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- From: eugene@wilbur.nas.nasa.gov (Eugene N. Miya)
- Subject: Re: Utah
- References: <1jnnkqINNar1@life.ai.mit.edu> <1993Jan22.061245.1912@nas.nasa.gov> <1jpdkrINNduq@life.ai.mit.edu>
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- Date: Tue, 26 Jan 93 01:31:20 GMT
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- In article <1jpdkrINNduq@life.ai.mit.edu> klaus@wheat-chex.ai.mit.edu
- (Klaus B. Biggers) writes:
- >They have proposed a 100% tax on condoms to
- >help subsidize the school lunch program. Much more profitable.
- >Also known as "sin-tax".
-
- Wunderful, wunderful. I recall a boss who went thru mid-life crisis
- and became a ski bum (with 3rd wife). He moved to Park City, and he
- characterized as a place where so much semen (pre-AIDS) got transfered
- every evening. That was Dave alright. Worked at the UofU in the late 70s.
-
- How does the Church Lady say it? Something about Satan?
-
- >Just like the beer... Don't let anyone
- >tell you that you can't get "strong" beer in Utah. You can...
- >it just costs a bit more... okay... I lied... a *LOT* more.
- >And guess where the money goes......
-
- ZCMI?
-
- >A law is actually being proposed in the legislature that would limit
- >tax deductions to 6 kids. It would save the state 2 billion dollars.
- >Just think how many pumps that would buy for the Great Salt Lake.
- >Anyone wanna bet on whether that'll pass or not?? oops.. I take that
- >back... can't bet in this state... but maybe we could play bingo?
-
- Oh, I think the LDS deserves to bring back bigamy.
-
- >And the sales tax on food, and paramutaual betting, and commiting
- >financial support to the abortion bill, and revision of the liquor laws,
- >and censorship of cable TV, and equalization of county school monies,
- >and.......
- >Separation of church and state in Utah is about two blocks.
-
- Marvelous place for skiing, simply marvelous.
-
- --eugene miya, NASA Ames Research Center, eugene@orville.nas.nasa.gov
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- A Ref: Mathematics and Plausible Reasoning, vol. 1, G. Polya
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