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  1. luckyeddie
    That makes every purchase a tax then, which I disagree with. It's a fee, it is even called that, not a tax.
  2. luckyeddie
    It is neither compulsory (to watch TV) nor is it added to the cost of anything, it is a stand alone charge levied against a service which they have no investment or authority over, so by definition if is not a tax. I understand what it was 40 years ago, but now it is obsolete and just a cash cow. If people want to pay for the BBC and it stands on its own two feet, great. But it is acting like a monopoly in a competitive market and the only thing keeping it afloat is outdated laws. Just my opinion, which is why I don't have a license.
  3. luckyeddie
    This is not a tax, which I have no objection to paying. It is a licence fee charged to use other products the BBC have no investment in. It is closer to a protection racket than a tax. If they decided to become a streaming service and charge a monthly fee in a competitive market, they would be extinct in a decade, which shows they are not value for money.
  4. luckyeddie
    The con is the money goes to the BBC, who have nothing to do with most live TV. 50 years ago they basically owned TV, so if was fair, but now times have changed. Why should I pay BBC to watch ITV. I don't pay Tesco to shop at Morrisons.
  5. luckyeddie
    I stopped getting a TV license about 2 years ago. My main gripe is that you need one to watch live TV, like Sky Sports. That's just a con. Also, I just didn't watch anything on BBC except Only Connect, so £160 a year was just money down the drain.
  6. luckyeddie
    The orange Twirl is nice
  7. luckyeddie
    This. Most TV is just shit. That's why I don't have a TV license, I just watch streaming channels, catch up TV and YouTube.
  8. luckyeddie
    On the rise again. That's a phrase used to describe diseases, like syphilis is on the rise again
  9. luckyeddie
    On Undr the Cosh, ex Blues centre forward Mick Harford (seen as an old school hard footballer) was asked who was the physically toughest opponent he ever faced. He said Paul McGrath.
  10. luckyeddie
    I like this recognition for Doddie Weir and his charity work for MND
  11. luckyeddie
    Yeah, he looks like a 12 year old joyrider
  12. luckyeddie
    He wants to make the most of it when he is young, because if he ends up looking like his dad, he'll only be able to model balaclavas.
  13. luckyeddie
    Yeah, I thought he handled the situation well. Two penalties, neither of them close to being a foul denied them points. Refereeing and VAR, are killing the game. Human error is acceptable but taking five minutes to **** up is rediculous.
  14. luckyeddie
    Like Marvin in Pulp Fiction
  15. luckyeddie
    They never did about any of the IRA bombings, until Brighton. When they realised they were a target they started to do something.
  16. luckyeddie
    This, I don't think I have ever seen a British government with such a destructive divide and conquer attitude over the country, just to cover up how incompetent they are.
  17. luckyeddie
    He got it off Kim Jong Un
  18. luckyeddie
    This was definitely not CAMRA, just a local pub in an ex mining village. We could have hooked up the lager pipes to the urinals and nobody would have noticed.
  19. luckyeddie
    This. The bitter drinkers in the pub I worked in could tell uncleaned pipes a mile off. Also they would use the same glass all night, as it tasted better after a couple of pints.
  20. luckyeddie
    Sideboob says it's herself
  21. luckyeddie
    Couldn't find anywhere else to put this but Horsham have been reinstated to the FA Cup after Barnsley were kicked expelled for fielding an ineligible player https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/67486563
  22. luckyeddie
    Didn't Bournemouth get fined when they first got promoted to the Premier League?
  23. luckyeddie
    That's harsh
  24. luckyeddie
    Just finished Justified with Timothy Olyphant. Really good, with some great characters like his boss Art Mullen and the criminal Dickie Bennett.
  25. luckyeddie
    I wonder what percentage of his wages Newcastle will be paying. In theory they could loan him no fee and not pay any wages.
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