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   Message 22,252 of 23,408   
   Chom Noamsky to Neil   
   Re: Canadian small business story   
   20 Oct 11 17:21:58   
   
   XPost: can.politics   
   From: beaver@stew.tasty   
      
   On 10/20/2011 3:02 PM, Neil wrote:   
   > On 20/10/2011 5:29 PM, Chom Noamsky wrote:   
   >> Revenue Canada showed up to audit a small business.   
   >>   
   >> "We're particularly interested in seeing your payroll", said Revenue   
   >> Canada.   
   >>   
   >> "Well, I have two guys on payroll", the owner replied.   
   >>   
   >> "What compensation do they get?" asked Revenue Canada.   
   >>   
   >> "The one guy gets $1200/week and has dental and health insurance. He   
   >> works 7.5 hour days, 4 days a week," said the owner.   
   >>   
   >> "How about the other guy?" asked Revenue Canada.   
   >>   
   >> "The other guy is a bit of a retard. He's only paid a bottle of whiskey   
   >> and $100/month. For that he works 16 hour days and even occasionally   
   >> sleeps with my wife."   
   >>   
   >> "That guy! That's the guy we want to talk to!" said Revenue Canada.   
   >>   
   >> "That would be me," the owner replied.   
   >   
   >   
   >   
   > How shallow and stupid And I can see the vacant grin on the idiot as he   
   > exclaims to himself:   
   > " I created something"   
   > What a lack of self dignity!   
      
   Humour is only funny when you can relate to it somehow... obviously Neil   
   can't relate.   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
    * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)   

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