Posted on 08/10/2009 9:52:25 AM PDT by NormsRevenge
LONDON (AFP) – Britons are so lazy that one in six cannot be bothered to change television channel if the remote control is not working, according to a study published on Monday.
More than half said they would take the lift rather than climb two flights of stairs to their workplace, while three quarters had too little energy for sex at the end of a long day.
An entire generation risks being blighted by idleness, warned Nuffield Health, a non-profit organisation which commissioned the poll.
"Ready-meals, remote controls and even Internet shopping are all contributing to a dangerously lazy and idle Britain," said Doctor Sarah Dauncey, its medical director.
"The nation has fallen into a vicious circle of laziness that we must put a stop to," she added.
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In the poll of more than 2,000 adults, 15 percent said that, if the television remote was broken, they would rather continue watching the same channel than getting up and switching to another programme.
Thirty-six percent said they would not run to catch a bus, 59 percent took the lift instead of walking up even two flights of stairs, and 52 percent of dog owners said they could not be bothered to walk their pet.
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Can you image having to pay for ABC/NBC/CBS.
I dont think even Obama will tax televsion. It is the true third rail.
maybe he won’t tax TV, but he CAN tax cable...
Ha-ha ha har (wheez) ha-ha! LOL! Pay for it? With them displaying Obama's likeness every few minutes! Ha-ha har har!
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