Its nown been 5 years....

stevo86 · 27-10-2007 01:58PM #1

...since i last paid my tv licence. Ive now saved enough money to go on a small holiday with the missus. I indeed can live with the shame

MooseJam · 27-10-2007 02:00PM

o aren't you naughty

Ruu_Old · 27-10-2007 02:03PM

*takes away dinner plate from in front of stevo86*

ruskin · 27-10-2007 02:03PM

Good for you man, good for you. When you see the tripe RTE produce, do people ever stop and say "Wait a minute, what the hell am I paying this for?". You did, and I hope many more do. It always seems stupid to me in those tv licence ads, that people who dont pay their licence should be ashamed of themselves like some sort of monster. Get real RTE

Orange69 · 27-10-2007 02:03PM

Its a retarded tax tbh..

MooseJam · 27-10-2007 02:04PM

do they never come checking ?

daveirl · 27-10-2007 02:06PM

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stevo86 · 27-10-2007 02:06PM

Im sorry if i annoy other people, but i dont see the point in paying (correct me if im wrong) 150 euros a year on muck like fair city or your a star.

I live in an area where the houses have names, not numbers. So when i moved in a good few years back i took the name of the house down from the front wall. Sure i get calls from them now and again but its nothing more then intimidation.

Terry · 27-10-2007 02:11PM

Hi.
We here at boards.ie do not condone non payment of the tv licence.

Should you choose not to pay it, you should be aware that there are consequences.

Your IP adress has been logged as 127.0.0.1
Thank you.

pirelli · 27-10-2007 02:18PM

The TV inspectors were just around. I missed them due to the virtues of a friday night. It has been 7 years now without one and thats 1050 euro actually 1200 euro this january. I have only seen one call in all that time apart from todya. (not counting when I am not in)
With all the cash I might actually buy a television set.

Tha Gopher · 27-10-2007 02:19PM

Quit trying to frighten him, the only use the licence is is for the upkeep of the RTE news site and paying Dunphys wage.

Anyone remember these ads a while back that pretty much compared having a prior for non payment to being a child molester in terms of societal revulsion?

Dudess · 27-10-2007 02:22PM

Is your name stevo86 because that's the year you were born?

tallaght01 · 27-10-2007 02:22PM

I'd definitely condone non-payment. R they still making shows like the lyrics board. Should be paying us to watch that shoite.

Dave! · 27-10-2007 02:27PM

You're doing the devil's bidding, OP. For shame.

tallaght01 wrote: »

I'd definitely condone non-payment. R they still making shows like the lyrics board. Should be paying us to watch that shoite.

Hah, the Lyrics Board! Haven't seen that in ages! Bring it back!

Terry · 27-10-2007 03:02PM

DaveMcG wrote: »

You're doing the devil's bidding, OP. For shame.

Hah, the Lyrics Board! Haven't seen that in ages! Bring it back!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=29ykaKPjpAs

I dare anyone to sit through the entire clip.

AlmightyCushion · 27-10-2007 03:07PM

Terry wrote: »

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=29ykaKPjpAs

I dare anyone to sit through the entire clip.

I tried, I honestly tried but I didn't even last a minute.

toiletduck · 27-10-2007 03:16PM

OP that's ok, but I think it's a small price to pay for Fair City. I may stop paying the licence fee if they bring out dvd boxsets but until then...

Dudess · 27-10-2007 03:21PM

AlmightyCushion wrote: »

I tried, I honestly tried but I didn't even last a minute.

Yeah, me too. That was a very chilling experience

star-pants · 27-10-2007 03:28PM

Dudess wrote: »

Yeah, me too. That was a very chilling experience

sweet jebus I think I've gone deaf...

Lex_Diamonds · 27-10-2007 03:34PM

I salute all you heroes that don't pay your TV license fee. It is the most shameful tax that we Irish citizens are forced to pay (yes even worse than VRT).
RTE should be cut loose and forced to fend for themselves, that would wake up the Jabba the Hut types in Montrose and in my opinion would actually improve things at the station.
If TV3 can do it, so can they.

miju · 27-10-2007 03:40PM

Terry wrote: »

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=29ykaKPjpAs

I dare anyone to sit through the entire clip.

you evil , evil man you. i got about half way through it do i get a prize?

Dudess · 27-10-2007 03:46PM

Lex_Diamonds wrote: »

If TV3 can do it, so can they.

RTE and TV3 are two different types of broadcaster.
But yeah, Ireland is a laughing stock because its public service broadcaster relies on advertising revenue. That's the main issue I have with paying for a TV licence. Oh yeah, and RTE's sh*it. Almost forgot that one.

Pigman II · 27-10-2007 04:28PM

Dudess wrote: »

Is your name stevo86 because that's the year you were born?

86 is american slang to end or get rid of something. Perhaps the OP learnt this phrase whilst *stealing* some of the top quality US made television that is broadcast on RTE on a nightly basis?

OP I'm glad you can live with the shame. I for one could not. The mere idea of being broached on the subject at a dinner party or for some peroxide blonde 17-year-old temp at my place of work judging me behind my back has me running to the post office to relieve my burden of guilt.

Dudess · 27-10-2007 04:30PM

Those ads make me lol. It's great the way they depict non licence payers as being on a par with paedophiles.

johnnyrotten · 27-10-2007 04:31PM

Sponger

Stephen · 27-10-2007 04:32PM

Bizarrely, the lyrics board is one of RTE's top-earning exports. Some foreign TV networks (can't remember which countries) pay them lots of money to use the format in their own poxy programmes.

A public service broadcaster with advertising is a ****ing joke alright.

stevo86 · 27-10-2007 04:33PM

johnnyrotten wrote: »

Sponger

Im no sponger, i pay 50 euro a month for sky

metaoblivia · 27-10-2007 04:35PM

Terry wrote: »

I dare anyone to sit through the entire clip.

I sat through that entire clip and now I'm not sure I ever want to go back to Ireland

27-10-2007 04:36PM

Terry wrote: »

I dare anyone to sit through the entire clip.

38 seconds.

eringobragh · 27-10-2007 04:37PM

Terry wrote: »

Your IP adress has been logged as 127.0.0.1
Thank you.

Thats the local loopback address for diagnostic purposes

thats not a real Ip address

Anyhow, fair play to ye stevo.

Dudess · 27-10-2007 04:39PM

Stephen wrote: »

Bizarrely, the lyrics board is one of RTE's top-earning exports. Some foreign TV networks (can't remember which countries) pay them lots of money to use the format in their own poxy programmes.

Yeah, it was dreamed up by that guy Andy Ruane (used to be on 2FM and Network 2 in the late eighties/early nineties). Then he set up his own production company and made a flippin' fortune by selling the Lyrics Board format all over the world.

Its nown been 5 years....

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