# The R-Chip

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-r-chip/335630>\
**Category:** The BBQ Pit\
**Created:** [December 14, 2005, 8:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-r-chip/335630 "2005-12-14T20:06:28Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 1\
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**Author:** ![Guinastasia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guinastasia/32/5751_2.png) [@Guinastasia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guinastasia)\
**Post date:** [December 16, 2005, 3:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-r-chip/335630/21 "2005-12-16T03:09:36Z")

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> [@Psycho Pirate](#):
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> Some families are fed up that they get access to offensive (to them) programming with their cable subscription. It is the same thing as a family subscribing to “Better Homes and Gardens” and “Readers Digest”, and the subscription company bundling in “Maxim”. Sure, the family doesn’t have to watch the programming, but some families resent the fact that they are paying for these channels in the first place.

Are you fucking serious? Who the fuck is holding a gun to their heads and forcing them to subscribe to cable in the first place?

:dubious:  
You know, there’s this thing called a telephone, and you can actually call the cable company and CANCEL your subscription! Amazing, isn’t it?  
:rolleyes:

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