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Me, TV and Percocets

By Bill Simmons
Page 2

Tuesday, November 30, 2004

The bad news: Two days before Thanksgiving, I threw out my back again. The good news: Any time this happens, I always end up watching a ton of TV. I don't care how old you get, how many bills are piling up, how many responsibilities you have ... nothing beats a guilt-free TV marathon. Back in the '80s, when I would feign Bueller-like illnesses so Mom would keep me home from school, we only had like 20 channels. Now there's like 500; and over the course of six days, I probably watched most of ...

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