# free HBO

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-hbo/115671>\
**Category:** Great Debates\
**Created:** [June 24, 2002, 7:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-hbo/115671 "2002-06-24T07:20:47Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![jayjay](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jayjay/32/6765_2.png) [@jayjay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jayjay)\
**Post date:** [June 24, 2002, 7:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-hbo/115671/1 "2002-06-24T07:20:47Z")

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Whoa! I don’t even have to free it…it already escaped!

jayjay

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**Author:** ![GIGObuster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gigobuster/32/421_2.png) [@GIGObuster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GIGObuster)\
**Post date:** [June 24, 2002, 7:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-hbo/115671/2 "2002-06-24T07:45:23Z")

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Yes, this looks like another case of the dissapearing OP’s

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**Author:** ![aldiboronti](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/9fc348/32.png) [@aldiboronti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aldiboronti)\
**Post date:** [June 24, 2002, 8:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-hbo/115671/3 "2002-06-24T08:25:26Z")

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But did it fall or was it pushed?

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**Author:** ![tracer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tracer/32/20578_2.png) [@tracer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tracer)\
**Post date:** [June 24, 2002, 3:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-hbo/115671/4 "2002-06-24T15:37:01Z")

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Is this anything like “Free Tibet”?