{"id":72525,"date":"2020-03-17t12:00:59","date_gmt":"2020-03-17t16:00:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/48e130086c.nxcli.net\/?p=72525"},"modified":"2020-03-17t12:08:14","modified_gmt":"2020-03-17t16:08:14","slug":"tax-season-funnies-gargoyles-in-the-irs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"\/\/www.g005e.com\/2020\/03\/17\/tax-season-funnies-gargoyles-in-the-irs\/","title":{"rendered":"tax season funnies: gargoyles in the irs?"},"content":{"rendered":"
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plus a couple of will rogers classics.
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as collected by robert e. mckenzie<\/em><\/div>\n
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each year i share a little tax humor during tax season …<\/div>\n
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\u201cwhen not on vacation (which is a lot of the time, fortunately for the republic), congress can be hazardous to our health.\u201d \u2013 mike causey, federal news radio, 4\/6\/17<\/u><\/u><\/div>\n
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more: <\/b>tax season funnies: the \u2018service\u2019 in irs<\/a> |\u00a0 more here…<\/a><\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n
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\u201cto err is human, but this you should learn. do not be human on your tax return.\u201d \u2013 tony anton<\/u><\/u><\/div>\n

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\u201calexander hamilton started the u.s. treasury with nothing and that was the closest our country has ever been to being even.\u201d \u2013 will rogers (fast forward to today: 2020 deficit projected at over $1 trillion.)<\/i><\/div>\n
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\u201cif you make any money, the government shoves you in the creek once a year with it in your pockets, and all that don\u2019t get wet you can keep.\u201d \u2013 will rogers<\/div>\n
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\u201clast night in his speech, president trump called for another complete overhaul of the tax code. he said he was shocked to find out that some millionaires in this country were still paying taxes.\u201d \u2013 unknown<\/u><\/u><\/div>\n
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\u201csince a presidential spokesperson believes in alternative truth, this year i am paying my taxes in alternative money.\u201d \u2013 unknown<\/u><\/u><\/div>\n
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\u201ci\u2019ve never visited the internal revenue service building in washington. i imagine the inside to be a labyrinth, adorned by gargoyles and lit torches. a steady drip of water echoes. steam rises from the damp floor. the walls are moist, jagged rocks. that would certainly explain a lot, especially if you\u2019ve ever tried to resolve a problem with the gatekeepers of the seventh circle. (and yes, i realize that writing something, with my name attached to it, about the irs places me in grave danger. if this turns out to be my last column, tell the world my story.)\u201d \u2013 lancaster online 4-15-17<\/div>\n
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a doctor and a lawyer in two cars collided on a country road. the lawyer, seeing that the doctor was a little shaken up, helped him from the car and offered him a drink from his hip flask. the doctor accepted and handed the flask back to the lawyer, who closed it and put it away.<\/div>\n
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\u201caren\u2019t you going to have a drink yourself?\u201d asked the doctor.<\/div>\n
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\u201csure, after the police leave,\u201d replied the attorney.<\/div>\n