TV

[Adam L. Beberg]

In Honor of our fearless leader....

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It's a Male Envy Thing: TV Size Matters
Wed May 8, 7:46 AM ET

NEW ORLEANS (Reuters) - Does size matter to men? In more ways than one,
according to Federal Communications Commission (news - web sites) Chairman
Michael Powell.

The son of Secretary of State Colin Powell (news - web sites), speaking at
the annual cable industry convention, had cable executives roaring with
laughter on Tuesday by describing a new kind of male envy sweeping through
consumer electronics stores in America.

"When I go to Circuit City, nobody is over there staring at the 13-inch
black and white" televisions, Powell said at a breakfast of cable executives
attending the National Cable & Telecommunications Association annual
conference.

"They're all in the that little dark room with the big ones, and if they're
not buying it, they're wishing they could buy it," he said to chuckles.

"Every man in this room knows the TV envy thing. Sixty-two inches, huh?"
Powell said to laughter. Later, he confessed to reporters that the largest
television in his household was only 36 inches.