2006-06-29 15:42:57 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Entertainment & Music ➔ Jokes & Riddles
because you have to set it somewhere.....
2006-06-29 16:15:20 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
I think its because it originally came with a picture tube (the TV of today) and an antenna which combined made the set, and the word set kind of carried over to today.
2006-06-29 22:46:58 · answer #2 · answered by Neilman 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because televesions used to be like a piece of furniture, often with shelves and drawers. It was more than just a television, it was a set of furniture around a television.
2006-06-29 22:46:18 · answer #3 · answered by alvin_tostig 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
In the old days it was a set of tubes
2006-06-29 22:45:25 · answer #4 · answered by eddie9551 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Actually, there are two parts to the TV receiver set: the video receiver, which is amplitude modulated, and the audio receiver, which is frequency modulated.
2006-06-29 22:46:57 · answer #5 · answered by auntiegrav 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The same reason they call it a pair of pants when you only get one.
2006-06-29 22:44:59 · answer #6 · answered by boker_magnum 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the same reason they call it a "pair" of pants or underwear
2006-06-29 22:45:39 · answer #7 · answered by scratchwhiplash 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
because i got +2 pts
2006-06-29 22:45:30 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
lol!! tele-vision? sets of 2lolz just a quess
2006-06-29 22:51:09 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
You can have my TV, then you'll have a set!
2006-06-29 22:48:26 · answer #10 · answered by Tommy 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋