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- From: gdb15@grebe.cl.cam.ac.uk (Guy Barry)
- Subject: Re: Telly Addicts
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- Date: Mon, 25 Jan 1993 14:59:59 GMT
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- In article <30742@castle.ed.ac.uk> eanv20@castle.ed.ac.uk (John Woods) writes:
- >>>According to a survey in this week's Radio Times, 15% of those
- >>>questioned wouldn't give up watching TV in exchange for a million
- >>>pounds.
- >>>
- >>>Sad, isn't it?
- >
- >>Not really. If they can't make balanced judgements, they are probably
- >>best left in front of the Square-Faced Nanny. Nicely drugged with
- >>Inspector Morse and Clio adverts.
- >
- >I find this reassuring. Whilst I might be persuaded to part from the
- >box for #1M, there are some other activities I wouldn't swap for the
- >aforementioned cash. Whatever you think about the taste of the 15%,
- >at least it means that (to some people at least) money isn't
- >everything.
-
- The report in the paper also mentions that two-thirds of those
- surveyed said they wouldn't give up TV for 10000 pounds (I'm not
- getting into the argument about how to write "pounds"!) and one-third
- wouldn't for 100000 pounds. Money may not be everything for these
- people, but it seems that TV is...
-
- (Of course, if someone offered me a similar sum of money to give
- up Radio 4 I might think rather more carefully...)
-
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