Mom , can we get cable TV or a satellite dish ?   It costs money , dear . What ’ s wrong with the regular television stations ?   The shows are dull and they ’ re too many advertisements .   Well , you already watch too much TV instead of doing your homework , anyway .   There ’ re educational stations too . I could learn while I watched TV .   Well , that ’ s true , but you ’ d probably only watch cartoons and action movies .   No I wouldn ’ t ... can ’ t we get cable ? Everybody has cable .   Well , if everybody jumped off a bridge , would you jump too ?   Mom ! ! ! Please . All my friends have had it for years .   Get new friends . 