You're a television set - made of metal, controlled by a remote.
In the 1950's and 1960's, television conquered the world. Television sets increased from 200,000 to 3 million from 1940 to the 1970s. By the mid 1960's, Western Europe could count 80,000 sets, while 92% of U.S. homes were equipped with at least one television.
Powerfully symbolized by Armstrong's 1969 walk on the moon (which reached 723 million viewers in fifty countries), the literal colonizing of space took place simultaneously with the colonizing of the earth via videoculture. Terms such as "cultural colonialism" and "electronic imperialism" were used to describe the ubiquity and speed with which television spread around the globe. - Critiquing the Sitcom: A Reader.
Here's some Who am I? riddles for you to try (from LearningEnglishcool.blogspot.com):
- I was wrapped in white and buried in my tomb a long time ago. Now, I wait in the dark with my golden treasures all around. Outside the sand piles high over top my tomb. Who am I?
- I am a monster that has been on a diet. There is no fat on me! Or muscle either! You might say that I am all skin and bones --without the skin. I rattle when I walk. And my teeth chatter when I talk. Who am I?
- I come from far, far away. Most people think I am green and hideous. But really I am not so bad. I am just looking for a few Earthlings to put in my zoo back on my home planet. Who am I?
- Welcome! Have a seat. Dinner will be served shortly. Sorry we don't have any garlic bread. I can't stand it. What am I drinking you ask? Don't worry..it's..um..grape juice. Now just relax while I look at your neck. Who am I?
- I walk through walls as I please. Sometimes you can see me and sometimes you can't. I moan and I groan. I rattle chains. You find me in old houses, graveyards, and castles. Who am I?
- Most of the time, you would never guess I was a monster because I look just like you. But once a month, I let my hair down and howl at the moon. But beware! If I bite you will become like me. Who am I?
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