Stone Soup by Jan Eliot for May 25, 1998

Transcript:

Val: Holly? I came home to see how you're feeling. What are you watching? Holly: Some trashy talk show. Val: Those people are making complete FOOLS of themselves! Aren't they EMBARRASSED? Aren't you embarrassed just WITNESSING it?? Television: !!? !@* Holly: Mom, these shows OFFER ordinary people a chance to air their problems! Maybe some GOOD comes out of it! Television: FIGHT! FIGHT! FIGHT! Val: So, as soon as they rebuild the set a meaningful dialogue begins? Holly: Shhh. Here it comes. Television: @*!!