| Re: OT: articles on commercial television debut, 1939 [message #340416] |
Mon, 27 March 2017 12:02  |
scott
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Huge <Huge@nowhere.much.invalid> writes:
> On 2017-03-27, Scott Lurndal <scott@slp53.sl.home> wrote:
>> mausg@mail.com writes:
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> [25 lines snipped]
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>>> My present favourite program, "Cant pay, we will take it away" (about
>>> debt collectors), shows that the most primitive home have big TVs.
>>>
>>
>> Don't believe everything you see on reality tv.
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> Just glancing through suburban front windows in the UK will show that
> just about everybody has a giant TV. And the rows of satellite dishes
> show that they're happy to give The Dirty Digger £70/month.
>
Well, there's a rigorous (or rigourous) study, indeed. I stand
corrected.
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| Re: OT: articles on commercial television debut, 1939 [message #340426 is a reply to message #340416] |
Mon, 27 March 2017 13:28  |
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Originally posted by: Bob Eager
On Mon, 27 Mar 2017 16:02:45 +0000, Scott Lurndal wrote:
> Huge <Huge@nowhere.much.invalid> writes:
>> On 2017-03-27, Scott Lurndal <scott@slp53.sl.home> wrote:
>>> mausg@mail.com writes:
>>
>> [25 lines snipped]
>>
>>>> My present favourite program, "Cant pay, we will take it away" (about
>>>> debt collectors), shows that the most primitive home have big TVs.
>>>>
>>>>
>>> Don't believe everything you see on reality tv.
>>
>> Just glancing through suburban front windows in the UK will show that
>> just about everybody has a giant TV. And the rows of satellite dishes
>> show that they're happy to give The Dirty Digger £70/month.
>>
>>
> Well, there's a rigorous (or rigourous) study, indeed. I stand
> corrected.
I'm thinking of getting a satellite dish. But not so I can give Murdich
money (spit).
Freesat.
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| Re: OT: articles on commercial television debut, 1939 [message #340462 is a reply to message #340426] |
Mon, 27 March 2017 23:52 |
Peter Flass
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Bob Eager <news0006@eager.cx> wrote:
> On Mon, 27 Mar 2017 16:02:45 +0000, Scott Lurndal wrote:
>
>> Huge <Huge@nowhere.much.invalid> writes:
>>> On 2017-03-27, Scott Lurndal <scott@slp53.sl.home> wrote:
>>>> mausg@mail.com writes:
>>>
>>> [25 lines snipped]
>>>
>>>> > My present favourite program, "Cant pay, we will take it away" (about
>>>> > debt collectors), shows that the most primitive home have big TVs.
>>>> >
>>>> >
>>>> Don't believe everything you see on reality tv.
>>>
>>> Just glancing through suburban front windows in the UK will show that
>>> just about everybody has a giant TV. And the rows of satellite dishes
>>> show that they're happy to give The Dirty Digger £70/month.
>>>
>>>
>> Well, there's a rigorous (or rigourous) study, indeed. I stand
>> corrected.
>
> I'm thinking of getting a satellite dish. But not so I can give Murdich
> money (spit).
>
I considered it, but would still need something for internet. Actually, I
think it was the reverse, I called Verizon to see about FIOS and all they
offered here was an internet hookup plus a deal with Dish.
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Pete
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| Re: OT: articles on commercial television debut, 1939 [message #340570 is a reply to message #340462] |
Tue, 28 March 2017 18:39 |
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Originally posted by: J. Clarke
In article
<1000586759.512365182.152670.peter_flass-
yahoo.com@news.eternal-september.org>,
peter_flass@yahoo.com says...
>
> Bob Eager <news0006@eager.cx> wrote:
>> On Mon, 27 Mar 2017 16:02:45 +0000, Scott Lurndal wrote:
>>
>>> Huge <Huge@nowhere.much.invalid> writes:
>>>> On 2017-03-27, Scott Lurndal <scott@slp53.sl.home> wrote:
>>>> > mausg@mail.com writes:
>>>>
>>>> [25 lines snipped]
>>>>
>>>> >> My present favourite program, "Cant pay, we will take it away" (about
>>>> >> debt collectors), shows that the most primitive home have big TVs.
>>>> >>
>>>> >>
>>>> > Don't believe everything you see on reality tv.
>>>>
>>>> Just glancing through suburban front windows in the UK will show that
>>>> just about everybody has a giant TV. And the rows of satellite dishes
>>>> show that they're happy to give The Dirty Digger £70/month.
>>>>
>>>>
>>> Well, there's a rigorous (or rigourous) study, indeed. I stand
>>> corrected.
>>
>> I'm thinking of getting a satellite dish. But not so I can give Murdich
>> money (spit).
>>
>
> I considered it, but would still need something for internet. Actually, I
> think it was the reverse, I called Verizon to see about FIOS and all they
> offered here was an internet hookup plus a deal with Dish.
Dish offers satellite Internet you know.
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| Re: OT: articles on commercial television debut, 1939 [message #340615 is a reply to message #340570] |
Wed, 29 March 2017 15:53 |
Peter Flass
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J. Clarke <j.clarke.873638@gmail.com> wrote:
> In article
> <1000586759.512365182.152670.peter_flass-
> yahoo.com@news.eternal-september.org>,
> peter_flass@yahoo.com says...
>>
>> Bob Eager <news0006@eager.cx> wrote:
>>> On Mon, 27 Mar 2017 16:02:45 +0000, Scott Lurndal wrote:
>>>
>>>> Huge <Huge@nowhere.much.invalid> writes:
>>>> > On 2017-03-27, Scott Lurndal <scott@slp53.sl.home> wrote:
>>>> >> mausg@mail.com writes:
>>>> >
>>>> > [25 lines snipped]
>>>> >
>>>> >>> My present favourite program, "Cant pay, we will take it away" (about
>>>> >>> debt collectors), shows that the most primitive home have big TVs.
>>>> >>>
>>>> >>>
>>>> >> Don't believe everything you see on reality tv.
>>>> >
>>>> > Just glancing through suburban front windows in the UK will show that
>>>> > just about everybody has a giant TV. And the rows of satellite dishes
>>>> > show that they're happy to give The Dirty Digger £70/month.
>>>> >
>>>> >
>>>> Well, there's a rigorous (or rigourous) study, indeed. I stand
>>>> corrected.
>>>
>>> I'm thinking of getting a satellite dish. But not so I can give Murdich
>>> money (spit).
>>>
>>
>> I considered it, but would still need something for internet. Actually, I
>> think it was the reverse, I called Verizon to see about FIOS and all they
>> offered here was an internet hookup plus a deal with Dish.
>
> Dish offers satellite Internet you know.
>
>
>
No thanks, 5Mb cable is too slow, I don't need satellite delay.
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Pete
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