Only idiots call it the idiot box.

Heading to Staten Island for a worthy event this weekend, I had a conversation with my friend Andrea.

Me: I've never been to Staten Island before.
A: I have, once, but I don't really remember it.
Me: The only thing I remember about Staten Island is from that one episode of Sex and the City where Carrie judges the hot firemen contest there.
A: The only memory you have and it's not even yours?
Me: Well, I remember watching the episode.

Like any of your lives are more exciting than TV. Still, it would be nice to refer to actual, non-imaginary people in conversation once in awhile.