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32. So you think Duck Dynasty is a stupid program?
Tue Dec 24, 2013, 10:26 AM
Dec 2013

And you're right, of course.

But, have you ever seen Call of the Wildman on the Animal Planet?

Turtle Man, star of Call of the Wildman removes nuisance animals. It is utterly ridiculous.

Oh come on now! You don't like watching grown men Rex Dec 2013 #1
A & E has pulled the best scam customerserviceguy Dec 2013 #2
A&E started as a cable version of PBS, now it's junk. Dawson Leery Dec 2013 #6
TLC started out as "The Learning Channel" customerserviceguy Dec 2013 #9
TLC use to be one of my favorites, now it's fallen by the wayside too, just another crap channel. nt RKP5637 Dec 2013 #12
Yep, I recall when A&E was a 'go to' first rate channel, now it's fallen victim to RKP5637 Dec 2013 #11
the amount of people who watch this crap is chilling. lunasun Dec 2013 #3
America is well on its way to total Idiocracy. n/t RKP5637 Dec 2013 #13
No doubt whatsoever. nt valerief Dec 2013 #27
No doubt about it. nt Zorra Dec 2013 #48
it's the modern version of the confederate flag Skittles Dec 2013 #4
Excellent summation! n/t RKP5637 Dec 2013 #14
Have never watched the thing, and I'm grateful. PDJane Dec 2013 #5
First 10 minutes will lower your IQ 20 points, beyond that, your IQ is not RKP5637 Dec 2013 #16
Relative to 99% of what's on tv... Lost_Count Dec 2013 #7
Yep, TV is pretty much crap today, often I just sit here clicking through the RKP5637 Dec 2013 #19
Aprox. 2 million people believe the moon landing was a hoax. Lint Head Dec 2013 #8
Yeah, like you said, a curiosity, peeking into an unfamiliar life, perhaps. n/t RKP5637 Dec 2013 #20
Wonder how many of those two millian morans were even alive when it happened? madinmaryland Dec 2013 #45
My question is this: Marie Marie Dec 2013 #10
Yeah, he was on there, I think. I try to ignore him, but I'm sure it was him, business RKP5637 Dec 2013 #17
Never saw it and can't stand any of the so called "reality" doc03 Dec 2013 #15
Yep, low cost cheap budget shows with minimal overhead and good profits for the vultures. n/t RKP5637 Dec 2013 #18
I've never seen it Spirochete Dec 2013 #21
Yep, there seem to be a number of similar ones, not as popular as DD. Most are RKP5637 Dec 2013 #24
Sounds like stuff on TV is just getting worse Spirochete Dec 2013 #33
No, you definitely have not, I usually turn to the Roku box. n/t RKP5637 Dec 2013 #35
I do watch it from time to time auntsue Dec 2013 #22
Yeah, I know exactly what you mean. n/t RKP5637 Dec 2013 #26
Half the U.S. population is horribly moronic. It's a hit show because it caters to stupid people. nt ChisolmTrailDem Dec 2013 #23
Sadly, that is so factual. Probably what gets to me is DD illustrates the stupidity of RKP5637 Dec 2013 #25
America is cultivated by the 1% to be stupid and to revel in stupidity. nt valerief Dec 2013 #28
And this, as the rest of earth continues to walk, perhaps run, right past America RKP5637 Dec 2013 #29
Prolefeed Strelnikov_ Dec 2013 #38
Yep, the 1% is strategizing right from 1984. nt valerief Dec 2013 #42
The few minutes I saw they were killing beavers with assault weapons... tridim Dec 2013 #30
Yeah, Sarah and apparently Bobby Jindal too. The cruelty and hatred is RKP5637 Dec 2013 #31
Someone gave me this quote yesterday. valerief Dec 2013 #43
So you think Duck Dynasty is a stupid program? Enthusiast Dec 2013 #32
Part of my family was from rural areas and I don't ever recall morons like this running around. n/t RKP5637 Dec 2013 #34
Where I live guys that hand catch snapping turtles Enthusiast Dec 2013 #47
Now you reminded me ... actually some of my friends in my youth use to RKP5637 Dec 2013 #50
I love that show. He's a yokel for sure, but he's crafty when it comes to dealing with animals. Erose999 Dec 2013 #36
Oh, yeah. Enthusiast Dec 2013 #46
A&E, All The Discovery Channels, TLC otohara Dec 2013 #37
And all of the ghost reality shows, what bullshit they are. I've always been RKP5637 Dec 2013 #39
Fake as hell and the ignorant masses eat it up damnedifIknow Dec 2013 #40
make money while the sun shines dembotoz Dec 2013 #41
Creating the Idiocracy pays damn well for all of the actors of Duck Dynasty and the owners of A&E: freshwest Dec 2013 #44
Excellent analysis! They just don't get it, how they are pawns in a giant game, and RKP5637 Dec 2013 #51
Unfortunately, we are also doomed to live with this cultural 'dead zone' and will feel its effects. freshwest Dec 2013 #52
Yes, quite true, I get very concerned about that sometimes because they are RKP5637 Dec 2013 #53
Thankfully I've never watched it and I don't intend to. nt Raine Dec 2013 #49
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