It really depends on the tone, for me.

See, I think maybe I infer the tone for them sometimes. I just had a convo with a guy who said he went cold-turkey 4 years ago. At first I was making a conscious effort not to assume he was implying intellectual superiority - but then he said something about people who watch a lot of TV having something like 11th-grade level intelligence or somesuch. He did do a bit of back-pedaling when I said that I watch (I consider) a lot of TV.

Maybe I've just never heard it without the implied superiority tone.

Knowing him, she's right.

Knowing my co-worker even better now (since he made that remark) I was right.

I repeat, SHOOK MY HOUSE.

Weird. Here it's just vaguely rumbly. Which is unusual in itself.

points, screams, a la Invasion of the Body Snatchers

ChiKat's right here and she's still fine.

Maybe I've just never heard it without the implied superiority tone.

Gotta admit, I don't think I've heard it any other way. But there are surely those out there who have.

sits back and waits for examples.

Weird. Here it's just vaguely rumbly. Which is unusual in itself.

The system is coming from the south, so the worst of it hit here before it'll hit you, if it hits you.

I haven't heard a clap that loud in quite some time.

Maybe I've just never heard it without the implied superiority tone.

Oh wait, I contradict myself. I asked the IT guy whether there was a computer in the building on which I could watch the trailer for Serenity. (Alas, no.) The next week he tells me he saw it at home. He was on the Quicktime site, saw the banner, remembered I mentioned it, so he watched it. He said it looked pretty cool, so I offered him the DVD's if he wanted to see the back-story, and he said no thanks, he doesn't watch much TV.

I think I forgot to get my back up because I was so excited about making a Firefly Convert.

The implied superiority that bugs me is the "Well, I don't obsess over TV like you do." Dude, if you know what the name/slogan of JJ Abram's production company is, and you consider for a second taking David Fury aside to give him pointers for Day 5 of 24 and you're not industry? You've WAY lost the "moral" high ground.

But I've heard people not care for TV in the same way some don't care for sport. It's no big thing.

Now, people with TV and without cable -- that's just weird.

Big ass clap of thunder just shook my house.

The lights keep flickering here at the Evil Empire. The walk to the bus stop is going to be ooky, isn't it?

The lights keep flickering here at the Evil Empire. The walk to the bus stop is going to be ooky, isn't it?

Might not. The storm has passed now, and the orb is outside, shining.

The lights keep flickering here at the Evil Empire. The walk to the bus stop is going to be ooky, isn't it?

Sun just came out here. But we're leaving to catch the bus for the ball game in 30-45 minutes.

t ponders the problem of how to keep Annabel dry in a downpour while carrying her in the sling