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<rss version="2.0" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:slash="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/slash/" xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/"><channel><title>Words, Puns, and Jokes</title><link>http://www.englishforums.com/English/WordsPunsAndJokes/Forum15.htm</link><description>"..where an utterly useless word is submitted on a regular basis.." - And now we've thrown in a pun and a joke..</description><dc:language>en</dc:language><generator>CSMOD (Build: 3191.21962)</generator><item><title>Re: Professional Joke</title><link>http://www.englishforums.com/English/ProfessionalJoke/gchcl/post.htm#513020</link><pubDate>Tue, 13 May 2008 05:12:40 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:513020</guid><dc:creator>ISU_152</dc:creator><slash:comments>0</slash:comments><comments>http://www.englishforums.com/English/ProfessionalJoke/gchcl/post.htm#513020</comments><wfw:commentRss>http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments15-513020.xml</wfw:commentRss><description>Thanks&lt;div style="clear:both;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description></item><item><title>Re: Professional Joke</title><link>http://www.englishforums.com/English/ProfessionalJoke/gcgqc/post.htm#512960</link><pubDate>Mon, 12 May 2008 22:03:33 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:512960</guid><dc:creator>Mister Micawber</dc:creator><slash:comments>1</slash:comments><comments>http://www.englishforums.com/English/ProfessionalJoke/gcgqc/post.htm#512960</comments><wfw:commentRss>http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments15-512960.xml</wfw:commentRss><description>.&lt;br /&gt;- Please help.&amp;nbsp; The tax officer wants to penalize us!&lt;br /&gt;-&amp;nbsp;What happened?&lt;br /&gt;-&amp;nbsp;We didn&amp;#39;t withhold tax for the wreath. Our employee died and the firm bought a wreath for his grave.&lt;br /&gt;-&amp;nbsp;And?&lt;br /&gt;-&amp;nbsp;The tax officer says we must withhold income tax for the wreath.&lt;br /&gt;-&amp;nbsp;How can dead men pay tax?&lt;br /&gt;-&amp;nbsp;He says it is a profit for his wife.&lt;br /&gt;- He says it was a present and there is no income tax in this situation.&lt;br /&gt;-&amp;nbsp;He says dead men can`t&amp;nbsp; receive presents.&lt;br /&gt;- He says it was a present for his wife.&lt;br /&gt;-&amp;nbsp;Thank you.&amp;nbsp; He withdraw the penalty.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;em&gt;(I don&amp;#39;t quite get it, but I have fixed the grammar.&lt;/em&gt;)&lt;div style="clear:both;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description></item><item><title>Professional Joke</title><link>http://www.englishforums.com/English/ProfessionalJoke/gcghg/post.htm</link><pubDate>Mon, 12 May 2008 13:27:14 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="true">946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:512811</guid><dc:creator>ISU_152</dc:creator><slash:comments>2</slash:comments><comments>http://www.englishforums.com/English/ProfessionalJoke/gcghg/post.htm</comments><wfw:commentRss>http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments15-512811.xml</wfw:commentRss><description>Hello . I try to translate one joke from my work &lt;br /&gt;Conversation with the client:&lt;br /&gt;- Please, help - tax officer want penalty to us!&lt;br /&gt;-&amp;nbsp;What happened?&lt;br /&gt;-&amp;nbsp;We donât keep tax from garland. Our employee was died and the firm bay a garland to his grave.&lt;br /&gt;-&amp;nbsp;And???&lt;br /&gt;-&amp;nbsp;Tax officer says â we must keep the income tax for the garland.&lt;br /&gt;-&amp;nbsp;How dead men can pay tax?&lt;br /&gt;-&amp;nbsp;He says â it is profit for his wife&lt;br /&gt;-&amp;nbsp;Say him â it was be present and no incoming tax in this situation&lt;br /&gt;-&amp;nbsp;He says â dead men can`t&amp;nbsp; take a present&lt;br /&gt;-&amp;nbsp;Say him â it was be present to his wife &lt;br /&gt;-&amp;nbsp;Thank you â he abandon&amp;nbsp; the penalty&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div style="clear:both;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description></item></channel></rss>