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[–] 19 points 2 weeks ago* (7 children)

It'll make their eyes square.

Edit: a phrase commonly used by parents to deter kids from watching too much tv, in Norway. Was it used in other countries too?

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  • [–] [S] 7 points 2 weeks ago (3 children)

    That's a funny way to put it. I've always heard (in the US) "it'll hurt your eyes" in more general terms.

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  • [–] 9 points 2 weeks ago (1 child)

    We were told sitting too close was bad for our eyes. Then they gave us all computers with crts to sit in front of.

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  • [–] 4 points 2 weeks ago

    That one was common in my household, too, and then I got an Amiga with a 13(?) inch crt and sat closer than ever before.

    My dad couldn't understand the appeal and I still remember him bursting into my room, while I was playing pinball dreams, saying something like "look at the lovely weather! You need to spend some time outdoors, too!"

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  • "You were doing that an hour ago."

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