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It's a trap!

(Score:4, Insightful)

by Realistic_Dragon (655151) on Wednesday December 20 2006, @12:49PM (#

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(http://www.realistic-dragon.co.uk/)

I don't have a TV license. I regularly get threatening letters from the

collections agency asking me to turn myself in for my heinous crime.

They got so bad at one point that I actually wrote to them refusing to partake

in any further correspondence until they sent me a civil letter. They wrote

back - with a threat about how large the fine will be when they haul me in.

The fun part? I don't have a television. But I'm not telling them that until

they ask politely. Yes, it's probably stupid and it's certainly obstinate but I

refuse to be intimidated.

Now, of course, with them making a move like this I actually feel like I might

want* to give them money. It's a pretty cool thing to do and I'm proud of the

BBC for being forward looking and generally a great service. So that's what

this is all about folks. They are just trying to shame me into paying up. The

worked out what my buttons were and pushed them. As soon as I hand over the

cash, the whole thing will go away. It's a freaking trap I tell you.

Fortunately for all of you I'm holding out for them to switch to ogg for their

radio streams before I buy a TV license. You should be safe to enjoy this

content for another couple of decades. My present to all of you! /tinfoilhat