The History channel

@bunnybon7 (50975)
Holiday, Florida
July 5, 2011 6:50am CST
Do you watch the History channel? my son watched it all weekend. We both love history but I seldom watch it on tv. Except when Im in the kitchen doing things, then I can see his large tv in the front room. So I get interested in some things and go search them up. online. guess I'd rather read. So, they had so many good things this weekend including about our USA history of course. One was about "No mans Land" in Oklahoma. and since I have a good friend lives there, I had to search all about it. Apparently its the "pan handle" which I never knew looks just like a handle. and it told where some interesting sayings comes from. One was "dont pull my chain!" It seems way back when, in the mines. the toilets were movable and if they went to use them at night, they would put a chain under the wheels so they wouldnt roll into the mines while they sat on them. LOL! so if someone happened to pull the chain out it would roll off into the mine with you. Do you watch this channel or like myself just look it up online?
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@yoyo1198 (3641)
• United States
5 Jul 11
I am more into reading history than watching. I've got a history site in my favorites list. Also have tons of books that deal with the WWII era. Winston Churchill was a prolific author and some of his works are fascinating. I've lately become interested in Russian history and have some books that address the tsars, the revolution that brought Lenin into power and the subsequent Russian upheavals. I'm ready to start the last volume of Solzhenitsyn's Gulag series when I can work it into my reading schedule. I have watched the History Channel on occasion. It just seems better for me to read history though. One of the movie channels broadcast "Tora,Tora,Tora" last night and I watched that. I had seen it before but it was a good reminder for the July 4th holiday. I couldn't help but compare its theme of the US being caught with its pants down to the 9-11 surprise. If we don't heed the warnings of history, we are bound to repeat the same mistakes. It appears that nations too often have become complacent and pay the ultimate price for that neglect.
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@yoyo1198 (3641)
• United States
4 Aug 11
Hey, bon....I'm just now getting into emails, etc., from a bit of a hiatus. Haven't felt well so finished reading the "Gulag". Thanks for BR.
@bunnybon7 (50975)
• Holiday, Florida
5 Jul 11
oh yes, they say we should learn from history and try and stop a repeat of some things, but i guess our presidents sometimes dont pay attention to that. actually, thats why i prefer reading about it because its more informative in books, plus you dont miss statments and facts because you can read it over if you dont understand right away
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@CatsandDogs (13963)
• United States
5 Jul 11
Really? LOL Omgosh! LOL I can't help but laugh!! That's just too funny! I love history too. I did really well in school but not these days. I guess what you don't use, you lose over time. Anyway, I haven't watched the history channel in quite some time but maybe I should get back into it again? But I also like real life stories and nature shows too so maybe I'm just stuck there? Who knows. LOL
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@bunnybon7 (50975)
• Holiday, Florida
5 Jul 11
yes its quite inspiring how our history and country came about. go back to watching at times. its cool.
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@jdyrj777 (6530)
• United States
5 Jul 11
I use to watch the history channel and lifetime alot. But i havent had cable for a year now. I do miss those channels.
@bunnybon7 (50975)
• Holiday, Florida
5 Jul 11
so sorry jdyrj, the economy is hurting everyone to give up some of our most loved things. we would not have it either if not going in halves on such things.
@jdyrj777 (6530)
• United States
6 Jul 11
Not just that but also usually when the tv is on im at the computer. The tv just provide background to me. Or at least most the time. I have so many movies and some i never unwrapped yet. I just figure i will watch them sooner or later.
@ANTIQUELADY (36440)
• United States
5 Jul 11
I never watch that channel. i'm a creature of habit i guess. Watch the same old channels most every day.
@celticeagle (157593)
• Boise, Idaho
6 Jul 11
I usually am a creature of habit. I do try to check out some other channels occasionally. Like Lifetime movies for woman, trutv, Bravo, OWN, and alot of really good ones.
@bunnybon7 (50975)
• Holiday, Florida
5 Jul 11
me to. mostly i just see them when i walk into that part of the house. i usually watch lifetime or tvland, or channel 5 with all my detective shows on.
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@celticeagle (157593)
• Boise, Idaho
5 Jul 11
I do watch the History Channel. I really enjoy it. They have an occasional doc on Egypt and I like the back history on the pharoahs. I don't watch much on the wars and famous battles. They do have alot of interesting programs and I watch it quite a bit. THis 'don't pull my chain' thing reminds me of a music festival I went to. The Fiddler's Contest over in Weiser. THird week end in June. Fiddlers and bango players from all over the world. So we are there one year and I have to use the bathroom. there is one of those mobile toilets out in the back but it is up in the back end of a trailer. I go to climb up and in and find it wobbling something terrible. If I didn't have to go so bad I would have waited. But I climbed carefully up in and did what needed to be done. All the time worrying that it was going to fall with me in it.
@celticeagle (157593)
• Boise, Idaho
6 Jul 11
I think Egyptology is very interesting. It had been there along time so I doubt they had forgotten. It was just that way.
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@bunnybon7 (50975)
• Holiday, Florida
5 Jul 11
that was my Johns favorite programs about Egypt. he always wanted to go and never got to as far as the potty on back of the truck, it was probably there to be removed my cousin does that kind of clean up and thats usually it because otherwise its on the ground. lol
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@gdesjardin (1918)
• United States
9 Jul 11
My husband and our oldest son watch the History Channel all the time. I do watch it at times, however, I am not a big t.v. watcher. I do have the t.v. on all the time, but I am usually reading, or doing something else. I have watched the show that tells how the states got their shapes. That was very interesting and I learned a lot of facts about various states that I never knew.
@bunnybon7 (50975)
• Holiday, Florida
9 Jul 11
yes that was the one he was watching when i was in the kitchen listening as i did some things. it was very good.
• India
28 Jul 11
It is a wonderful way to improve your knowledge about history
@GardenGerty (157048)
• United States
5 Jul 11
We do not get any paid channels, so I only get to watch it if I am visiting someone who gets it. I would not want to watch it all the time. I agree that it is stimulus to go online and search to learn more about stuff.
@bunnybon7 (50975)
• Holiday, Florida
6 Jul 11
oh yes. usually you get better informed online. also reading seems to work better with me.
@suspenseful (40193)
• Canada
5 Jul 11
I do watch the History Channel, but our History Channel is the Canadian History Channel and many of the movies or documentaries I have already seen elsewhere. I have not watched it recently, but I love War movies, and historical movies and will watch them if it is on. I did like Enemy at the Gates which was about a Soviet sniper and Nazi sniper's war of wills against each other. I have also seen a few on the depression, but as I said, much was already on other channels, and when you watch on the History, you have to see the commercials as well. A good thing is that they usually have a preview or an aftermath where an expert like a commissioned officer or historian explains what really went on, whether the movie makers took poetic license, what characters were invented, etc. so we can get an idea of what really went on.
@bunnybon7 (50975)
• Holiday, Florida
5 Jul 11
yes so true. that is nice.
@Hatley (163781)
• Garden Grove, California
6 Jul 11
hi bunnybon oh are you kidding me get to watch the history channel when these old geezers have the remote control on the huge TV in the activities room? no they watch reruns of Bonanza and other westerns that have not been made for years and they seem to thrive on them I do occasionally get to see House and CSI which is my favorite the rest of the time I am on my computer.I wish that some of the rest of us cou ld get to watch real programs on the TV. I also wish I could afford to buy a computer.
@bunnybon7 (50975)
• Holiday, Florida
6 Jul 11
so sorry patsie. i guess i never appreciate how lucky iam in some ways. if i ever win the lottery. you will have those things of your own
@JenInTN (27514)
• United States
7 Jul 11
I love the History channel too. My b/f watches stuff like that all the time and I get into most of what he is watching too. I have learned alot from that channel about history. That is funny where that saying comes from..I would've never thought it.
@bunnybon7 (50975)
• Holiday, Florida
7 Jul 11
yes it is so interesting. i spend most of my time just looking things up on the internet.
• United States
5 Jul 11
Hi Bunny When we had cable we watched it all the time. My boyfriend got me hooked on it then. Now we do go online and stream as much as we can. I was not really interested it in in the past but since knowing my boyfriend and how avid he is in watching it I have grown to be very interested. He was out most of the weekend therefore, we did not watch the ones you mentioned, but I can almost guarantee it will be on all week this week. lol, as he does stream it all the time and has an icon on his computer set.
@bunnybon7 (50975)
• Holiday, Florida
5 Jul 11
yes it is quite a good channel and will probably have many repeats, although, i to just read mostly online about such things.
@inertia4 (27961)
• United States
6 Jul 11
Well, it sounds like it was an interesting weekend on History. I have watched it before, although I do not watch much TV. I am more of a computer person, I spend lots of time on the computer.
@bunnybon7 (50975)
• Holiday, Florida
6 Jul 11
me to. much more on the pc. son watches tv more when relaxing and i see what hes watching when i go to the kitchen and think, gee, im missing something
@pro_ojha (600)
• India
5 Jul 11
Hi Bunnybon I am also in the fan club of history channel. As I am an indian, I don't think same program is broadcasting here. I specially love to watch biography of famous personalty. Like Mahatma gandi, Brak obama, Mother tersa, Bill clinton, Hitler, sadam husan,osama bin laden, martin lother, etc.
@bunnybon7 (50975)
• Holiday, Florida
5 Jul 11
might be the same as they have those programs also on it here. we also have a biography channel. of course because son loves all that.
• Philippines
5 Jul 11
Hi bunnybon7! Yeah, I also watched History channel. Actually, it was in the channel that i understand pretty well about the Battle in Okinawa. I don't remember when was it telecasted but it was months ago. The only problem with History channel is that, the graphics is not only so cloudy but the pictures isn't stable. Is it because the films are old, too?
@bunnybon7 (50975)
• Holiday, Florida
5 Jul 11
some is old footage. perhaps your programs are not coming in clear? because most of what my son watches on history channel is quite clear.
• Philippines
5 Jul 11
Yes, most of the time the shows don't have clear pictures and images. I have 78 channels in my cable but that alone is cloudy huh.. Good morning!
@abccba (1914)
• Denmark
5 Jul 11
I watch a history channel often. I like documentary channels and i think the history channel is one of the best available in Denmark where i live. But i still think discovery science is the best.
@bunnybon7 (50975)
• Holiday, Florida
5 Jul 11
son watches that also. i mostly look up things online. probably spend to much time in front of this dang pc.
@AmbiePam (84643)
• United States
5 Jul 11
I'm from Oklahomna. What city does your friend live in?
@bunnybon7 (50975)
• Holiday, Florida
5 Jul 11
nice to know. must be awful nice people. not quite sure. shes an online friend on here and other sites. i never asked her what city but intend to.