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Angus G - Jun 14, 2003 6:38:35 am PDT #5010 of 9843
Roguish Laird

By the way, I think the thread title is fantastic

Ha! That makes a nice change. The last comment we got about this thread title was that it was offensive. Things got rather heated (Don't go there Angus...)

PLASMO! Howdy darlin'. Sorry I didn't make it to your website launch...was sick and on drugs and stuff. But on the topic of your website...I've just been to a party where I met someone who used to go clubbing at The Warehouse! As in The Warehouse! In Chicago! As in The 'House! As in house music! My reaction was similar to that of Billy Graham finding out that a social acquaintance had been at the Last Supper.

§ ita § - Jun 14, 2003 6:53:12 am PDT #5011 of 9843
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.

Please stop being sick, Angus.

Did that work?

How are you?

Angus G - Jun 14, 2003 7:23:13 am PDT #5012 of 9843
Roguish Laird

I'm actually feeling much better thanks ita...I must be, I just went to a party where I danced and stuff. Everyone told me I looked really well, although that could have been the artificial glow of steroids...

Angus G - Jun 14, 2003 7:29:07 am PDT #5013 of 9843
Roguish Laird

I'm also a bit drunk.

brenda m - Jun 14, 2003 7:30:55 am PDT #5014 of 9843
If you're going through hell/keep on going/don't slow down/keep your fear from showing/you might be gone/'fore the devil even knows you're there

Good for you, Angus.

moonlit - Jun 14, 2003 8:03:11 am PDT #5015 of 9843
"When the world's run by fools it's the duty of intelligence to disobey." Martin Firrell

insent Angus.

Frankenbuddha - Jun 14, 2003 8:48:13 am PDT #5016 of 9843
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"

There should be vampire puppies

Vampire beagle puppies. ijs

P.M. Marc - Jun 14, 2003 8:54:35 am PDT #5017 of 9843
So come, my friends, be not afraid/We are so lightly here/It is in love that we are made; In love we disappear

Yes. Angus feeling better is good.

Angus feeling better and slightly drunk? Wonderful.

You just have to keep those two states up, you see.

Noumenon - Jun 14, 2003 9:54:18 am PDT #5018 of 9843
No other candidate is asking the hard questions, like "Did geophysicists assassinate Jim Henson?" or "Why is there hydrogen in America's water supply?" --defective yeti

Nou, I am not strictly speaking a UK resident, but I do have a UK bank account and a Paypal account. Let me know if I can be of any help.

I guess I actually need a UK taxpayer, Fiona. I donate money to a UK NGO called WaterAid, and I wanted to take advantage of this tax rule:

On April 6th 2000 the Inland Revenue introduced a new tax scheme making it easier for charities to reclaim the tax on single and regular donations. This means we can reclaim the tax on any donations you make to WaterAid, increasing the value of your gift by a third at no extra cost to yourself.

I don't get a tax deduction for donating to an unAmerican charity. So I thought maybe I could channel my donation through someone in the UK and increase its value by €280. The PayPal account isn't necessary, I guess. I was just wanting to get a 1% discount by donating with my credit card, but it looks like the cross-border fees PayPal charges would eat up more than that.

So thanks, Fiona, but I guess I need someone who pays UK income tax for this scheme. What's this income tax thing anyway? I thought European countries all used a VAT.

Fiona - Jun 14, 2003 10:10:58 am PDT #5019 of 9843

OK, Nou, sorry I can't help.

What's this income tax thing anyway? I thought European countries all used a VAT.

Is this a joke or are you being serious? Sorry, just trying to be careful. If you're being serious... in Europe, we have all sort of lovely taxes. VAT (currently 16% in Germany), income tax, social insurance, etc. etc. I believe our tax burden is comparable to the US on the whole, though.

The last comment we got about this thread title was that it was offensive.

Angus, I think perhaps you're forgetting who it was that found it offensive....

Glad to hear you're feeling better and drunk!

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