A Tax Problem
A small synagogue was being audited by the IRS. The auditor was young and conniving, trying to make a name. The Rabbi was old and wise; been there, done that. After two days of toiling through the books, the IRS man was desperate."I've noticed you use a lot of candles," said the auditor. "What do you do with all of the wax drippings?"
"Oh," replied the Rabbi, "We collect all of the drippings and send them to the candle makers. Every so often, they send us a complete box of candles for free."
The auditor thought for a moment, unwilling to accept defeat. "I've noticed you use a lot of matzo here. What do you do with all of the crumbs?" he asks.
The Rabbi patiently replied, "We collect all of the crumbs, and send them back to the maker. Every so often, they send us a complete box for free."
The auditor became visibly agitated by the Rabbi's answers for everything. Finally, he thought he had something. "I've noticed you perform a lot of circumcisions here. What do you do with all of the foreskins?"
The Rabbi paused a while and said, "We collect all of the foreskins from the circumcisions. We send them to the IRS and, every so often, they send us a complete prìck."
So cheer up; today is Mittwoch. Halfway to Friday.
Comments (79)
I'm glad you liked it. It came out while fishing a few months ago; not exactly the typical fisherman's joke.
And they can be such completer prìcks. Funny, one of the first things my father taught me as I approached adulthood was not to fool around with the Army or IRS.
you tell jokes while fishing? i know why you catch nothing sometime.
ithink i goo too next time. my jokes all old now.
We have to do something to pass the time. Being silent promotes beer consumption.
Contrary to my neighbor Who, we do actually catch fish. In winter we catch from a jetty, but in summer we go out to sea, sometimes sleeping on the the sea. I have not been catching fish now for more than a month, but I still have a freezer full of fish. I eat fish three times a week.
Our waters are dangerous in winter, but always rich in fish. The only down part of fishing is all the cleaning!
Good to see you get back on form Cat
Tax laws, I think, is the only law in the world that discourages hard work!
You economist always speak in such technical terms!
Very intersting, but how do you get it to become a purse again?
You rub it some more.
And eventually it becomes a purse again.
Still very interesting. And how many times can it 'convert' per day.
It always sounds like Greek to me.
All I understand is why home economics never work.
The husband works five days a week and the wife spends it seven days a week. I never have too little money at the end of the month. I have too much month at the end of my money.
As for the rest...
Hmm, That is if we go. We will only go if it rains; providing the wind is not too strong.
Wait aa minute; I only think about it now. You can bait my hook. I will show you tomorrow.
Powers of the mind? Or is it the mind of the powers?
It depends how old the purse is.
A new purse; several times a day.
An old purse; once a week.
See, this is where it gets technical again.
Your urse is getting too technical too. I suspect that when it is still new it may convert to a travel bag without stimulation; which could be embarassing.
I will put the bait on your hook.
So did you get to see it afterwards?
Such are friends!
Don't worry I know you don't like it. I won't be taking my rod along.
Sorry, but this is a 'men only thing'. Almost like ladies night!
Nancy, interesting purse.
Yes, it is cheaper to buy it. Fishing could be a very expensive hobby. Specially when you're not allowed to sell the fish. Of course we do sell some of it... sometimes.
You liked the joke?
Good, we often catch cob and yellow tail that size. Very good for pickled fish.
Yes, no tax problemd. That is because they don't work. It is the mainn perk of unemployment. No taxes to pay.
Where was that taken. It looks very much like a fish we get here, but the head is a bit different.
who is woman holding fish?