Congratulations!!! Here's my favorite accountant joke.
An Attorney and an Tax Accountant are sitting next to each other on a
long flight from LA to NY. The Attorney leans over to the Tax Accountant
and asks if he would like to play a fun game. The Tax Accountant just
wants to take a nap, so he politely declines and rolls over to the window
to catch a few winks. The Attorney persists and explains that the game
is really easy and a lot of fun. He explains 'I ask you a question , and if
you don't know the answer, you pay me $5.' Again, the Tax Accountant
politely declines and tries to get some sleep. The Attorney, now
somewhat agitated, says 'OK, if you don't know the answer you pay me
$5, and if I don't know the answer, I will pay you $50!'This catches the
Tax Accountant's complete attention, and he sees no end to this torment
unless he plays, so he agrees to the game.
The Attorney asks the first question. 'What's the distance from the earth
to the moon?' The Tax Accountant doesn't say a word, reaches in to his
wallet, pull out a five-dollar bill and hands it to the Attorney. Now, it's
the Tax Accountant's turn. He asks the Attorney: 'What goes up a hill with
three legs, and comes down with four?' The Attorney looks at him with a
puzzled look. He takes out his laptop computer and searches all his
references. He taps into the Airphone with his modem and searches the
Net and the Library of Congress. Frustrated, he sends E-mails to all his
co-workers and friends he knows. All to no avail.
After over an hour, he wakes the Tax Accountant and hands him $50. The
Tax Accountant politely takes the $50 and turns away to get back to
sleep. The Attorney, more that a little miffed, shakes the Tax Accountant
and asks, 'Well, so what IS the answer?' Without a word, the Tax
Accountant reaches into his wallet, hands the Attorney $5 and goes back
to sleep.
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