For those that don't read the BBC feed, I just have to share how badly this has warped my IM conversations:
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Italy approves pornography tax
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/4529574.stmItaly launches a 25% tax on hardcore pornography in an effort to raise revenue and meet EU budget deficit rules.
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So far, in even trying to discuss this news article, it just continues to fall into punny humor, so far including:
That's quite a stiff tax.
That's just nuts.
Now that I've possibly broken others, I can go back to unwinding after having made a small gift tonight. Hopefully, it'll dry out quickly enough that it can go into the post relatively quickly.