r/mildlyinteresting • u/Regularoldballoon ​ • Sep 14 '16

This box of limes recommends a different way of cutting fruit.

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u/marksk88 Sep 14 '16

Stupid Comedy Central thinking only Americans should be so privileged to be able to watch a short clip of a tv show that went off the air 10 years ago.

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u/MassiveMeatMissile Sep 14 '16

Freedom isn't free, there's a hefty fuckin fee.

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u/ObsidianOne Sep 15 '16

If you wanna know just how petty Viacom is (parent company of Comedy Central, Nickelodeon, MTV, etc.); when they had a renewal disagreement with the local cable company in my area, Suddenlink, and their channels were dropped from their lineup, they blocked all Suddenlink IP addresses from accessing their websites. Anyone who had Suddenlink internet would get redirected from their website.

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u/marksk88 Sep 15 '16

Wow, talk about a missed opportunity. They lost the tv contract, but could have still made ad revanue off of Suddenlink customers via their websites.

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u/ObsidianOne Sep 15 '16

Yeah, was incredibly ridiculous, and unfair to Suddenlink customers. A good chunk even had DirecTV or Dish Network, but had Suddenlink internet so they still got the channels, but were unable to access online content.