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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread from Suds to Spuds #144288 06/21/2005 5:50 PM Joined: Apr 2005 Posts: 114 carpathian member carpathian member Joined: Apr 2005 Posts: 114 A small group of english farmers, led by a celebrity chef, has made headlines around the world staging a picturesque protest against the term "couch potato", a term they claim slanders the reputation of the ordinary spud. It took a celebrity chef to figure out that if Paris Hilton can make a splash with suds, he can do the same thing with spuds. Paris Hilton doesn't look anything like a spud, but she doesn't need an IQ higher than the average spud to cause a world-wide sensation. I predict "celebrity chef Antony Worrall Thompson" is about to become the next Wolfgang Puck. Farming bid to get 'couch potatoes' scrapped ITV.com, Mon Jun 20 2005 Extract: "Celebrity chef Antony Worrall Thompson, who is backing the campaign, said: "Not only are they healthy, they are versatile, convenient and taste great too. Life without potato is like a sandwich without a filling." http://www.itv.com/news/britain_100438.html Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Lumpy but nutritious #144289 07/03/2005 8:59 PM Joined: Oct 2001 Posts: 1,385 plutarch veteran plutarch veteran Joined: Oct 2001 Posts: 1,385 "And why the potato emblem for the couch lifestyle? Lumpy, heavy, and inert, the tuber lounges on its soft divan, training its many eyes on the television screen, for endless hours." http://wordsmithradio.org/scripts/couchpotato.html "As far as anyone can tell, the term was first used in July 1976 when Tom Iacino, one of a group of self-described "indiscriminate TV viewers," coined the word couch potato, applying it to one of his indolent Southern California chums. Taken with the name and the concept, the group of TV addicts got off the couch to appear in the 1979 "Doo-Dah Parade," a parody of the Tournament of Roses event held in Pasadena. Assembing themselves on a float carrying TVs and "ceremonial couches," the couch potatoes lounged passively, unashamedly watching television for the duration of the parade." Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Coach Potato Heaven #144290 07/09/2005 4:05 AM Joined: Oct 2001 Posts: 1,385 plutarch veteran plutarch veteran Joined: Oct 2001 Posts: 1,385 Body of Steelers Fan Viewed in Recliner San Francisco Chronicle, Wednesday, July 6, 2005 Extract: "The Samuel E. Coston Funeral Home erected a small stage in a viewing room, and arranged furniture on it much as it was in Smith's home on game day Sundays. Smith's body was on the recliner, his feet crossed and a remote in his hand. He wore black and gold silk pajamas, slippers and a robe. A pack of cigarettes and a beer were at his side, while a high-definition TV played a continuous loop of Steelers highlights. "I couldn't stop crying after looking at the Steeler blanket in his lap," said his sister, MaryAnn Nails, 58. "He loved football and nobody did (anything) until the game went off. It was just like he was at home." http://snipurl.com/g4sr Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Moderated by  Jackie  Hop To General Topics ------  Information and announcements  Q&A about words  Wordplay and fun  Words and languages in schools  Miscellany  Weekly Themes  Looking for (writers, speakers,... (Old) Weekly themes. (have been... ------  Words from medicine  Beheading words  Meta-words  Words from classical mythology  Animal Safari  Words with unusual etymologies  Eponyms or words derived from p...  Loanwords from German  English as a global language Print Thread Switch to Threaded Mode Show Likes Link Copied to Clipboard View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary

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