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Re: The "developed country problem" thread
« Reply #495 on: May 14, 2017, 07:31:45 AM »
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Re: The "developed country problem" thread
« Reply #496 on: May 14, 2017, 02:44:37 PM »
I want to buy a TV series but it is not available on Blu-ray. Why do they do this to me? :'(

  Is it at least available on DVD?  I don't have a Blu-ray player, so I must settle for DVDs.  :'(

DVDs have noticeably inferior quality. :'(
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Re: The "developed country problem" thread
« Reply #497 on: May 14, 2017, 03:12:42 PM »
I want to buy a TV series but it is not available on Blu-ray. Why do they do this to me? :'(

  Is it at least available on DVD?  I don't have a Blu-ray player, so I must settle for DVDs.  :'(

DVDs have noticeably inferior quality. :'(

  It's as if I'm living in my own little poverty-stricken subcountry, watching my inferior product.  :'(
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Re: The "developed country problem" thread
« Reply #498 on: May 14, 2017, 03:18:34 PM »
I want to buy a TV series but it is not available on Blu-ray. Why do they do this to me? :'(

  Is it at least available on DVD?  I don't have a Blu-ray player, so I must settle for DVDs.  :'(

DVDs have noticeably inferior quality. :'(

  It's as if I'm living in my own little poverty-stricken subcountry, watching my inferior product.  :'(

Be brave! We need to talk about this instead of suffering in silence!
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Re: The "developed country problem" thread
« Reply #499 on: May 14, 2017, 03:22:18 PM »
I want to buy a TV series but it is not available on Blu-ray. Why do they do this to me? :'(

  Is it at least available on DVD?  I don't have a Blu-ray player, so I must settle for DVDs.  :'(

DVDs have noticeably inferior quality. :'(

  It's as if I'm living in my own little poverty-stricken subcountry, watching my inferior product.  :'(

Be brave! We need to talk about this instead of suffering in silence!

  I could post about this on my Tumblr page ... if I had one.  :'(
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Re: The "developed country problem" thread
« Reply #500 on: May 14, 2017, 04:57:27 PM »
Hey you guys.  The PR and her friend are on the cutting edge of a new entertainment medium:  VCR tapes, but only Disney ones.  Yep, we have a giant CRT TV, a VCR player and most of the Disney classics.
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Re: The "developed country problem" thread
« Reply #501 on: May 14, 2017, 04:58:22 PM »
Hey you guys.  The PR and her friend are on the cutting edge of a new entertainment medium:  VCR tapes, but only Disney ones.  Yep, we have a giant CRT TV, a CD player and most of the Disney classics.

  Be kind, rewind ...  *sob*  :'(
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Re: The "developed country problem" thread
« Reply #502 on: May 14, 2017, 05:00:59 PM »
Hey you guys.  The PR and her friend are on the cutting edge of a new entertainment medium:  VCR tapes, but only Disney ones.  Yep, we have a giant CRT TV, a VCR player and most of the Disney classics.

  Be kind, rewind ...  *sob*  :'(

Edited original post and quote to change CD player to VCR player.
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Re: The "developed country problem" thread
« Reply #503 on: May 14, 2017, 05:03:19 PM »
Hey you guys.  The PR and her friend are on the cutting edge of a new entertainment medium:  VCR tapes, but only Disney ones.  Yep, we have a giant CRT TV, a VCR player and most of the Disney classics.

  Be kind, rewind ...  *sob*  :'(

Edited original post and quote to change CD player to VCR player.

  God bless you, Ma'am.  :'(  #roughingit  #hardtimesforusall  #thisisnotamerica
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Re: The "developed country problem" thread
« Reply #504 on: May 14, 2017, 11:54:07 PM »
VCR tapes? You might as well kill me now. :'(
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Re: The "developed country problem" thread
« Reply #505 on: July 22, 2017, 07:05:13 PM »
The redbox nearest my house has been defective for weeks, and I'm too lazy to find another one. :violin:
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Re: The "developed country problem" thread
« Reply #506 on: July 22, 2017, 09:52:18 PM »
The redbox nearest my house has been defective for weeks, and I'm too lazy to find another one. :violin:
Is that a post box?
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Re: The "developed country problem" thread
« Reply #507 on: July 22, 2017, 10:09:24 PM »
The redbox nearest my house has been defective for weeks, and I'm too lazy to find another one. :violin:
Is that a post box?

It's a vending machine for movie rentals.  :orly:
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Re: The "developed country problem" thread
« Reply #508 on: July 23, 2017, 05:09:30 AM »
The redbox nearest my house has been defective for weeks, and I'm too lazy to find another one. :violin:
Is that a post box?
It's a vending machine for movie rentals.  :orly:
Oh I have seen one once. Before the shopping centre that had it underwent major renovations.
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Re: The "developed country problem" thread
« Reply #509 on: July 23, 2017, 01:40:13 PM »
My remote control (or the little box that receives the signal) has a delay of about half a second. That's a little bit annoying when you're in a hurry to mute some sudden loud noises on the telly. For instance the start of a commercial break.

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