# Why didn't any of you bastards tell me about the Smithsonian Channel? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [May 23, 2012, 1:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-didnt-any-of-you-bastards-tell-me-about-the-smithsonian-channel/622825 "2012-05-23T13:32:52Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Biggirl](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/biggirl/32/3294_2.png) [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2012, 5:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-didnt-any-of-you-bastards-tell-me-about-the-smithsonian-channel/622825/21 "2012-05-24T17:10:23Z")
I’ve just watched an hour of Garden Secrets and I still don’t know why this year I all of a sudden have butterflies even though there was a whole section on attracting them. And also, I want to visit the Smithsonian gardens. ---
**Author:** ![The\_Second\_Stone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/bbe5ce/32.png) [@The\_Second\_Stone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Second_Stone)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2012, 5:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-didnt-any-of-you-bastards-tell-me-about-the-smithsonian-channel/622825/22 "2012-05-24T17:38:45Z")
> [@cochrane](#): > > Unfortunately, Comcast doesn’t carry it. So, they’re the bastards. This thread is the first I have heard of it, and now I know why. ---
**Author:** ![joebuck20](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/74df32/32.png) [@joebuck20](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/joebuck20)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2012, 5:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-didnt-any-of-you-bastards-tell-me-about-the-smithsonian-channel/622825/23 "2012-05-24T17:45:03Z")
> [@TriPolar](#): > > Alright, who told her? First rule of Smithsonian Channel… ---
**Author:** ![Rhiannon8404](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rhiannon8404/32/17929_2.png) [@Rhiannon8404](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rhiannon8404)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2012, 5:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-didnt-any-of-you-bastards-tell-me-about-the-smithsonian-channel/622825/24 "2012-05-24T17:51:14Z")
Surewest doesn’t carry it. :mad: ---
**Author:** ![Alka\_Seltzer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/c89c15/32.png) [@Alka\_Seltzer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alka_Seltzer)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2012, 5:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-didnt-any-of-you-bastards-tell-me-about-the-smithsonian-channel/622825/25 "2012-05-24T17:58:10Z")
> [@Biggirl](#): > > Why didn’t any of you \*\*bastards \*\*tell me about the Smithsonian Channel? \ Surely you’ve answered your own OP? 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Boggette](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/858c86/32.png) [@Boggette](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boggette)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2012, 10:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-didnt-any-of-you-bastards-tell-me-about-the-smithsonian-channel/622825/26 "2012-05-24T22:58:07Z")
If you haven’t seen it yet, try Aerial America. Wonderful stuff. We’ve seen all they’ve done, to date, and are looking forward to the new ones. ---
**Author:** ![Fear\_Itself](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fear_itself/32/19637_2.png) [@Fear\_Itself](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fear_Itself)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2012, 11:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-didnt-any-of-you-bastards-tell-me-about-the-smithsonian-channel/622825/27 "2012-05-24T23:17:51Z")
> [@cochrane](#): > > Unfortunately, Comcast doesn’t carry it. So, they’re the bastards. > [@Bridget\_Burke](#): > > It’s not on the Comcast lineup, but Comcast’s On Demand has a Smithsonian Channel category. I’ve quite enjoyed some of the offerings. Comcast has it here on channel 193, but it is not HD, so it is dead to me. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-didnt-any-of-you-bastards-tell-me-about-the-smithsonian-channel/622825.md?page=1)