Ironically, they’re TiVo-ing the program but Arlo still feels the need to beat the commercials before the program comes back on. Hence the fire horse reference.
This one could be better explained….Is it about longer commercials? Or is Daniel Drazen right? Or is he proud that he can still get back in time. I bet it’s been a personal challenge all his life, from childhood…It sounds like kind of a thing he would do….
If I miss a favorite network show in the evening, I can usually watch it the next day on my cable company’s on-demand function. But until a show is a week old, they suppress fast-forward so I cannot skip past commercials. However, I have found that the up/down buttons serve to skip forward or backward ten minutes. If I skip forward 10, then fast-reverse six or seven, I cut out the commercials and can watch the 60-minute show in 50 minutes.
@Ji2mAn “old fire horse” is a creature of habit. Like someone who retires but still automatically gets up and gets dressed at the same time every day as if he were still going to work. The “fire horse” term came about when fire engines switched from (literally) horsepower to gasoline engines, I think in the 1920’s or so. When an alarm sounded, the horses thought they still had a job to do.
John….I understand sarcasm….that’s why I to chimed in with a very sarcastic remark. I’m married also and have a great wife that understands sarcasm as well….I’d be single again if she didn’t. Very happily married for twenty two years….thankfully three’s a charm!!
Speaking of “fire horse,” when my daughter and I can’t identify a piece of music we should know, we often say, “But it’s a war horse!”Indeed, Wikipedia gives one definition of a “war horse” as “a musical composition, play, etc., that has been seen, heard, or performed excessively.” At a recital, a performer might choose to perform a war horse because he’s done it so often, and the audience is familiar with it and thus likes it.
DDrazen over 8 years ago
Ironically, they’re TiVo-ing the program but Arlo still feels the need to beat the commercials before the program comes back on. Hence the fire horse reference.
LittleIggy over 8 years ago
As many commercials as they have, there is no need to rush. An hour long show without ads is only 42 minutes now.
Rich88865 over 8 years ago
DVR it and watch it later…
ScullyUFO over 8 years ago
Has any one else noticed a change in lettering (bolder and not italic)?
Egrayjames over 8 years ago
So … How long have you been single? Maybe Arlo needs to learn how to snap his fingers to get Janis to do his bidding.
Varnes over 8 years ago
This one could be better explained….Is it about longer commercials? Or is Daniel Drazen right? Or is he proud that he can still get back in time. I bet it’s been a personal challenge all his life, from childhood…It sounds like kind of a thing he would do….
ARLOS DAD over 8 years ago
The news is no longer news, it is shock and promo…..
pschearer Premium Member over 8 years ago
If I miss a favorite network show in the evening, I can usually watch it the next day on my cable company’s on-demand function. But until a show is a week old, they suppress fast-forward so I cannot skip past commercials. However, I have found that the up/down buttons serve to skip forward or backward ten minutes. If I skip forward 10, then fast-reverse six or seven, I cut out the commercials and can watch the 60-minute show in 50 minutes.
krcaddis over 8 years ago
Bet he didn’t even miss the end of the first of seven commercials, @ 1 minute min. × 5″breaks" = 35 minutes on my TV… and WE still pay for it?
Petersenbus over 8 years ago
@Ji2mAn “old fire horse” is a creature of habit. Like someone who retires but still automatically gets up and gets dressed at the same time every day as if he were still going to work. The “fire horse” term came about when fire engines switched from (literally) horsepower to gasoline engines, I think in the 1920’s or so. When an alarm sounded, the horses thought they still had a job to do.
ron over 8 years ago
Running??? A snail could bring back groceries from down the street before a commercial break on most shows ends.
Egrayjames over 8 years ago
John….I understand sarcasm….that’s why I to chimed in with a very sarcastic remark. I’m married also and have a great wife that understands sarcasm as well….I’d be single again if she didn’t. Very happily married for twenty two years….thankfully three’s a charm!!
Gokie5 over 8 years ago
Speaking of “fire horse,” when my daughter and I can’t identify a piece of music we should know, we often say, “But it’s a war horse!”Indeed, Wikipedia gives one definition of a “war horse” as “a musical composition, play, etc., that has been seen, heard, or performed excessively.” At a recital, a performer might choose to perform a war horse because he’s done it so often, and the audience is familiar with it and thus likes it.