>>>>>>Warning: while not obscene, a few are rather crass (which makes them the best kind)
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>>>>>>http://www.ahajokes.com/north_carolina_jokes.html
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>>>>>On the subject of archaic or obsolete laws, in the UK, see this:
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>>>>>http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/7081038.stm
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>>>>>The mince pies law mentioned (re: Cromwell) refers to his puritanical rules which includes the eating of mince pies at Christmas. Ludicrous when for like 90-odd% people only eat them then (the shops are crammed with them). Mince pies being a rich fruit mix, not meat, of course.
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>>>>>Also cromwell made it illegal to go outside parish boundaries at Xmas. Time of year when most people do, besides summer vacation.
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>>>>>There are also laws re: the times of day when it's legal to beat carpets outdoors, when an ice cream van can sound its chimes, et al.
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>>>>Good to see you posting. Whussup? (King's English).
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>>>Hi. I'd forgotten, sorta. And kept thinking, there's a site I'm not visiting. Last few times there's been nowt of interest, not much going on, and no messages to/about me, so I couldn't see the point.
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>>>Still no job and not many prospects. Word of a VFP -> C~.NET job, 1.5 hrs commute away, but although agent says they're interested in my CV says also boss off sick so no movement. An agent phoned me yesterday c Mapbasic short contract but withheld his phone bno., didn't send me any job info, as discissed, and only got contractual bumff from the agency. Bizarre.
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>>Hang in there. Maybe it's time for a radical transformation. I think you would be a great teacher, for instance.
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>Thanks. I don't know where you got that impression from though. But I have taught IT to secretarial, industry and council students.

Secretariat? The horse?

You would be a good teacher. English.