I've got Food in my belly and a license for my telly

[shropshire 0]

....... And nothing's going to bring me down

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Chivalry is not dead; it only sleeps for want of work to do. - Jerome K Jerome

[futuredivot 0]

Aren't you aware of the forums rule concerning rhyming subject lines. I'll go back and look but I think you can only drink PBR for the remainder of the calendar year.

You are only as strong as the prey you devour

[airtwardo 7]

...you can only drink PBR for the remainder of the calendar year.

Unless you successfully petition the Governor for a pardon.

~ If you choke a Smurf, what color does it turn? ~

[Gene03 0]

What is this PBR you speak of? Pig Barn Runoff?

“The only fool bigger than the person who knows it all is the person who argues with him.

Stanislaw Jerzy Lec quotes (Polish writer, poet and satirist 1906-1966)

[JohnMitchell 16]

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What is this PBR you speak of? Pig Barn Runoff?

Very close, Pabst Blue Ribbon, a very . . . economical brand of beer in the U.S. It's a big hit in the punk rock/alternative scene around here, when you want a good cheap drunk. Some of our favorite bars have $1 PBR nights.

[kkeenan 14]

I've always wondered, how much does it cost for a license to own a television in the UK ? Do you have to have a license for each one in your home ? Do the authorities really use detectors to seek out un-licensed sets ? I think that half of the U. S. would break down in riots at the mere mention of that concept here.

Kevin K.

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Dude, you are so awesome...
Can I be on your ash jump ?

[JackC 0]

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I've always wondered, how much does it cost for a license to own a television in the UK ? Do you have to have a license for each one in your home ? Do the authorities really use detectors to seek out un-licensed sets ? I think that half of the U. S. would break down in riots at the mere mention of that concept here.

£142.50
No, one license per household
No, they have a list of addresses for houses without licenses. The detector van thing was mostly a ploy to frighten people into paying. A few of the vans that they did have, contained some crude DF kit that never worked, the rest contained an army of clipboard wielding beurocrats with the afore mentioned list. Like most government initiatives, it's 99.9% bullshit.

[MikeJD 0]

You don't need a licence to own a TV set, only to watch it. Just renewed mine. Yeah, it's £142.50, and worth every penny. Bwaahhahhhhaaahaa!

There are concessions, though - I think if you can prove you're both blind and deaf then they discount it by 50p or something. And if you have a black and white set then it's £48. I wonder when was the last time they sold a black and white licence!

Don't know why we ever believed that stuff about detector vans everywhere - they would have been prohibitively expensive, surely. I think their assumption now is that it's so unusual for someone not to have a TV that any unlicensed address is suspect. That about sums up the 'Big Brother' tone of their advertising!