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From: Miles Maxted 
Date: Wed, 10 Dec 03 17:23:06 +0100
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Yet Another Facet of That Tax...

John Jones reports that "Based on intensive scientific 
investigation, I would like to report that flatulence is not 
caused by hydrogen sulfide and other molecular entities as 
previously believed.

In the course of my physics research, I have discovered that it is 
caused by a previously unknown sub-atomic particle: the farton.  
The farton, produced mainly in men, is composed of two even 
smaller particles: the beanon and the rawcabbageon.

I have also discovered the antifarton, produced mainly in women.  
The antifarton is also composed of two even smaller particles: the 
yuckon and the notaroundmeyouwonton.  When the farton and the 
antifarton collide, they do not annihilate each other like an 
electron and a positron, but the man does radiate pride.

Also discovered are the existence of the 
itwasntmyfartonyoujustheardon, produced mainly in women, and the 
ohyesitwason, produced mainly in men.

Other newly discovered subatomic particles are the:

capon -- a particle that has been surgically altered to reduce its 
propensity to interact with other subatomic particles.

futon -- a place where subatomic particles can rest.

moo-on -- a variant of the muon with bovine properties."

An open field for tax-gathering, in effect...

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