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# Yay!
TJ: Just got off the phone with the BBC. The head honcho wasn't too impressed but the guy who runs the magazine (where the quiz was) thought it was ace and took my details. :)
(, Fri 27 Jan 2006, 16:46, archived)
# HOORAY!!!!!!
excellent! Build on this!
(, Fri 27 Jan 2006, 16:46, archived)
# Although the downside was
I had to promise not to do another BBC shop.

"We take a very dim view of this sort of thing."

"So dim you actually use the spoof on your own site???"
(, Fri 27 Jan 2006, 16:48, archived)
# you could always make them under a different name
(, Fri 27 Jan 2006, 16:49, archived)
# ^
(, Fri 27 Jan 2006, 16:52, archived)
# what????
you mean I'll have to do all your shopping?
(, Fri 27 Jan 2006, 16:49, archived)
# that's insane!
they use it but hate it.

You had your fingers crossed, right?
(, Fri 27 Jan 2006, 16:50, archived)
# I know
He admitted it was funny too, but said their policy is to always 'track down' the people behind such things. Which you, sir, might wish to be aware of.
(, Fri 27 Jan 2006, 16:53, archived)
# excellent
I look forward to being tracked.
(, Fri 27 Jan 2006, 16:54, archived)
# I was planning to put all mine
in an easy to find gallery tomorrow.
With my name and address on the bottom...

As Pachey said earlier, parody is a valid defence!
(, Fri 27 Jan 2006, 16:57, archived)
# I said that to the bloke at the BBC
He said the danger was in people thinking they're real, at which I expressed no small amount of surprise.
(, Fri 27 Jan 2006, 17:00, archived)
# So why do the show Dead Ringers on TV, for example?
I'm always confused by whether that's real!

Let's parody their arses until they bleed, or somesuch!
(, Fri 27 Jan 2006, 17:09, archived)
# Fuck them
we pay license we own copyright

Beeb fonts anyone?
(, Fri 27 Jan 2006, 17:11, archived)
# you don't need the fonts
but it's arial/helvetica/sans serif
(, Fri 27 Jan 2006, 17:13, archived)
# Cheers
Got them and will do summat moore amusing than this next time.
(, Fri 27 Jan 2006, 17:23, archived)
# Yay!
Good work
(, Fri 27 Jan 2006, 16:46, archived)
# oh no
if he got your details that means hes going to come round and nick your idea, then kill you before you can patent it!

fool!
(, Fri 27 Jan 2006, 16:48, archived)
# Fantabulous!
Congratumalations!
(, Fri 27 Jan 2006, 16:48, archived)
# thats so as they know
where to send the hitman around to...**

I'd lock my doors if i was you.

or move.









**may not be true


Edit:
jaysus H mindpissed again....
(, Fri 27 Jan 2006, 16:49, archived)
# s'wot I said!
(, Fri 27 Jan 2006, 16:51, archived)
# yes I know.... thats what mindpissed means...
.
(, Fri 27 Jan 2006, 16:52, archived)
# hey talking about piss
i drank 2 pints of piss the other night
(, Fri 27 Jan 2006, 16:54, archived)
# Yay!
Congrats hunny.
(, Fri 27 Jan 2006, 16:52, archived)
# Thanks
SugarSpun.
(, Fri 27 Jan 2006, 16:57, archived)