WHY WOULD YOU ASK THESE QUESIONS?

Would extortion by any other name be taxes?

Hey Tippi Hedren, Why do birds suddenly appear, every time you are near?*

What does asking the meaning of life mean?

 
*Obscure reference to something obscure.

TAXES ARE THE ROOT OF ALL HUMOR?

We human beings are an odd bunch.  We love to be patriotic!  We're proud of our countries!  We love to wave our country's flag!  How fantastic when our countries win wars, and sporting events!
And then income tax time comes  . . . 
At tax time, we don't want to have anything to do with our country, or give our country its due.  Not only do we not want to give our country its due, but we want to take from our country.  At tax time, we don't want our country to win.



We talk about "doing our taxes."  Isn't it our taxes that do us?


Death and Taxes walk into a bar.  The bartender takes one look at them and says, "I'm outta here!"
Death and Taxes are about to get up and leave when a waiter comes over and says, "No, don't leave.  We've got to finish this joke.  What will it be?"
Death says, "I'll have a Zombie, please."
The waiter turns to Taxes and asks, "And you?"
Taxes says, "I'll have Everything."
"Everything?" asks the waiter.
"Yes, Everything," says Taxes.  "You might as well give it to me now because I am going to get it eventually."  

HOW COME . . .

How come doctors and heroes take the credit when a life is saved, but say it was "God's Will" when there is death?

How come we would never steal a movie from a DVD store, but think nothing about downloading movies from the Internet?

How come we take makeup seriously?  We know it isn't real. 

How come we are shocked when a politician is caught lying?

How come we are shocked when a politician is caught in a sex scandal?

How come we always say, "Fine" when someone asks us how we are no matter how we really are or what is going on in our lives?

How come taxes aren't considered extortion?

How come the term "terrible tragedy" is used?  Are there tragedies that aren't terrible?

How come it's okay to wear a bathing suit on the beach, but not okay to wear your underwear on the beach?

How come it's so easy to get into trouble, yet not so easy to get out of trouble?

How come you are okay when you to talk to God, but not okay when God talks back?

How come I did not end this sooner?