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RE: edit title: Dammit I love meat!!
February 17, 2010 at 8:43 am
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Weird! Thx 
In the UK that goes tax free too... I guess that's the same for you? With our charity we know the administration costs are amongst the lowest around. We also knew where the money went, which is of course also essential.
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RE: edit title: Dammit I love meat!!
February 17, 2010 at 9:05 am
Yeah, it's also said with the words "for dust you are
and to dust you will return." So the ashes symbolize that.
http://thedailybibleverse.blogspot.com/2...nd-to.html
I think it's mostly a Catholic thing, too. Though I could be wrong.
Btw, Fr0d0, I can get behind giving up a paycheck. THAT makes sense, you're actually giving something up to benefit others, instead of frivolously giving up soda or something, which serves no one.
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RE: edit title: Dammit I love meat!!
February 17, 2010 at 10:23 am
(February 16, 2010 at 10:39 pm)Eilonnwy Wrote: Although tomorrow will be a fun day at work since it's Ash Wednesday and most of my coworkers will have ash crosses on their head.
Ash Wednesday = Fun Day for me.
I get such a kick out of telling people "Excuse me, I don't know if you are aware, but you have some dirt on your forehead."
Oh the looks you get are hilarious.
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RE: edit title: Dammit I love meat!!
February 17, 2010 at 10:47 am
(February 17, 2010 at 8:43 am)fr0d0 Wrote: Weird! Thx
In the UK that goes tax free too... I guess that's the same for you? With our charity we know the administration costs are amongst the lowest around. We also knew where the money went, which is of course also essential.
I could put it on my tax return as a write-off but I never bothered to. It is not tax excempt, just a percentage I believe.
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RE: edit title: Dammit I love meat!!
February 17, 2010 at 1:30 pm
In the UK you fill in a form Leo and the charity gets the £1 before you pay tax on it... so they get more.
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RE: edit title: Dammit I love meat!!
February 17, 2010 at 1:32 pm
(February 17, 2010 at 1:30 pm)fr0d0 Wrote: In the UK you fill in a form Leo and the charity gets the £1 before you pay tax on it... so they get more.
Ah, that's an odd way of doing it. I think the charities if registered are tax exempt so they don't pay anything on what I donate. I'd have to look into that though.
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RE: edit title: Dammit I love meat!!
February 17, 2010 at 2:20 pm
(February 17, 2010 at 10:23 am)Dotard Wrote: (February 16, 2010 at 10:39 pm)Eilonnwy Wrote: Although tomorrow will be a fun day at work since it's Ash Wednesday and most of my coworkers will have ash crosses on their head.
Ash Wednesday = Fun Day for me.
I get such a kick out of telling people "Excuse me, I don't know if you are aware, but you have some dirt on your forehead."
Oh the looks you get are hilarious.
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RE: edit title: Dammit I love meat!!
February 17, 2010 at 2:28 pm
Oh my my my, what a beautiful picture you have painted for me dbp. In a way it is disturbing, and intriguing at the same time.
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RE: edit title: Dammit I love meat!!
February 17, 2010 at 2:32 pm
(February 17, 2010 at 2:28 pm)Amphora Wrote: Oh my my my, what a beautiful picture you have painted for me dbp. In a way it is disturbing, and intriguing at the same time.
How so?
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RE: edit title: Dammit I love meat!!
February 17, 2010 at 7:44 pm
(February 16, 2010 at 10:39 pm)Eilonnwy Wrote: Although tomorrow will be a fun day at work since it's Ash Wednesday and most of my coworkers will have ash crosses on their head.
i remember coming out f the school church with an ash cross on my head, at the time i thought, "why are you putting burnt stuff on my head?" i dont think any of us knew what it was for, most of us wiped it off when we got out
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