Greg Sachs, 47, was apparently waiting for repeats of Matlock to start when his viewing was halted by an emotive, 2-minute commercial for the charity group Catholic Charities USA, who allegedly made repeated calls for Mr. Sachs to part with 'just two dollars a month' throughout the duration of the appeal.
"I wasn't about to sit back and let this terrible injustice carry on any longer," he said. "I mean there's something horribly wrong with this country when taxpaying citizens cannot just unwind after a hard day at the office without being forced to watch some guilt-trip of an ad. Needless to say, I immediately flicked over to ESPN."
At approximately 6:15 p.m. Mr Sachs allegedly switched back to WGN to catch the tail end of a "much nicer commercial" about the all new Mazda CX-7, before spending the next 15 minutes mindlessly devouring a collection of "really awesome police chases."
Meanwhile, Mr. Sachs says the experience has inspired him to volunteer on behalf of others who secretly feel some sense of frustration when exposed to the type of ad in question: "Every time I boycott appeals against poverty, breast cancer or child abuse, I like to think I am helping to create a better life for other unfortunate, stressed-out and self-absorbed TV addicts across the country. If everybody just did their little bit everyday, we might eventually be able to do something about unjust cruelty, widespread disease and Third World hunger showing up on our television sets."
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