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Same sex couple, married in San Francisco last month, goes through nasty divorce -
Bongo News ^ | March 17, 2004 | Mark Fisher

Posted on 03/18/2004 9:50:04 AM PST by UnklGene

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To: UnklGene
I got this, this moring via email. It is way too funny also!

Subject: San Fran City Hall scene

"Next."

"Good morning. We want to apply for a marriage license."

"Names?"

"Tim and Jim Jones."

"Jones? Are you related? I see a resemblance."

"Yes, we're brothers."

"Brothers? You can't get married."

"Why not? Aren't you giving marriage licenses to same gender couples?"

"Yes, thousands. But we haven't had any siblings. That's incest!"

"Incest?" No, we are not gay."

"Not gay? Then why do you want to get married?"

"For the financial benefits, of course. And we do love each other. Besides, we don't have any other prospects."

"But we're issuing marriage licenses to gay and lesbian couples who've been denied equal protection under the law. If you are not gay, you can get married to a woman."

"Wait a minute. A gay man has the same right to marry a woman as I have. But just because I'm straight doesn't mean I want to marry a woman. I want to marry Jim."

"And I want to marry Tim, Are you going to discriminate against us just because we are not gay?"

"All right, all right. I'll give you your license. Next."

"Hi. We are here to get married."

"Names?"

"John Smith, Jane James, Robert Green, and June Johnson."

"Who wants to marry whom?"

"We all want to marry each other."

"But there are four of you!"

"That's right. You see, we're all bisexual. I love Jane and Robert, Jane loves me and June, June loves Robert and Jane, and Robert loves June and me. All of us getting married together is the only way that we can express our sexual preferences in a marital relationship."

"But we've only been granting licenses to gay and lesbian couples."

"So you're discriminating against bisexuals!"

"No, it's just that, well, the traditional idea of marriage is that it's just for couples."

"Since when are you standing on tradition?" (there my children is the punch line)

"Well, I mean, you have to draw the line somewhere."

"Who says? There's no logical reason to limit marriage to couples. The more the better. Besides, we demand our rights! The mayor says the constitution guarantees equal protection under the law. Give us a marriage license!"

"All right, all right. Next."

"Hello, I'd like a marriage license."

"In what names?"

"David Deets."

"And the other person?"

"That's all. I want to marry myself."

"Marry yourself? What do you mean?"

"Well, my psychiatrist says I have a dual personality, so I want to marry the two together. Maybe I can file a joint income-tax return."

"That does it! I quit!! You people are making a mockery of marriage!!"

Just too funny!

21 posted on 03/18/2004 10:42:59 AM PST by RetiredArmy (We'll put a boot in your ass, it's the American Way! Toby Keith)
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To: Paleo Conservative
Lighten up, Paleo. This is SATIRE. On the other hand, Britney Spears' recent marriage was quite real and legal, and the court was quite willing to spend its time and the taxpayers' money on processing the little twits' annulment.
22 posted on 03/18/2004 10:55:28 AM PST by GovernmentShrinker
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To: RetiredArmy
"Well, I mean, you have to draw the line somewhere."

Aye, there's the rub...

23 posted on 03/18/2004 10:59:57 AM PST by MrB
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To: UnklGene
I wonder why the Onion was banned at FP ?
24 posted on 03/18/2004 11:00:31 AM PST by stylin19a (Is it vietnam yet ?)
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To: GovernmentShrinker
Lighten up, Paleo. This is SATIRE.

Sorry about that. I didn't follow the link to its source. We actually had a court case in Texas where a gay couple tried to get a civil union filed in Vermont dissolved in Texas. The court did take the case and was criticized, because Texas law does not recognize civil unions.

25 posted on 03/18/2004 11:03:19 AM PST by Paleo Conservative (Do not remove this tag under penalty of law.)
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To: stylin19a
The Onion asked FR not to post their material.
26 posted on 03/18/2004 11:03:20 AM PST by UnklGene
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