[3551] in Humor
HUMOR: From the Times...
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Sharalee M. Field)
Mon Oct 15 08:57:33 2001
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Date: Mon, 15 Oct 2001 08:46:11 -0400
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<tr><td width=400><font face="verdana" size=2>SATURDAY OCTOBER 13
2001</font><font face="verdana"></td></tr>
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<tr><th width=400><font face="times new roman" size=5><b>Ask a silly
question</b></font><font face="times new roman"></th></tr>
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<tr><td width=400><font face="times new roman" size=2 color="#800000">FROM
MR JOHN NAYLOR</font><font face="times new roman"></td></tr>
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<tr><td width=400><font face="times new roman">Sir, With my 65th birthday
imminent, the DSS sent me a form to fill to claim my retirement pension.
It ended with these two questions:<br>
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<tr><td width=400>Is your wife over 60? Yes/No.</td></tr>
<tr><td width=400>Is your wife under 60? Yes/No. <br>
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I am still grappling with the relevance of the second question. <br>
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Yours faithfully,</td></tr>
<tr><td width=400>J. NAYLOR,</td></tr>
<tr><td width=400>31 Exeforde Avenue,</td></tr>
<tr><td width=400>Ashford, Middlesex TW15 2EF.</td></tr>
<tr><td width=400>October 10.</td></tr>
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