When preparing your return, you should be sure to avoid common mistakes. The two most common taxpayer mistakes, states the IRS booklet, are (1) "failure to include a current address," and (2) "failure to be a large industry that gives humongous contributions to key tax-law-writing congresspersons."
Dave BarryLeonard Aster thanked Fighting Prawn and the Mollusk tribe for their hospitality. โYou mean,โ said Fighting Prawn, โfor not killing you?โ โYes,โ said Leonard. โIt was very gracious of you.โ โDo you,โ said Leonard, โI mean, does you tribe, shake hands?โ โNo,โ said Fighting Prawn. โWe kiss on the lips.โ โOh,โ said Leonard, looking very alarmed.
Dave BarryNobody in the United States knows what either a "meter" or a "kilogram" is. The whole reason why we fought the Cold War was so we wouldn't have to learn the metric system.
Dave BarryTechnically, Windows is an "operating system," which means that it supplies your computer with the basic commands that it needs to suddenly, with no warning whatsoever, stop operating.
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