On Fri, 08 Feb 2008 17:14:27 -0500, Dave Smith
> wrote:

> You kinda get the impression that if
>you donate money because of the promise of those shows they will start
>showing them, but that is the last you see of Monty Python until the next
>begathon. If they get a lot of pledges for things like Monty Python, why do
>they not run it as one of their regular programs. If they don't get enough
>positive response (pledges) for Monty Python, why do they keep using it in
>their pledge drives ?

They aren't stupid. They use a Monty Python marathon as bait to
attract pledges. If they ran MP more often, people (in your area)
wouldn't turn on PBS during a pledge drive.

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