Notes_Norton
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I remember the first time I saw a universal remote control. I thought to myself... "Well this changes everything!"
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The Punny Side of Life
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BrickHouse
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I can remember a few TV remotes being hard wired to the TV.
Before that, I was the remote control.
Notes_Norton
Android Expert
And now there are controls on the remote that aren't on the TV set. And why do they call it a set anyway? A set implies more than one.
BrickHouse
Android Expert
TV"s used vacuum tubes, including the screen. Hence a "set" of tubes to later become the "boob tube" (in some cases "idiot box").
Notes_Norton
Android Expert
Good explanation. Searching things out it's correct. This started from a telephone set and took off from there.
According to Webster: an apparatus of electronic components assembled so as to function as a unit
So if that is the case, I'm typing on a computer set, I play music on my synthesizer set, when I play my guitar I use an amplifier set, I nuke food in the microwave oven set, listen to music on my radio set, glance up at the digital clock set to see if it's lunchtime yet, and so on.
So my question is why is the TV called a set and not my computer, synth, amp, microwave, radio, clock, audio mixer, sonic maximizer, FX unit, digital walkman, and other apparatuses called sets?
(I had to look up the plural of apparatus)
When lunchtime comes I'll set the table and set my bottom down and enjoy a nice meal.
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Notes_Norton
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Those who get too big for their britches will be exposed in the end.
BrickHouse
Android Expert
Lol (checking plurality)
I think you'll find that setting and sitting are two different things. As for why one thing is called a "set" and other things are not, perhaps that can be traced back to colloquial speech en mass.
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Notes_Norton
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You're probably right, but that doesn't take the humor out of it.
BrickHouse
Android Expert
Oh so true. I tend to think communication and for that matter life itself can at times be a comedy of errors, slips and chance.
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Oh Crap
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