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To: MrsNose who wrote (10271)	6/15/1999 9:30:00 AM
From: SIer formerly known as Joe B.	Respond to of 62549

Dairy Whip Tax-Deductible For Sex Workers Tuesday June 15 8:25 AM ET dailynews.yahoo.com WELLINGTON (Reuters) - Sex toys such as bubble bath and dairy whip are tax deductible for New Zealand prostitutes, The Evening Post reported on Tuesday. The newspaper dug a list of acceptable claims for sex workers out of 35,000 pages of documents filed by the Inland Revenue Department for a parliamentary inquiry into whether tax inspectors are too tough. Sex workers could also claim the cost of condoms, lubricants, gels, oils, tissues, lingerie, costumes and see-through garments against their income tax. ''Ordinary stockings are not tax deductible but patterned stockings used for work are,'' the Post reported in a front page expose. ''It is acceptable for sex workers to describe their occupation as contractor, consultant, commission agent or receptionist.'' New Zealand has strict tax secrecy laws which means that sex workers can remain onside with tax inspectors without risk of criminal prosecution for soliciting. ==================================================================== Tuesday June 15 8:24 AM ET Lover's Penile Implant Lands Woman In Hot Water NEW YORK (Reuters) - A married woman accused of billing her lover's $15,000 penile implant to her union's insurance by claiming he was her husband pleaded not guilty Monday to fraud and forgery charges. The plot unraveled when the woman's unsuspecting husband opened bills and correspondence from the hospital and the urologist, prosecutors said. Jeane Lewis, 43, and her boyfriend, Andre Dovilas, 44, a native of Haiti, who were released without bail in Manhattan Supreme Court, face up to seven years in prison if convicted. According to the criminal complaint, Lewis took her boyfriend to urologist Bruce Stone for injection therapy for penile dysfunction in July 1998, introducing him as her husband, Steve Lewis. Dovilas signed the assignment of benefits insurance form for eight visits, which Stone used to obtain payment. In December it became apparent that Viagra and the injection therapy were working too well because Dovilas' penis was perpetually erect. He then underwent a penile implant operation at Columbia Presbyterian Hospital. Steve Lewis notified officials that he did not know Stone and had never been treated by him for a penile dysfunction. He also tipped off his wife's union, Local 1199, which represents and insures health care workers, and the police. ===================================================================== Tuesday June 15 8:25 AM ET No Shooting Or Urinating In Public HELSINKI (Reuters) - Finland's interior ministry said Monday it planned to crack down on rowdy behavior associated with drunkenness, like shooting, urinating and throwing projectiles. Senior Inspector Pertti Luntiala told Reuters that although firing guns in public was already illegal, the ministry wanted legislation banning projectiles not included in gun control and hunting laws. ''This includes slingshots, blowpipes, air guns and perhaps crossbows,'' he said. The new law would also outlaw causing a disturbance by loitering near alcohol stores and stations and carrying items which could harm others, such as baseball bats. Finns drink less than Europeans on average but are said to be more prone to alcohol abuse and alcohol-related violence.

To: MrsNose who wrote (10271)	6/15/1999 11:53:00 AM
From: Fast Eddie	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 62549

I have been sharing items from this thread for weeks and thought it was time to contribute. I hope you all will want me to contribute again after this.......... Two guys who worked together were both laid off, so off they went to the unemployment office. Asked his occupation, the first guy said "Panty stitcher. I sew the elastic onto cotton panties." The clerk looked up panty stitcher. Finding it classed as unskilled labor; she gave him $300, a week's unemployment pay. The second guy was asked his occupation. "Diesel fitter" he replied. Since diesel fitters was a skilled job the clerk gave the second guy $600 a week. When the first guy found out he was furious. He stormed back in to find out why his friend and coworker was collecting double his pay. The clerk explained: panty stitchers were unskilled and diesel fitters were skilled labor. "What skill?" yelled the panty stitcher. "I sew the elastic on. He pulls on it and says, "Yep, diesel fitter." * * * * * * * * * * * * * *