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!"
9 Comments
espentan@lemmy.world · 19 pts · 5d
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?
The_Picard_Maneuver@lemmy.world · 7 pts · 5d
That's a funny way to put it. I've always heard (in the US) "it'll hurt your eyes" in more general terms.
nilloc@discuss.tchncs.de · 9 pts · 5d
We were told sitting too close was bad for our eyes. Then they gave us all computers with crts to sit in front of.
espentan@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 5d
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!"
HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 5d
You'll watch your eyes out
jakobmn@feddit.dk · 5 pts · 5d
We use that saying in Denmark as well.
Shyanae@lemmy.world · 6 pts · 5d
Same in Germany :)
A_norny_mousse@piefed.zip · 3 pts · 5d
Yes.
But it must be applied to ALL rectangular screens.
helpImTrappedOnline@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 5d
"You were doing that an hour ago."