# Rod Serling's description of The Twilight Zone also describes the Internet **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [February 17, 2018, 2:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rod-serlings-description-of-the-twilight-zone-also-describes-the-internet/808979 "2018-02-17T02:43:29Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Trisha\_Gaurav](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/d07c76/32.png) [@Trisha\_Gaurav](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Trisha_Gaurav)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2018, 2:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rod-serlings-description-of-the-twilight-zone-also-describes-the-internet/808979/1 "2018-02-17T02:43:29Z")
There is a fifth dimension beyond that which is known to man. It is a dimension as vast as space and timeless as infinity. It is the middle ground between light and shadow, between science and superstition, and it lies between the pit of man’s fears and the summit of his knowledge. This is the dimension of imagination. It is an area we call the Internet. ---
**Author:** ![burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/burpo_the_wonder_mutt/32/365_2.png) [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/burpo_the_wonder_mutt)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2018, 4:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rod-serlings-description-of-the-twilight-zone-also-describes-the-internet/808979/2 "2018-02-17T04:38:18Z")
That’s the sign-post up ahead! Your next stop–The Internet! ---
**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2018, 5:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rod-serlings-description-of-the-twilight-zone-also-describes-the-internet/808979/3 "2018-02-17T05:58:54Z")
Doo doo dodo Doo doo doodoo ---
**Author:** ![cochrane](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cochrane/32/10441_2.png) [@cochrane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cochrane)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2018, 6:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rod-serlings-description-of-the-twilight-zone-also-describes-the-internet/808979/4 "2018-02-17T06:45:09Z")
That explains that man on the wing. Right there! Can’t you see him? ---
**Author:** ![dtilque](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/d6d6ee/32.png) [@dtilque](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dtilque)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2018, 9:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rod-serlings-description-of-the-twilight-zone-also-describes-the-internet/808979/5 "2018-02-17T09:09:14Z")
I keep adjusting the vertical and horizontal and still can’t get it to display right. ---
**Author:** ![Dr.Strangelove](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dr.strangelove/32/6613_2.png) [@Dr.Strangelove](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr.Strangelove)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2018, 9:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rod-serlings-description-of-the-twilight-zone-also-describes-the-internet/808979/6 "2018-02-17T09:38:40Z")
You are entering the vicinity of an area adjacent to a location. The kind of place where there might be a monster, or some kind of weird mirror. These are just examples; it could also be something much better. Prepare to enter: The Internet. ---
**Author:** ![cochrane](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cochrane/32/10441_2.png) [@cochrane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cochrane)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2018, 11:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rod-serlings-description-of-the-twilight-zone-also-describes-the-internet/808979/7 "2018-02-17T11:46:06Z")
I can’t believe it took six posts to come up with _The Scary Door_, and it wasn’t me. ☹ ---
**Author:** ![Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mean_mr.mustard/32/3865_2.png) [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2018, 12:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rod-serlings-description-of-the-twilight-zone-also-describes-the-internet/808979/8 "2018-02-17T12:46:36Z")
That explains why I keep bumping into Burgess Meredith 'round here. mmm ---
**Author:** ![burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/burpo_the_wonder_mutt/32/365_2.png) [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/burpo_the_wonder_mutt)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2018, 3:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rod-serlings-description-of-the-twilight-zone-also-describes-the-internet/808979/9 "2018-02-17T15:31:17Z")
> [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](#): > > That explains why I keep bumping into Burgess Meredith 'round here. > mmm Coz he can’t see you. ---
**Author:** ![pool](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pool/32/4152_2.png) [@pool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pool)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2018, 3:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rod-serlings-description-of-the-twilight-zone-also-describes-the-internet/808979/10 "2018-02-17T15:37:22Z")
“Why should I believe you? You’re Hitler!” ---
**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2018, 3:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rod-serlings-description-of-the-twilight-zone-also-describes-the-internet/808979/11 "2018-02-17T15:47:28Z")
Coincidence, I think not! ---
**Author:** ![Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/son_of_a_rich/32/5439_2.png) [@Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Son_of_a_Rich)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2018, 5:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rod-serlings-description-of-the-twilight-zone-also-describes-the-internet/808979/12 "2018-02-17T17:05:19Z")
The internet! It’s a cookbook!!! ---
**Author:** ![burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/burpo_the_wonder_mutt/32/365_2.png) [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/burpo_the_wonder_mutt)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2018, 5:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rod-serlings-description-of-the-twilight-zone-also-describes-the-internet/808979/13 "2018-02-17T17:24:32Z")
I hope this thread doesn’t get cornfi ---
**Author:** ![Dr.Strangelove](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dr.strangelove/32/6613_2.png) [@Dr.Strangelove](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr.Strangelove)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2018, 9:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rod-serlings-description-of-the-twilight-zone-also-describes-the-internet/808979/14 "2018-02-17T21:11:13Z")
> [@cochrane](#): > > I can’t believe it took six posts to come up with _The Scary Door_, and it wasn’t me. ☹ We have connected all of the world’s most stupid computer networks to create the stupidest computer network of them all. Turns out it’s the Internet. ---
**Author:** ![The\_Stainless\_Steel\_Rat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/the_stainless_steel_rat/32/5727_2.png) [@The\_Stainless\_Steel\_Rat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Stainless_Steel_Rat)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2018, 11:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rod-serlings-description-of-the-twilight-zone-also-describes-the-internet/808979/15 "2018-02-17T23:37:25Z")
> [@dtilque](#): > > I keep adjusting the vertical and horizontal and still can’t get it to display right. That is because We are controlling transmission. ---
**Author:** ![Hopeful\_Crow](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/da6949/32.png) [@Hopeful\_Crow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hopeful_Crow)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2018, 2:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rod-serlings-description-of-the-twilight-zone-also-describes-the-internet/808979/16 "2018-02-18T02:05:54Z")
I can’t wait to get all these bandages off my face so I can see the Internet. And to look like a normal person, too, of course. ---
**Author:** ![burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/burpo_the_wonder_mutt/32/365_2.png) [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/burpo_the_wonder_mutt)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2018, 2:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rod-serlings-description-of-the-twilight-zone-also-describes-the-internet/808979/17 "2018-02-18T02:23:22Z")
^ Shouldn’t you be out at the SEE-ment pond? ---
**Author:** ![Lucas\_Jackson](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lucas_jackson/32/303_2.png) [@Lucas\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucas_Jackson)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2018, 2:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rod-serlings-description-of-the-twilight-zone-also-describes-the-internet/808979/18 "2018-02-18T02:32:59Z")
> [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](#): > > I hope this thread doesn’t get cornfi You’re a bad man. You’re a very bad man… . ---
**Author:** ![GIGObuster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gigobuster/32/421_2.png) [@GIGObuster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GIGObuster)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2018, 3:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rod-serlings-description-of-the-twilight-zone-also-describes-the-internet/808979/19 "2018-02-18T03:39:37Z")
> [@dtilque](#): > > I keep adjusting the vertical and horizontal and still can’t get it to display right. > [@The\_Stainless\_Steel\_Rat](#): > > That is because We are controlling transmission. I will [cry of silence](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cry_of_Silence), 🙂 because those are _[The Outer Limits](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FCcdr4O-3gE)_ references, not _Twilight Zone_ ones. ---
**Author:** ![burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/burpo_the_wonder_mutt/32/365_2.png) [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/burpo_the_wonder_mutt)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2018, 4:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rod-serlings-description-of-the-twilight-zone-also-describes-the-internet/808979/20 "2018-02-18T04:28:31Z")
That’s weird, it’s like something out of that twilighty show about that zone. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rod-serlings-description-of-the-twilight-zone-also-describes-the-internet/808979.md?page=2)