ANST - Pun Taxes - (was: Lame Humor?)
Alan J. Boertjens
a-boertjens1 at ti.com
Fri Jun 5 15:43:59 PDT 1998
Aren't pun-T-ax a type of car?
~Johan
Frank D. Jurgens wrote:
>
> Greetings to all and Sundry Punsters
>
> I feel the need to inform you, should you venture to the Barony of Loch
> Soilleir, that I have instituted Pun Taxes. Proceeds of which will enhance
> the general revenue of Loch Soilleir (taxes to be collected as some event
> to be determined). The current levy is one quarter of a dollar per pun.
> This may be increased at the Baron's discretion if the pun is REALLY bad.
>
> In a previous message, Aquilanne execssively punned the following:
>
> > OK. I've been reading this chain of mail, and it would seem it is time
> for
> > someone else to sallet in and take the helm. Of torse, I wouldn't
> normally
> > be so presumtious as to dis-mantle such a punnish forray, but perhaps we
> > should make a tasset agreement to harness this power for good. If,
> however,
> > this should in-cuisse, vambrace yourself because I'd feel obliged to
> throw
> > down the gauntlet. You may ask, with a nasal whine, 'why throw out the
> baby
> > with the bascinet?' Well, I ain't poleyn your leg, should this wave of
> > silliness crest, be prepared to be pommelled, 'cause armet just go sark
> > raving mad!
>
> Using this as an example it would have cost the punster at least four
> dollars, had the punning occured in Loch Soilleir (within my hearing; If I
> don't hear it, I don't tax it).
>
> Warmest Regards
>
> Leofric
> Baron of Loch Soilleir
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