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Cherskiy
Joined: 08 Dec 2006 Posts: 3701 Location: near Amble, Northumberland
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Posted: Mon Feb 26, 2007 9:17 pm Post subject: Now the BBC gets in on the 'Punch and Judy' act! |
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Seems the BBC is not above obtaining money from phone lines under false pretenses.....
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/6397099.stm
Mind you, the 'Get Me The Valium' quizzes could be construed as extortion - two completely and utterly obvious wrong answers, persuading Joe Public and 249,999 other hopeless cases that he'll win if he rings a number and pays £1.50 or whatever for the privilege of being told "sorry, you're not a winner". _________________ Author: “To the Ends of the Earth: A Snapshot of Aviation in North-Eastern Siberia, Summer 1992”
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gfloyd
Joined: 07 Dec 2006 Posts: 4861 Location: Here, There, Everywhere.
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Posted: Wed Feb 28, 2007 5:53 pm Post subject: |
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Next up is the X Factor for ripping people off. _________________ His name was ernie ........ and he drove the fastest milk cart in the west..... |
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