I tried to forment a war against the BBC (Off-Topic)

by stabbim , Des Moines, IA, USA, Tuesday, December 10, 2013, 08:50 (4004 days ago) @ scarab

PS - for the non-brits - there is a British law that lets the BBC tax everybody who is capable of receiving or recording a broadcast television signal even if they don't actually watch the BBC. You just need to be theoretically capable of watching or recording their stuff. It's like the new York Times being able to tax all Americans who can read or have eyes that work.

Interesting. I watch a fair amount of UK TV and I do hear them mention the "license fee" occasionally. I always assumed everyone in the country paid it, but this sounds like they actually have to ask you whether you have a TV. Does anyone come around and check?

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Saw this on youtube - disturbing but, ultimately, funny - scarab, 2013-12-10, 06:42
- Really? - Grizzlei, 2013-12-10, 07:04
  - I tried to forment a war against the BBC - scarab, 2013-12-10, 07:44
    - I tried to forment a war against the BBC - MrPadraig08, 2013-12-10, 08:01
    - Totally forgot to mention at the time but I saw Dr Who in 3D - scarab, 2013-12-10, 08:37
      - The music! The tears! Stahp! - Chewbaccawakka, 2013-12-11, 17:15
    - I tried to forment a war against the BBC - stabbim, 2013-12-10, 08:50
      - I tried to forment a war against the BBC - scarab, 2013-12-10, 09:10
        
        I tried to forment a war against the BBC - Jillybean, 2013-12-14, 13:47
    - I tried to forment a war against the BBC - Zeouterlimits, 2013-12-10, 13:48
      - I tried to forment a war against the BBC - kidtsunami, 2013-12-11, 02:23
    - This is baffling to me. - kapowaz, 2013-12-10, 14:55
      - There was a time when I didn't watch any broadcast TV. - scarab, 2013-12-10, 22:58
        
        There was a time when I saw everyone else as quite mad. - scarab, 2013-12-10, 23:08
        
        There was a time when I didn't watch any broadcast TV. - kapowaz, 2013-12-11, 09:02
    - I tried to forment a war against the BBC - Quirel, 2013-12-10, 20:28
      - I'm glad I'm not the only one who thinks so. - scarab, 2013-12-10, 23:02
      - I tried to forment a war against the BBC - kapowaz, 2013-12-11, 09:10
        
        I tried to forment a war against the BBC - scarab, 2013-12-11, 11:03
        
        I tried to forment a war against the BBC - kapowaz, 2013-12-11, 13:05
- Saw this on youtube - disturbing but, ultimately, funny - MrPadraig08, 2013-12-10, 08:03
- Saw this on youtube - disturbing but, ultimately, funny - stabbim, 2013-12-10, 08:51
  - Saw this on youtube - disturbing but, ultimately, funny - scarab, 2013-12-10, 09:18
- This is why I read DBO - Kermit, 2013-12-11, 05:47
  - If u don't want to read off topic then don't read off topics - scarab, 2013-12-11, 06:36
    - If u don't want to read off topic then don't read off topics - Kermit, 2013-12-11, 07:17
      - Are you the post police? - scarab, 2013-12-11, 10:25
        
        Let's not have a row! :) - SonofMacPhisto, 2013-12-11, 10:28
        
        Let's not have a row! :) - Kermit, 2013-12-11, 12:21
        
        Let's not have a row! :) - SonofMacPhisto, 2013-12-11, 12:25
        
        Kerm is the law - MrPadraig08, 2013-12-11, 13:55
        
        Kerm is the law - Kermit, 2013-12-11, 14:38
        
        You won't fuck around no more - scarab, 2013-12-11, 14:40
        
        You won't fuck around no more - Kermit, 2013-12-11, 14:48
        
        And I found the man himself on youtube :-) - scarab, 2013-12-11, 14:58
        
        Man I can't wait for all the Breaking Ben Destiny montages - MrPadraig08, 2013-12-11, 21:06
        
        Heh... - bluerunner, 2013-12-11, 18:50
        
        You also missed out on the threesome. - scarab, 2013-12-11, 21:54

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