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Tell me what it means (lemm.ee)

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[–] [email protected] 12 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

Not the person you asked, but it was very popular in the UK. You could get news, sport, programme times, recipes, reviews, games, holidays and all sorts. With no on demand TV it was often more interesting than what was currently being broadcast. It was also the basis for displaying subtitles over TV.