# We're going to be a nielsen home

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-going-to-be-a-nielsen-home/39737>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [November 4, 2000, 9:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-going-to-be-a-nielsen-home/39737 "2000-11-04T21:38:46Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![SuperNelson](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/7feea3/32.png) [@SuperNelson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SuperNelson)\
**Post date:** [November 5, 2000, 11:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-going-to-be-a-nielsen-home/39737/21 "2000-11-05T23:16:01Z")

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> \*Originally posted by lolagranola \*  
> I was pondering the same thing when I made my post. With the journals, I would be so tempted to say “Yeah, I was watching Masterpiece Theatre, not that cheezy pay per view porno”. \*\*

You mean Masterpiece Theatre isn’t a cheezy pay per view porno?

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**Author:** ![Sapphire\_Bullet](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/96bed5/32.png) [@Sapphire\_Bullet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sapphire_Bullet)\
**Post date:** [November 6, 2000, 2:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-going-to-be-a-nielsen-home/39737/22 "2000-11-06T02:19:51Z")

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> \*Originally posted by Stupendous man \*  
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> > \*Originally posted by Sapphire Bullet \*  
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> > shows NOT to watch:  
> > … The Simpsons …
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> \*\* I CAST THEE OUT! \*\*  
> 😉 \*\*

Yeah, yeah…It was hard for me to type. But you gotta admit, they aren’t as sharp as they used to be. It’s painful to watch a once great show struggle to be funny.

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