Crocodile injured by fall of 264 pound accountant

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Crocodile injured by fall of 264 pound accountant

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Performing circus crocodile injured on bus trip in Russia by fall of 264-pound woman accountant:

http://taxprof.typepad.com/taxprof_blog ... ured-.html

Boy, over there in Russia, they need some sort of government regulation to cover this sort of thing.

Otherwise, it's almost inevitable that it will happen again.

:whistle:

Umm.... this report comes to us from tax law professor Paul Caron at Pepperdine University. I'm thinking that the link to U.S. federal tax issues is pretty tenuous.....
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Re: Crocodile injured by fall of 264 pound accountant

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Here's another report.

http://www.themoscowtimes.com/article/500515.html

Hey, next time, fasten your seat belt, lady......
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Re: Crocodile injured by fall of 264 pound accountant

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Circus crocodile could have been a tax protestor who refused the privilege of being recognized as a person for tax reasons.
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Re: Crocodile injured by fall of 264 pound accountant

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A fall upon a crocodile,
I think, could hurt for quite a while.
For, if the faller’s very heavy,
Pain -- upon the croc -- would levy!
If they’re ridin’ on a bus
The accident could cause a fuss.
You’d think there’d be a regulation
To prevent this consternation.
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Re: Crocodile injured by fall of 264 pound accountant

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One can only hope that this unfortunate incident does not spawn another endless series of tasteless "Russian circus performing crocodile is crushed on bus by fall of 264-pound woman accountant" jokes on the late night TV shows, of which I know we've all grown so tired over the years.......

:)
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Did you hear the one about the time a crocodile, a 264-pound Russian accountant and Famspear walked into a bar?
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The Observer wrote:Did you hear the one about the time a crocodile, a 264-pound Russian accountant and Famspear walked into a bar?
Or the joke about the Catholic crocodile, the Jewish 264-pound Russian accountant, and the Methodist Famspear, all in small row boat in the middle of the Atlantic?

No, I haven't heard either of those jokes.......

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Re: Crocodile injured by fall of 264 pound accountant

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Finally, Famspear staggered back into the bar and said "Now, where's that 264-pound Russian woman accountant I'm supposed to wrestle?"


No, I won't explain it. If you don't know the original joke, ask a friend.
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That's cruelty and prejudicial to crocodilians that is, and if Famspear bursts out into limerick or rhyme that's even worse cruelty to people's and I'm holding you personally responsible.
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AndyK wrote:...
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Finally, Famspear staggered back into the bar and said "Now, where's that 264-pound Russian woman accountant I'm supposed to wrestle?"


No, I won't explain it. If you don't know the original joke, ask a friend.
AndyK is hereby awarded twenty Quatloos to be paid forthwith by Famspear.

At least I think so. :?
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Time for the Famspear Challenge! It's up to Famspear to complete the last line of this topical limerick:

There was once a poet named Famspear
who, regarding limericks, had no fear.
One day he posted, with a smile,
A story about a flattened crocodile,
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Re: Crocodile injured by fall of 264 pound accountant

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The Observer wrote:Time for the Famspear Challenge! It's up to Famspear to complete the last line of this topical limerick:

There was once a poet named Famspear
who, regarding limericks, had no fear.
One day he posted, with a smile,
A story about a flattened crocodile,
--------------------------------------------
So far, I'm having a mental block.......
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Re: Crocodile injured by fall of 264 pound accountant

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Famspear wrote:
The Observer wrote:Time for the Famspear Challenge! It's up to Famspear to complete the last line of this topical limerick:

There was once a poet named Famspear
who, regarding limericks, had no fear.
One day he posted, with a smile,
A story about a flattened crocodile,
--------------------------------------------
So far, I'm having a mental block.......
Causing most of us to shed a tear.
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Re: Crocodile injured by fall of 264 pound accountant

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Cathulhu wrote:
Famspear wrote:
The Observer wrote:Time for the Famspear Challenge! It's up to Famspear to complete the last line of this topical limerick:

There was once a poet named Famspear
who, regarding limericks, had no fear.
One day he posted, with a smile,
A story about a flattened crocodile,
--------------------------------------------
So far, I'm having a mental block.......
Causing most of us to shed a crocodile tear.
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The Observer wrote:Time for the Famspear Challenge! It's up to Famspear to complete the last line of this topical limerick:

There was once a poet named Famspear
who, regarding limericks, had no fear.
One day he posted, with a smile,
A story about a flattened crocodile,
--------------------------------------------
Wham! Bam! Thank you, ma'am. Here's your bus fare.
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Famspear wrote:So far, I'm having a mental block.......
Oh frabjous day, er I mean I'm so sorry to hear........
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The Observer wrote:Time for the Famspear Challenge! It's up to Famspear to complete the last line of this topical limerick:

There was once a poet named Famspear
who , regarding about limericks had no would never show fear.
One day he posted, with a smile,
A story about a flattened He told of a crocodile,
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And caused even Vogons to jeer.
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Re: Crocodile injured by fall of 264 pound accountant

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wserra wrote:
The Observer wrote:Time for the Famspear Challenge! It's up to Famspear to complete the last line of this topical limerick:

There was once a poet named Famspear
who , regarding about limericks had no would never show showed no fear.
One day he posted, with a smile,
A story about a flattened He told of a quoth crocodile,
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who said how he And caused even Vogons to jeer.
Edited to improve (?) meter. AndyK
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