the accountant’s (bad) joke book

instant classic

get yours today. share it with friends. be the life of the party! (or not.)

have you heard the one about…

• the difference between introverted and extroverted accountants?
• what do you call an accountant without a spreadsheet?
• how many auditors does it take to change a light bulb?
• how many cost accountants does it take to change a light bulb?
• do you know the three kinds of accountants?
• why do accountants make great lovers?

the reviews are in!

• relevant and funny. well, most of them. there are a few groaners.
• was a fun read
• most are old jokes but good to see them all in 1 place
• i’d give it a 10 but that’s reserved for the 7 wonders of the world and those who walk on water
• most of them made me just groan but some were clever
• it’s good to laugh at ourselves once in a while…
• many will be useful to spice up presentations and amuse my spouse! thanks for sharing!
• i thought the jokes are pretty accurate, i’ve worked with accountants for 9 years now.
• most of the jokes i’ve heard before.
• i think i have heard some of the jokes before.
• funny stuff, some a little too corny
• didn’t like the dirty joke about husband and wife age 54.
• made me laugh all morning!
• not all jokes are funny, but then i am not an accountant.
• more good than really bad!
• some of the jokes i already knew but it’s great to have them all together in one file. my students love them!!
• pretty good…a few were very good! thanks
• some funny jokes in there, good job!
• some lame, others a good chuckle. our stereotype continues to flourish!!
• it certainly is for those in the business. the public would not care or understand.
• the “jokes” are really bad!
• i’m an accountant, but i do have a sense of humor
• it’s funny, just not side splitting funny
• it compiles many of the profession’s jokes and helped relieve tension and boost morale. who says the only creative accountants worked for enron and arthur anderson?
• many of the jokes caused just a smile, but 18 into 54 was very funny!
• a couple of good ones. most of them are old. heard it all before.
• i enjoyed most of them but there were a few groaners in there!
• it’s funny, and cpas need to laugh sometimes.
• i enjoy the humor and it is always interesting how accountants are perceived by the public.
• great to have for speaking engagements
• it was funnier then hell! i can’t believe you guys (and i’m guessing it’s more guys than girls) put in the joke about the 54 and 18 year old.
• most of the jokes were pretty funny, because they were true.
• nothing is perfect!
• very cute humor.
• some made me chuckle, some made me laugh out loud and all made me forward a copy to other accountants and to my family. thanks very much!
• most were pretty funny, only a few missed the mark
• some of the jokes are older than the hills eg the 2+2
• cute but not side splitting.
• it made me laugh.
• these were cute jokes to tell fellow cpas
• loved the pricewaterhousecoopers line.
• some good jokes, some not so good.
• the jokes are clean and just fun!
• some i’ve heard before, some were twists on other jokes i’ve heard, some were new.
• some of them are way too accurate!! :)
• the jokes are funny and entertaining. none of them made me ‘cringe’ for being in bad taste.
• i laughed at about 70% of the jokes or 69.95%.
• love that all the jokes are in one place, but some of them are really bad or take too much explanation!
• some pretty funny jokes, though some were very old.
• always a stress reducer to laugh at yourself or a group you’re associated with!
• many classics, but also some new ones.
• some jokes funny some old some bad
• it was funny, but some of the jokes were a little to dry for my sense of humor.
• brightened my day!
• got a real kick out of it. but some of them were just so bad, i couldn’t quite give it a 10. some of them are so on point it cracks me up i printed it out and my colleagues are enjoying it right now. we saw our boss in several of these!
• it was funny? i passed to my ph.d. in accounting candidate son and he thought it was great as well.
• good clean jokes that poke fun at us accountants.
• it made me chuckle out loud!
• i thought it was funny but as an accountant, i didn’t love it.
• can i send it to select clients for xmas? they agree with the most of the jokes. thanks!
• because us older accountants never die. we just lose our balance
• most of the jokes were terrible, but i had a ball reading them!
• i haven’t been able to read through the whole thing, but was entertained and thought that it was a good idea!
• i shared it with my staff and it helps ease some of the stress we are going through after one of our co-workers passed away.

cpe: not applicable. (are you kidding?)