Sometimes working at the IRS is a cool thing to say to people. It's like I have power over their money, even though it isn't the case. Whenever I tell people where I work I get a couple of different reactions - "man, you are the taxman", "cool job", and "can you fix my taxes?" Other times it can be a bad thing to say to people. If they don't like the IRS at all you'll end up getting some scorn, in a joking manner of course. So what do I say to the doctor right before they put me under who just had asked,"What do you do?" I tell him I work at the IRS on their auditing systems. At that point the nurse looks at me and says "ya'll don't catch many people do you?" and the doctor says," I know where that is." Now, if I were in a club I think I would've gotten some scorn from them. I could only hope none of them had ever been audited. Maybe that's why for that minute I was gagging and choking unit they raised the antithetic... Well, as a response to that I could've sworn I moved my arm so fast to take tube out that I hit the doctor or hit the side of the bed. It's all blur. Anyways, other times I get things like," if I give you my social security number can you put it in." They are all joking of course. I suppose it's like that in any job of importance. Like police officers. If someone knew one I bet they'd get a lot of ,"can you get me out of tickets?", or take car dealers, "Can you give me the best deal since I know you?", or weatherman," What's it like today" ,or doctors," Why does it hurt when I do this?" The important thing to remember is that the people asking those questions can't be serious. I must also remember, not everyone needs to know I work at the IRS, especially if they are about jam a camera down my throat.



Thought of the Day

H.I.: I'll be takin' these Huggies, and, uh, whatever cash you got.

-- Raising Arizona