilliant" judges who know so much more than me. Moving on.
But, that is not why I am writing.
I have started watching the police shows - real live policemen doing what they do. There is the JAIL shows. There ARE the half hour COPS - COPS REVISITED whatever show - Plus on Friday/Saturday night you have the ONLINE show - LIVE POLICE WORK lasts 3 hours with an extra hour show before the main event. And, I haven't even mentioned the police shows where they solve a murder followed by the lawyers battling it out - followed by a 5 minute thing where the victims families all get together to praise the murdered person and to release a bundle of balloons. It doesn't matter if he/she was killed while selling drugs to minors. We still praise the person.
I have started watching a bunch of these. What is great is: not suck face or making out. Crazy people for sure. Police methods galore. I've learned: if you get pulled over, shut up. Don't argue. Don't be too nervous. . . . I don't, but if YOU smoke funny weed in your car, leave the windows down. Breath mints. Oh, and SHUT UP. Answer the questions. If he says smile, then SMILE. If he says get out of the car, GET OUTTA CAR. Driving without a license - open liquor container - small packages with white substances - all that stuff. It can wait till you get home. Don't give rides to loud mouth people. They will get you put in jail. The police have a dog? Don't move. Shut up. Watch just a couple of the shows; you will learn a few valuable lessons.
But, that is only related to why I am writing.
I watched a Jail show - Jail somewhere in Texas - The skinny kid was arrested and put in Jail Don't know what he did. Don't really care. Eventually he is put on a long cement bench next to a phone and told he could make a call. Cops left. He picked up the phone and made his call. Question: who did he call? Wife, girl friend, mom or dad, brother, best friend, guess.
He called 911. Of course the jailers were informed by 911. They went into the phone room - in force - and read the guy the riot act. What did he say? "I didn't call 911." More riot act. Finally, he was told to make his call but DON'T CALL 911. He said, "I won't call 911. I didn't do that!" The jailers left. He made his 2nd phone call. C'mon now. You surely see where this is going. Who did he call with the 2nd call? Who?
HE CALLED 911 AGAIN!!!!
Of course he did. The show ended before I could see him drawn and quartered.
Luv ya, mtz