Having subtitles on, even though you can hear fine! Classic vs Dud

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I used to do this all the time, in large part so that I could watch tv after my bedtime (before I turned 8 or so and my mom just gave up on the whole bedtime concept.)

I suspect it was mainly because I loved reading so damn much after I figured out how to do it at a very, very young age, and felt that my time watching TV was lacking in that department.

― en i see kay (EstrangedNative), Thursday, 15 February 2007 16:16 (seventeen years ago) link

Growing up, subtitles were great for: TOTP
Very annoying for: quiz shows
-- Archel (slightlyfoxe...), February 15th, 2007.

this could not be farther from the truth! it's absolutely essential for those times when you don't know the answer and then someone decides to get ice or run the sink or something right as the contestant is answering!

― Goodtime Slim, Uncle Doobie, and the Great Frisco Freakout (bernard snowy), Thursday, 15 February 2007 16:38 (seventeen years ago) link

also: very helpful when watching spanish TV

― Goodtime Slim, Uncle Doobie, and the Great Frisco Freakout (bernard snowy), Thursday, 15 February 2007 16:39 (seventeen years ago) link

Classic! Do use it for most of the time I watch TV apart from maybe when watching sports.

Also used in opera (surtitles, I think its called) and again its even more useful here.

― xyzzzz__ (xyzzzz__), Thursday, 15 February 2007 17:13 (seventeen years ago) link

Now when I mute the TV for some reason, I'm always delighted to see the captions come up.

man i wish i had a tv that did that

― jw (ex machina), Thursday, 15 February 2007 17:18 (seventeen years ago) link

the subtitles on dazed and confused reveal alot of little dialogue pieces that are hard to hear.
Classic!

― mizzell (mizzell), Thursday, 15 February 2007 18:12 (seventeen years ago) link

I do this all the time. It helps keep me awake.

― Alex in SF (Alex in SF), Thursday, 15 February 2007 18:14 (seventeen years ago) link

OMG Other people do this too?!? Well, I have bad hearing so I miss things but still C

― RIYL Christiane F. (drowned in milk), Thursday, 15 February 2007 18:20 (seventeen years ago) link

i can't believe so many people do this! i've never even considered doing this in my life!

― a mediocre black-and-white cookie in a cellophane wrapper (hanks1ockli), Thursday, 15 February 2007 18:26 (seventeen years ago) link

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