[BasketofPuppies]

One of the local television stations runs BBC World News on its main channel and France 24 (in English) on a digital subchannel, often in the same time slots.

By pitting these programs against one another, clearly this television station is asking its viewers, Do you prefer France, or Britain?

I do not approve of this. This television station is re-igniting the rivalry between the French and the British. I have read in my history books about what this rivalry made people do. I fear that it can only end in another war between these two nations.

Why must we be forced into taking sides? Is it impossible to love France and Britain equally?

[mattyb]

No.

[mattyb]

I mean yes.

[mattyb]

Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Peter]

Canada
then France
then Sweden
then Japan
then Guernsey
then England

[Maflynn]

maybe

[design219]

The French love themselves enough. They don't need anymore love.

[Doofy]

The BBC is crap.
France 24 rocks.

No contest.

[nonhuman]

The BBC's not totally crap. They still do make some excellent documentaries. Other than that, though, I really have very little interest in them (and am, of course, philosophically opposed to their very existence).

[Doofy]

Originally Posted by nonhuman 

The BBC's not totally crap. They still do make some excellent documentaries.

I'll give 'em props for Attenborough and the Top Gear boys. But that's it. The news is way too politically biased to be of any use.

[BasketofPuppies]

Doofy, does this mean that if it comes to war, you will commit treason and fight for France?

I would probably take their side too. If not for the French, the United States would still be British colonies under tyrannical rule.

Also, have you noticed that whenever France 24 carries a report from BBC News, it cuts off the end where the reporter tells us that the report came from BBC News?

[Eug]

P V R

Weird. If I type "PVR" above in all caps, it only capitalizes the first letter.

[Doofy]

Originally Posted by BasketofPuppies 

Doofy, does this mean that if it comes to war, you will commit treason and fight for France?

Depends. Are France invading us to foist higher taxation on us, or are they liberating us from the morons in Westminster?

Since I've declared myself to be my own sovereign, I can't commit treason. Unless I turn emo and cut myself, I suppose.

[Monique]

I do not know, I love both countries for different reasons.

[d4nth3m4n]

well, i already speak english and i watch a lot of top gear.

[olePigeon]

As long as the Beeb is makin' Doctor Who, it'll be Britain.

[voodoo]

Originally Posted by Doofy 

The BBC is crap.
France 24 rocks.

No contest.

Do they have hot french reporters? The BBC is trying, but it's a hit and miss. I don't have France 24 here unfortunately.

Originally Posted by nonhuman 

The BBC's not totally crap. They still do make some excellent documentaries. Other than that, though, I really have very little interest in them (and am, of course, philosophically opposed to their very existence).

Well look at it this way.. every time you don't watch the BBC it may not exist -- if I understand my quantum physics correctly.

[nonhuman]

Originally Posted by voodoo 

Well look at it this way.. every time you don't watch the BBC it may not exist -- if I understand my quantum physics correctly.

Now if you can just get David Attenborough to tell me that, I'll be sold.

[Doofy]

Originally Posted by voodoo 

Do they have hot french reporters?

No idea. I haven't got a TV, so only saw it at someone else's house for about an hour... ...and that hour was enough to convince me that it's the superior service.

OK, OK... ...so it took about 30 seconds to convince me, not an hour.

[BasketofPuppies]

Originally Posted by Doofy 

No idea. I haven't got a TV, so only saw it at someone else's house for about an hour... ...and that hour was enough to convince me that it's the superior service.

OK, OK... ...so it took about 30 seconds to convince me, not an hour.

France 24 English
France 24 French
France 24 Arabic

Click on the "LIVE FEED," "LA CHAINE EN DIRECT" or equivalent Arabic language link. (The Arabic version is in Arabic for only part of the day.)

And yes, there are French reporters, although France 24 does not have the resources to cover everything on its own, so it picks up many reports from AFP, BBC News and other services.

[Oisín]

IBMT™.

















(In Before Mélissa Theuriau)

[Doofy]

Originally Posted by BasketofPuppies 

France 24 English
France 24 French
France 24 Arabic

Click on the "LIVE FEED," "LA CHAINE EN DIRECT" or equivalent Arabic language link.

Weirdly enough, I can't actually do that without becoming eligible for a $2,000 fine and a criminal record. No TV licence, and watching a live (or almost live) feed from teh intarwebs requires one.

[analogika]

Originally Posted by Doofy 

Weirdly enough, I can't actually do that without becoming eligible for a $2,000 fine and a criminal record. No TV licence, and watching a live (or almost live) feed from teh intarwebs requires one.

Not if you're not watching BBC, though.

[Doofy]

Originally Posted by analogika 

Not if you're not watching BBC, though.

Here in Blighty, if you watch any TV broadcast live (or nearly live) from any station anywhere in the World transmitted via any means (including teh interwebs, mobile phone), you need a TV licence.

Point to France.

[BasketofPuppies]

Originally Posted by Tim Schafer, probably

At long last, the people of Europe are finally free. Free to play Psychonauts on their PCs. Okay, so they could play it on their PCs before, but now they can play it in the German, French, or British languages. I don't know what language they speak over there in Britannia, but judging by how long it took this version to come out, it must be an extremely complicated language. I see no reason why you couldn't play this version here in America, as long as you spoke German, French, or British. Maybe you should buy three copies, just to be sure.

http://shop.doublefine.com/index.asp...PROD&ProdID=70

[mattyb]

Originally Posted by Doofy 

Here in Blighty, if you watch any TV broadcast live (or nearly live) from any station anywhere in the World transmitted via any means (including teh interwebs, mobile phone), you need a TV licence.

Point to France.

I *think* that there might be the same requirement in France now. Put it this way, if you buy a TV in France you should pay in cash and give a false name and address, because the store will send details of your purchase to some government dept.

[design219]

We need an "America or Britain" post.

hehe

[Railroader]

Originally Posted by design219 

We need an "America or Canada" post.

hehe

ruined™.

[chichow]

what was the name of those french internet terminals? mittel?

[mattyb]

Minitel. Still going.

[TheWOAT]

"Britains worst teeth" has to be the best thing to come to television since MASH.

[voodoo]

Originally Posted by Oisín 

IBMT™.

















(In Before Mélissa Theuriau)

Oh she's sexy.. but she's not on France24, now is she?

[Oisín]

^ How would I know? I only know her as a meme.

(Slowest reaction evar!)

[voodoo]

Originally Posted by Oisín 

^ How would I know? I only know her as a meme.

(Slowest reaction evar!)

Granted it was slow, but each keystroke was meticulously entered, only after the post had been drafted by a select group of skilled writers, re-drafted and finally submitted to the foremost experts of the English language at the university to proof-read it.

After careful examination of the post and considering the pros and cons of posting it, for the general welfare of the world, I hit the submit button. The rest is history.

That's my excuse, and I'm sticking to it!