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Originally posted by NJoyZ
TV CAN NOT STAND FOR TELEVISION! TELEVISION IS ONE WORD, WHERE AS IN AN ACRONYM LIKE TV EACH LETTER MUST STAND FOR A SEPARATE WORD. SO TV MUST MEAN TEMPLE VISION.
HENCE: M.T.V. as Masonic Temple Vision
tele-
word-forming element meaning "far, far off," from Greek tele-, combining form of tele "far off, afar, at or to a distance," related to teleos (genitive telos)
vision (n.)
late 13c., "something seen in the imagination or in the supernatural," from Anglo-French visioun, Old French vision (12c.), from Latin visionem (nom. visio) "act of seeing, sight, thing seen," from pp. stem of videre "to see,"
television (n.)
1907, "the action of seeing by means of Hertzian waves or otherwise, what is existing or happening at a place concealed or distant from the observer's eyes" [OED]; in theoretical discussions about sending images by radio transmission, formed in English or borrowed from French télévision, from tele- + vision...
Television is the first truly democratic culture -- the first culture available to everyone and entirely governed by what the people want. The most terrifying thing is what people do want. [Clive Barnes, "New York Times," Dec. 30, 1969]
Meaning "a television set" is from 1955. Shortened form TV is from 1948.
Originally posted by NJoyZ
If these videos prove anything, it is that I am not the first person who's had this idea.edit on 1-2-2013 by NJoyZ because: (no reason given)
Check out this totally awesome related video I just found. it even has the picture I posted during the first few seconds:
If these videos prove anything, it is that I am not the first person who's had this idea.
ac·ro·nym /ˈakrəˌnim/
Noun: A word formed from the initial letters of other words.
Originally posted by KSigMason
reply to post by Leuan
The narrator makes another false claim when he says "the high grades of masonry, usually make sacrifices to the devil." That is false and I doubt he/she could back that claim up with actual fact.
Originally posted by Leuan
Why would the freemasons let their symbols be used on TV considering the content of mtv?
That would open them up to frivolous lawsuits, no?
Originally posted by NJoyZ
TV CAN NOT STAND FOR TELEVISION! TELEVISION IS ONE WORD, WHERE AS IN AN ACRONYM LIKE TV EACH LETTER MUST STAND FOR A SEPARATE WORD.
Originally posted by NJoyZ
What am I gonna do, watch 15 videos to find the best while the conversation moves on?
How old are you? 12? "Totally awesome"?
Originally posted by dianashay
The Canadian version of MTV is Much Music is it not??
I haven't watched that channel since it came out in the 80's.