Jumping to conclusions
When I was 13 I came home from school after some exams and proceded to put the telly on to watch the A-Team, Manimal, Automan or any other crap (but great at the time) American TV. Actually, come to think of it, I think it might have been Murder She Wrote. A guilty pleasure of mine for over 20 years now!

Anyway, my mum comes in the room all serious faced and sits down next to me.
"Fuxtix [not my real name], I'd like to have a chat with you. A pretty serious chat."

I went all red faced and could see myself trying not to laugh as she explained all about the birds and the bees, men's wobbly bits, women's squishy bits and not to mention the messy bits.

I thought I would pre-empt this awkward conversation by informing her that I knew all about it, through a combination of mates, biology lessons and my sister (no, not like that)

She looked at me dead-pan and said "No, it's not that. It's about your father and I. We are seperating"

Woah, that was a kick in the teeth I hadn't forecast!!

It all worked out well as Mum and Dad were both happier away from each other, the house wasn't a shouting ground and I got 2 lots of presents at Christmasses and birthdays.

Thanks Mum, result.
(FUXTIX Not my words, Carol, Thu 11 Feb 2010, 16:20, 2 replies)

American TV of the early 80s was GREAT!
The A-Team
Airwolf
Knight Rider
Automan
Buck Rogers in the 25th Century
Streethawk
The Dukes of Hazzard
Street Hawk
T. J. Hooker

Nothing to do with me being born in 1973. Oh no.
(Vice Admiral Sir Charles Cockbrush KCB MBE DSO, who is finding it increasingly difficult to log into b3ta.com wants to duck your aunt and kick your puppy, Thu 11 Feb 2010, 16:48, closed)

Also born in 1973, but
only a handful of programs like this are still good today.
I caught an episode of Automan not so long ago and, even tho I loved it at the time, it was evidently as shit as shit can be. Worse than Noel's House Party.
(FUXTIX Not my words, Carol, Fri 12 Feb 2010, 9:33, closed)