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ajthepoolman
Constraint Violating Yak Guru
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 Posted - 2005-12-31 : 23:47:37
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| I saw the strangest thing today. I went to the store and bought some Bounce fabric softener sheets. On the box is a contest to win a washing machine or something. I read through the contest rules and saw something that caught me totally off guard."Potential Canadian winners required to correctly answer an arithmetical skill-testing question."What the hell is up with that? You guys can't win a contest without doing some math? Why do they make you do this?Thanks for helping me get some sleep!AjHey, it compiles. |
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Arnold Fribble
Yak-finder General
1961 Posts |
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Kristen
Test
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Posted - 2006-01-01 : 07:01:44
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| ".. Getting the [arithmetical skill-testing] question wrong is also often not an obstacle to receiving the reward"Fantastic! |
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blindman
Master Smack Fu Yak Hacker
2365 Posts |
Posted - 2006-01-01 : 13:28:36
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| That's pretty funny.Thankfully, with today's abolishment of South Carolina's liquor mini-bottle law, the U.S. is now 100% free of ridiculous regulations. |
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Arnold Fribble
Yak-finder General
1961 Posts |
Posted - 2006-01-01 : 14:51:49
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the U.S. is now 100% free of ridiculous regulations.
Except the one that bans throwing snowballs in Topeka? |
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rockmoose
SQL Natt Alfen
3279 Posts |
Posted - 2006-01-01 : 16:01:10
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[url="http://www.legal-forms-kit.com/legal-jokes/dumb-laws.html"]quote:
Originally posted by blindman
That's pretty funny.Thankfully, with today's abolishment of South Carolina's liquor mini-bottle law, the U.S. is now 100% free of ridiculous regulations.
[/url]Quite funny! |
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spirit1
Cybernetic Yak Master
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Posted - 2006-01-01 : 16:24:30
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rocko, don't go to alaska then  especialy not in a plane  Go with the flow & have fun! Else fight the flow  |
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ajthepoolman
Constraint Violating Yak Guru
384 Posts |
Posted - 2006-01-01 : 19:47:05
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Originally posted by Arnold Fribble
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the U.S. is now 100% free of ridiculous regulations.
Except the one that bans throwing snowballs in Topeka?
Being from Topeka, I can tell you that the law is strictly enforced (when you throw them at police cruisers)Hey, it compiles. |
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blindman
Master Smack Fu Yak Hacker
2365 Posts |
Posted - 2006-01-03 : 09:42:29
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Originally posted by Arnold Fribble
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the U.S. is now 100% free of ridiculous regulations.
Except the one that bans throwing snowballs in Topeka?
Kansans should not be allowed to throw snowballs. Except possibly at members of their local school boards. |
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ajthepoolman
Constraint Violating Yak Guru
384 Posts |
Posted - 2006-01-03 : 09:53:52
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| Or SQL programmers.Hey, it compiles. |
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Kristen
Test
22859 Posts |
Posted - 2006-01-03 : 10:32:34
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| I had a sandball fight with the boatman when we stopped off at an "island" the size of a postage stamp the other week. Warmer than a snowball fight, granted, but just as unpleasant as snow down your collar when the sand gets down your trunks!Kristen |
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Michael Valentine Jones
Yak DBA Kernel (pronounced Colonel)
7020 Posts |
Posted - 2006-01-03 : 11:55:10
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Originally posted by blindman
That's pretty funny.Thankfully, with today's abolishment of South Carolina's liquor mini-bottle law, the U.S. is now 100% free of ridiculous regulations.
If there are any more ridiculous regulations in the US, we can follow the lead of our South Park neighbors and blame Canada.Should we blame the government?Or blame society?Or should we blame the images on TV?No, blame CanadaBlame CanadaWith all their beady little eyesAnd flappin heads so full of liesBlame CanadaBlame CanadaCODO ERGO SUM |
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mcrowley
Aged Yak Warrior
771 Posts |
Posted - 2006-01-03 : 13:53:22
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| http://www.dumblaws.com/laws/united-states/massachusetts/Well, we can't use bullets as currency, but we can bring rifles to church. As a matter of fact, it is a good idea to not leave that rifle behind on Sundays.... |
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A question for our Canadian friends