The winner:
“It is better to offer no excuse than a bad one. Except during tax season.”
-- Brandon Swann, Nottingham, Md.
The runners-up:
“I didn’t tell a lie.”
-- Howard Swint, Charleston, W.V.
“You need to send more of your money to Washington.”
-- Hansford M. Epes, Davidson
“Do I look like money to you?”
-- Phil Triece, Wilmington
“This problem is all because of W too!”
-- Carolyn Hudson, Columbia, S.C.
Thanks for all your entries. Here’s a selection of some of the other better lines we received:
“I pledged my fortune and you obliged me.”
“It was just one little lie.”
“Almost feel like I fought for nothing.”
“My return is unbelievable.”
“The buck stops WHERE now?”
“I’m strapped.”
“I’m only worth a quarter of what I used to be.”
“Is Mr. Buffett related to King George?”
“Still say Washington can’t relate?”
Triple Kudo's to Carolyn...loved your's...Congrats to Brandon well done...Also liked the quarter better line!
Posted by: suzanne & co. | April 20, 2012 at 11:14 AM
Suzanne, I was hoping to equal your unparalleled accomplishment of being a winner two weeks in a row, but it was not to be. I did get three "also-rans" though, including the "quarter" line and the two above it. It keeps up my morale. ;<)
Posted by: Phil Clutts | April 20, 2012 at 11:43 AM
You might not want to parallel my accomplishment, since I haven't had any winners since then...it's not doing much for my morale
Posted by: suzanne & co. | April 20, 2012 at 11:53 AM
Thanks for the congrats! I'd love to get two in a row also, but I'm not getting my hopes up. If I continue my current trend, I won't win again until November.
Another entry I had this week was too long and more importantly wasn't proper for publication, so I made the appropriate substitution below. It also was an extension off a GW quote:
“A government is like fire, a handy servant, but a dangerous master. The IRS is like gasoline, that somehow got in your pockets and is now burning your (bottom).”
Posted by: Brandon | April 20, 2012 at 02:18 PM
Thanks, Suzanne. Congratulations to the others listed.
Posted by: Carolyn | April 20, 2012 at 02:35 PM
Nicely done, Brandon. Historical reference and everything.
Posted by: Bill | April 20, 2012 at 04:57 PM
Kevin Siers hates me.
Posted by: Cathy | April 24, 2012 at 01:30 PM