primarily the boob tube has done it

Fireworks light up the sky during the XIX Commonwealth Games opening ceremony at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in New Delhi on October 3, 2010. The 11-day event features 7,000 athletes from 71 nations competing in 17 sports.


Recently I labeled the argument that 18-year-olds were old enough to vote if they were old enough to fight a perfect example of a non sequitur. This precipitated a spirited discussion by two of my sons at the dinner table. Said our 15-year-old, Tim: "Pop, fellows at 18 today are a lot smarter than your generation was at 18, and for sure smarter than teenagers were when voting-age requirements were first set in law." His older brother Bob elucidated: "Maybe not smarter, but certainly better informed, more knowledgeable.... More guys in school and college have helped, but primarily the boob tube has done it."
--Malcolm Forbes