My mother asked a couple cousins over once. After we ate (and they had pre-cleared this with Mom) they watched friggin' football. I didn't care about control of the TV, I had a book, but it just struck me as weird that anyone would spend a holiday with family, distant or otherwise, so they could watch sports on TV. I had a book and just tuned the rest out until they drove the 3 hours back home.

I've seen bits of Jersey Shore when I've been channel surfing, and I have to wonder what the fascination is with the show. Perhaps people just feel better if they can believe the rest of the world is NOT smarter than they are.