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Posted: 11/20/2012 3:43:54 AM EDT
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I guess the slave state mentality works both ways. Good for the few free men left in Brittan!
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Posted: 11/20/2012 3:49:07 AM EDT
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"ya scummy little git"
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Posted: 11/20/2012 4:11:12 AM EDT
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Quoted: "ya scummy little git" Fucking awesome. Any idea why the fourth dude said "we haf nuttin te dew wit your pedophile"? |
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Posted: 11/20/2012 4:18:15 AM EDT
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What a fucking horrible place to live...
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Posted: 11/20/2012 4:21:17 AM EDT
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I liked the guy at the 5:00 mark.
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Posted: 11/20/2012 4:24:00 AM EDT
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one of my first experiences when i was in the UK was helping my girlfriend renew the TV license. i almost shit. |
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Posted: 11/20/2012 4:36:35 AM EDT
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A couple questions.
Are these people coming to the door con artists just trying to scope they place out for a robbery later on? Is that why they don't want to show their ID? Any UK members here want to talk about this BS? How did the TV licensing come about? |
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Posted: 11/20/2012 4:37:32 AM EDT
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A couple questions. Are these people coming to the door con artists just trying to scope they place out for a robbery later on? Is that why they don't want to show their ID? Any UK members here want to talk about this BS? How did the TV licensing come about? Big government, bro... |
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Posted: 11/20/2012 4:37:41 AM EDT
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"ya scummy little git" Fucking awesome. Any idea why the fourth dude said "we haf nuttin te dew wit your pedophile"? BBC bigwig Jimmy Savile (knighted by the Queen, no less) was quite the kiddie diddler. All this came out after he died. The BBC is being sued, the guy's charities are under fire, and the government is conducting all kinds of investigations. It's quite the scandal over there. |
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Posted: 11/20/2012 4:39:31 AM EDT
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In Britain, TV viewers must pay for an annual license just to watch broadcast TV!! Wikipedia link: British TV licensing This video is about how to deal with the TV licensign "goons" when they come to your door! Liveleak video 1:40 "I'm not allowed to be recorded." Government officials NOT ALLOWED to be recorded? WTF?? Who do they think they are? American police? 
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Posted: 11/20/2012 4:50:36 AM EDT
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What a fucking horrible place to live... Yeah, it must be awful 
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Posted: 11/20/2012 4:53:15 AM EDT
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A couple questions. Are these people coming to the door con artists just trying to scope they place out for a robbery later on? Is that why they don't want to show their ID? Any UK members here want to talk about this BS? How did the TV licensing come about? you were supposed to buy an annual license for you TV, and originally for radios as well. it funds the BBC. I don't know what the compliance rate is, I never bothered getting one all the years I lived there. I had the "telly detector van" people come knock on my door one saturday morning and I just told them to fuck off. that was it, never heard from them again. |
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Posted: 11/20/2012 5:00:15 AM EDT
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What a fucking horrible place to live... Yeah, it must be awful Screw the arfcom GD mentality. I love the isles. Beautiful land. Probably wouldn't live in the cities. But then again I can't stand American cities either. |
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Posted: 11/20/2012 5:03:35 AM EDT
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What a fucking horrible place to live... Yeah, it must be awful I've been there. It is. |
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Posted: 11/20/2012 5:05:23 AM EDT
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What a fucking horrible place to live... We're ten years behind them... 
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Posted: 11/20/2012 5:06:14 AM EDT
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"ya scummy little git" Fucking awesome. Any idea why the fourth dude said "we haf nuttin te dew wit your pedophile"? BBC bigwig Jimmy Savile (knighted by the Queen, no less) was quite the kiddie diddler. All this came out after he died. The BBC is being sued, the guy's charities are under fire, and the government is conducting all kinds of investigations. It's quite the scandal over there. And isn't one of the guys involved coming to run the NYT or something? |
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Posted: 11/20/2012 5:13:02 AM EDT
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A couple questions. Are these people coming to the door con artists just trying to scope they place out for a robbery later on? Is that why they don't want to show their ID? Any UK members here want to talk about this BS? How did the TV licensing come about? you were supposed to buy an annual license for you TV, and originally for radios as well. it funds the BBC. I don't know what the compliance rate is, I never bothered getting one all the years I lived there. I had the "telly detector van" people come knock on my door one saturday morning and I just told them to fuck off. that was it, never heard from them again. There's a lot to be said for telling the .gov's hired goons to get stuffed. It's funny to watch how other countries operate. The TV license is worth a few giggles, but the goons say they're with the Telly licensing "Company", so it looks like they're like the contractors we hire to do background investigations. Pseudo govt. I think if I lived in GB I'd get a Go Pro and wear it around my neck all the time.
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Posted: 11/20/2012 5:16:44 AM EDT
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What a fucking horrible place to live... Yeah, it must be awful I've been there. It is. especially the food bangers and mash, bubble and squeek, spotted Dick, toad in the hole, black peas, haggis, and CURRY in 487 varities CHEF
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Posted: 11/20/2012 5:21:32 AM EDT
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Quoted: A couple questions. Are these people coming to the door con artists just trying to scope they place out for a robbery later on? Is that why they don't want to show their ID? Any UK members here want to talk about this BS? How did the TV licensing come about? The only thing you need to know about that video is "rule two" in the first few seconds - this is Freeman (Uk equivalent of Sovereign Citizen) bollocks. Every household that uses equipment to receive a broadcast signal (loose summary of the rules) is required to have a TV licence; this is used to fund the BBC among other things. Yep, our money is paying for your TopGear viewing pleasure An address that used to have a licence but no longer does will often be visited by someone just to see if the house can be taken off the records - ie they geniunely don't use public broadcasts - or advise the person that a licence is required.It is the responsibility of the homeowner and if the TVLA wanted to, they could build a good case without ever talking to you. Refusing to answer any questions has zero impact on that ability. All the person in the video is doing is being an arse for the sake of it. Edited to add:I'm guessing they're advised just to leave if someone sticks a camera in their face, probably to avoid having long protracted arguments being posted on youtube with dickwads proclaiming legal victory. |
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Posted: 11/20/2012 5:22:04 AM EDT
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I feel like we just had one of these TV licensing threads. So if you don't have the license how careful do you have to be about watching it? I mean do the enforcement people peek in windows?
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Posted: 11/20/2012 5:24:42 AM EDT
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Quoted: I feel like we just had one of these TV licensing threads. So if you don't have the license how careful do you have to be about watching it? I mean do the enforcement people peek in windows? I have a tv but no cable. i just play video games and watch dvds. How would they know the difference? Shit I stream television shows from netflix and huluplus as well, how would they know? ***edit*** Oh, and a sincere thanks for TopGear. I love that show |
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Posted: 11/20/2012 5:24:45 AM EDT
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its like a cross to a vampire....
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Posted: 11/20/2012 5:25:57 AM EDT
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What a fucking horrible place to live... Yeah, it must be awful I've been there. It is. especially the food bangers and mash, bubble and squeek, spotted Dick, toad in the hole, black peas, haggis, and CURRY in 487 varities CHEF The food was surprisingly good in my opinion. I really enjoyed the meat pies and local fish and chips. |
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Posted: 11/20/2012 5:26:06 AM EDT
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In Britain, TV viewers must pay for an annual license just to watch broadcast TV!! WTF?!?!  |
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Posted: 11/20/2012 5:27:58 AM EDT
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We'll be like that in ten years. If it weren't for my love of handguns and suppressers, I'd happily move to England. I've been there a bunch of times. My interest in being in the military started from being a kid and seeing all the Kensington and Buckingham Palace guards.
I like the English people a lot. 
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Posted: 11/20/2012 5:34:14 AM EDT
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They pay a tv license but I understand they don't have commercials to pay for programing like we do here. I would rather pay a fee than have commercials.
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Posted: 11/20/2012 5:34:26 AM EDT
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Quoted: Quoted: I feel like we just had one of these TV licensing threads. So if you don't have the license how careful do you have to be about watching it? I mean do the enforcement people peek in windows? I have a tv but no cable. i just play video games and watch dvds. How would they know the difference? Shit I stream television shows from netflix and huluplus as well, how would they know? ***edit*** Oh, and a sincere thanks for TopGear. I love that show If you just play games and watch DVD then you wouldn't need a licence, but they would probably ask to view the unit to confirm there was no aerial plugged in or hanging close by. You can refuse, which is what the people in the video are doing, but it won't really help your case if they investigate further. Plenty of people use TVs for just that purpose. |
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Posted: 11/20/2012 5:42:42 AM EDT
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They pay a tv license but I understand they don't have commercials to pay for programing like we do here. I would rather pay a fee than have commercials. I've heard about a DVR fee, or something like that. You should check it out.
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Posted: 11/20/2012 5:43:22 AM EDT
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Quoted: fixed that.In Britain, TV viewers must pay for an annual license just to watch live broadcast TV!! WTF?!?! if you use a tv to watch delayed (iplayer , youtube) or recorded shows no license is needed the same with playing games or DVDs so it's not a TV license , it's a live broadcast license. and yes it is fuck the BBC |
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Posted: 11/20/2012 5:45:51 AM EDT
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They should have a London TV Party and chuck a shipment of tv's off a bridge into the River Thames.
And what the hell is implied right of access? It must be awful to be a subject. |
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Posted: 11/20/2012 5:47:33 AM EDT
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Quoted: The food was surprisingly good in my opinion. I really enjoyed the meat pies and local fish and chips. You're alright by me, mate.  |
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Posted: 11/20/2012 5:48:33 AM EDT
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Posted: 11/20/2012 5:53:05 AM EDT
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How much does it cost? The wife unit and I are looking at picking England as our next duty station.
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Posted: 11/20/2012 6:08:00 AM EDT
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How much does it cost? The wife unit and I are looking at picking England as our next duty station. £145.50 I have my renewal sitting in front of me |
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Posted: 11/20/2012 6:12:27 AM EDT
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Quoted: Quoted: What a fucking horrible place to live... We're ten years behind them... They've has the TV license fee for 66 years. |
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Posted: 11/20/2012 6:13:00 AM EDT
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Those assholes better pay up. It keeps Top Gear on the air. If these fee avoiding shitbirds result in my beloved Top Gear going off the air, I will fly over there myself and start another God damned revolution.
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Posted: 11/20/2012 6:13:30 AM EDT
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Quoted: burn that fucker and stick it to the man Quoted: How much does it cost? The wife unit and I are looking at picking England as our next duty station. £145.50 I have my renewal sitting in front of me  or just pay it and move on with your life  |
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Posted: 11/20/2012 6:17:51 AM EDT
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in a past life, we were doing a project in England. A couple that was on the project rented a house and bought a TV.
The TV police showed up and much hilarity ensued. It started with them being convinced it was a prank we were pulling on them, and went downhill from there. In the end it was all sorted out, they paid a modest fine and all was forgiven. The best line in the whole exchange was: "We ordered a washer and dryer - will somebody be round to fine us for that too?". Followed by something to the effect of: "That's silly, people would stop washing if we did that..." |
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Posted: 11/20/2012 6:17:55 AM EDT
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I feel like we just had one of these TV licensing threads. So if you don't have the license how careful do you have to be about watching it? I mean do the enforcement people peek in windows? I have a tv but no cable. i just play video games and watch dvds. How would they know the difference? Shit I stream television shows from netflix and huluplus as well, how would they know? ***edit*** Oh, and a sincere thanks for TopGear. I love that show
If you just play games and watch DVD then you wouldn't need a licence, but they would probably ask to view the unit to confirm there was no aerial plugged in or hanging close by. You can refuse, which is what the people in the video are doing, but it won't really help your case if they investigate further. Plenty of people use TVs for just that purpose. What role does advertisement play in paying for TV? Why are there additional fees? |
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Posted: 11/20/2012 6:22:28 AM EDT
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How much does it cost? The wife unit and I are looking at picking England as our next duty station. £145.50 I have my renewal sitting in front of me I'd forgo the telly at that price. Heck, I stopped watching years ago anyway. Books are beddah. |
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Posted: 11/20/2012 6:23:42 AM EDT
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They pay a tv license but I understand they don't have commercials to pay for programing like we do here. I would rather pay a fee than have commercials. If I remember correctly when cable first started in the 70's that was the whole idea. Obviously didn't last long, now we get to pay to watch commercials for 20 minutes every hour. 
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Posted: 11/20/2012 6:28:45 AM EDT
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They pay a tv license but I understand they don't have commercials to pay for programing like we do here. I would rather pay a fee than have commercials. in a heartbeat |
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Posted: 11/20/2012 6:32:10 AM EDT
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We pay Charter roughly 600 bucks a year for unadulterated crap.
If my wife ever runs off with the circus my first call will be to her for free tickets when they're in town. Then I'll take my wire cutters and amputate the cable at the pole. Quoted:
They pay a tv license but I understand they don't have commercials to pay for programing like we do here. I would rather pay a fee than have commercials. It gets worse. How about paying 49.95 a month to watch (theoretically speaking) a 30 minute informercial trying to sell you some gimcrack?
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Posted: 11/20/2012 6:34:59 AM EDT
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We pay Charter roughly 600 bucks a year for unadulterated crap. If my wife ever runs off with the circus my first call will be to her for free tickets when they're in town. Then I'll take my wire cutters and amputate the cable at the pole. With a $15 antenna you should be able to pick up about a dozen channels or more. |
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Posted: 11/20/2012 6:35:33 AM EDT
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That's interesting coming from the country that is notorious for Pirate Radio
Also, the Brits use of classic funk in their music is something we Americans can learn from... Speed |
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Posted: 11/20/2012 6:35:52 AM EDT
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We pay Charter roughly 600 bucks a year for unadulterated crap. If my wife ever runs off with the circus my first call will be to her for free tickets when they're in town. Then I'll take my wire cutters and amputate the cable at the pole. With a &15 antenna you should be able to pick up about a dozen channels or more. Noted! 
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Posted: 11/20/2012 6:37:21 AM EDT
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To be fair, the only people you see trying to get in to the UK are welfare seekers (many that the French put on the tunnel with a one-way ticket), those seeking to hasten the critical mass for Sharia, Poles (Europe's Mexicans?), the occasional uber-wealthy pop star, or a few thousand Saudi's who like drinking and fucking while their wives go shoplifting in Harrods. Those of us lucky enough to escape.... have, or are still trying (although America is not what she once was, that's for sure). That said, I do miss (in no particular order): Architecture, Curry, Ronnie Scotts, decent pubs, Fish & Chips, Public Transportation, and Manor Kebabs in Ruislip (Pronounced rice-lip for those wondering). Laugh all you want about me ending up in OR...  |
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Posted: 11/20/2012 6:40:29 AM EDT
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Quoted: Quoted: They pay a tv license but I understand they don't have commercials to pay for programing like we do here. I would rather pay a fee than have commercials. in a heartbeat thats only the BBC the rest still have adds |
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Posted: 11/20/2012 6:47:32 AM EDT
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They pay a tv license but I understand they don't have commercials to pay for programing like we do here. I would rather pay a fee than have commercials. in a heartbeat thats only the BBC the rest still have adds So they can pound their agenda down your blow hole non stop...scummy little gits
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Posted: 11/20/2012 6:52:16 AM EDT
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Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: They pay a tv license but I understand they don't have commercials to pay for programing like we do here. I would rather pay a fee than have commercials. in a heartbeat thats only the BBC the rest still have adds So they can pound their agenda down your blow hole non stop...scummy little gits i like the guy in the vid who shut the garden gate when the house had no fence |
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