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		Godel_unicode on April 7, 2023 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Ask Wirecutter: Can you recommend a not-smart TV f... Calling the version with no smarts “idiot” seems pretty clever to me.

partdavid on April 9, 2023 [–]

"Idiot box" is an immediately-accessible slang term for television for me, but maybe the usage is a little old.

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