My Mum And The UN Thing Phone Discussion

by Englishman 7 Replies latest jw friends

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  Englishman

  Me: "I see that you have been getting some adverse press about the UN."

  Mum: "It doesn't surprise me, the UN hate us!"

  Me: "No, let me explain, the Society are registered with the UN as an NGO and are bound to uphold the principals of the UN."

  Mum: "Well of course, we are a charity and we have to be registered somewhere, duh!" (I could picture the slowly shaking head)

  Me: "Yes, but its a disgusting whotsit with a scarlet dragon sat astride a purple whore..."

  Mum. "Its a good thing we are a charity! France wont recognise the society as one. They are levying them at 60% on all literature. So the London bethel is printing all the French publications to avoid the tax! The World hates us!"

  Me: "Love you Mum, Bye."

  Ah well.

  Englishman.

  Nostalgia isn't what it used to be....
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  Commie Chris

  This is no doubt what many Dubs believe, but registration as an NGO with the U.N. has nothing whatsoever to do with taxes or tax exemptions for registered charities. The U.N. does not levy taxes. Taxes are levied by national, state and local governments and each country has its own tax laws and its own rules for registering charities and exempting them from taxation. In fact, in many countries non-profit organizations which are essentially "political" in nature are disqualified from tax exemption. Many of the organizations which are registered as NGOs would thus be disqualified from tax exemptions for which they would otherwise qualify because they are engaged in political lobbying.

  In Canada, for example, there are thousands of registered charities which are tax exempt. Few, if any, are registered as NGOs.
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  Englishman

  I take your point. What I was trying to demonstrate was just how gullible dubs can be, especially when they are concerned that all is not well.

  Just like children they need constant reassurance from an authority / parental figure that everything is OK, a "We'll take care of it" or , worse: "Now don't you worry your pretty little head about a thing, Sweetie Pie".

  Englishman.

  Nostalgia isn't what it used to be....
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  ozziepost

  AAAAGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHHH!

  I just got the same reaction!

  You're soooo right, Eman.

  "There's none so blind as those who will not see."

  Cheers,
  Ozzie

  "It's better to light a candle than to curse the darkness."
  Anonymous
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  OUTLAW

  Nice try ENGLISHMAN,at least your heart`s in the right place.
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  Englishman

  Reminds me of an old Shelley Berman airliner sketch:

  Passenger: "Miss, miss, the engine is on fire!"

  Stewardess: "Coffee, tea or milk?"

  Passenger: "The wing is a sheet of flame! We're doomed, doomed!"

  Stewardess: "How about a Martini then?"

  Englishman.

  Nostalgia isn't what it used to be....
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  Tina

  ((((((9eguy)))))))))
  If my mum talked to me,it would have went the same as yours.....luv,T

  (in best police voice)
  You have the right to remain stupid. Anthing you write can and will be ignored.
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  Eyebrow

  Kind of reminds you of the Twilight Zone episode that had William Shatner (and in a later version John Lithgow) seeing a gremlin on the plane's wing, and no one else seeing it.

  OOOOOO.....spooky!