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bolanrox t1_j6ocu3w wrote
then Fred Rogers had to save it from Congress (or was it the senate)?
RandoCalrissian11 t1_j6onx3s wrote
The Senate is part of Congress
CrypticHandle t1_j6p5g34 wrote
And this answer is didactic. Common usage for much of the country is to use the title "Congress" to refer solely to the House of Representatives. Technically inaccurate, but so are terms like "hot water heater." But you knew that already 'cause you're so much smarter than the rest of us, right?
FaxMentis t1_j6pf2de wrote
> And this answer is didactic.
While you're correct that it's didactic, you probably mean "pedantic".
And this comment is didactic, pedantic, and ironic!
RandoCalrissian11 t1_j6pf3no wrote
No; Nobody refers to Congress as The House of Representatives unless they are as uneducated as you. Congress is a bicameral system. That’s taught in elementary school if you are lucky; middle school if you are not, and again in high school if you aren’t paying attention.
Fred Rogers knew that, and so should you.
GiantIrish_Elk t1_j6ormu3 wrote
Newton Minnow is still alive and just had his 98th birthday.
OakParkCemetary t1_j6osyje wrote
Poor guy had to suffer through Big Bang Theory like the rest of us
BasslineThrowaway t1_j6ownwe wrote
Laughter Applause
OorPancake t1_j6ojtt6 wrote
Cue canned laughter.
snellickers t1_j6p7tir wrote
Related: I will still never forget the look of disgust on my dad’s face when he found me watching Gilligan’s Island before (elementary) school one day.
And he was right.
AudibleNod t1_j6oavui wrote
Minow called commercial programming a 'vast wasteland'. This led to Congress forming PBS some time later.