{"id":12529,"date":"2012-04-13T14:00:00","date_gmt":"2012-04-13T19:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.davidmcelroy.org\/?p=12529"},"modified":"2012-04-13T10:52:21","modified_gmt":"2012-04-13T15:52:21","slug":"friday-funnies-23","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/davidmcelroy.org\/?p=12529","title":{"rendered":"FRIDAY FUNNIES"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Since this is the weekend when many Americans are frantically trying to get their tax returns ready for the IRS, we&#8217;ll look at the world through tax-colored eyes. First, keep in mind that the IRS isn&#8217;t heartless. As long as you give them everything, you won&#8217;t be punished.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.davidmcelroy.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/Not-a-bad-person.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-12530\" title=\"Not a bad person\" src=\"http:\/\/www.davidmcelroy.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/Not-a-bad-person.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"459\" height=\"328\" srcset=\"https:\/\/davidmcelroy.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/Not-a-bad-person.jpg 459w, https:\/\/davidmcelroy.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/Not-a-bad-person-300x214.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 459px) 100vw, 459px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><!--more-->A lot of people have advocated a flat tax for the United States, but after writing their checks this weekend, a lot of people believe it&#8217;s already a flat tax.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.davidmcelroy.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/Flat-tax.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-12531\" title=\"Flat tax\" src=\"http:\/\/www.davidmcelroy.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/Flat-tax.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"460\" height=\"349\" srcset=\"https:\/\/davidmcelroy.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/Flat-tax.jpg 460w, https:\/\/davidmcelroy.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/Flat-tax-300x227.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 460px) 100vw, 460px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Always remember to teach your children the truth about the IRS, even if they also have to learn a different version of reality to talk about at school.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.davidmcelroy.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/What-does-IRS-stand-for.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-12532\" title=\"What does IRS stand for\" src=\"http:\/\/www.davidmcelroy.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/What-does-IRS-stand-for.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"460\" height=\"349\" srcset=\"https:\/\/davidmcelroy.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/What-does-IRS-stand-for.jpg 460w, https:\/\/davidmcelroy.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/What-does-IRS-stand-for-300x227.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 460px) 100vw, 460px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Unfortunately, you&#8217;re almost always going to get caught when you play games with the IRS about who your dependents are, so don&#8217;t count your dogs, cats and unborn children.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.davidmcelroy.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/Chickens-not-hatched.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-12533\" title=\"Chickens not hatched\" src=\"http:\/\/www.davidmcelroy.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/Chickens-not-hatched.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"459\" height=\"328\" srcset=\"https:\/\/davidmcelroy.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/Chickens-not-hatched.jpg 459w, https:\/\/davidmcelroy.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/Chickens-not-hatched-300x214.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 459px) 100vw, 459px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>And, finally, remember that the long arm of the IRS will reach out to find you almost anywhere you are, even if you do have a home where the buffalos roam and the skies aren&#8217;t cloudy all day.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.davidmcelroy.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/Discouraging-word.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-12534\" title=\"Discouraging word\" src=\"http:\/\/www.davidmcelroy.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/Discouraging-word.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"458\" height=\"328\" srcset=\"https:\/\/davidmcelroy.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/Discouraging-word.jpg 458w, https:\/\/davidmcelroy.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/Discouraging-word-300x214.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 458px) 100vw, 458px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Since this is the weekend when many Americans are frantically trying to get their tax returns ready for the IRS, we&#8217;ll look at the world through tax-colored eyes. 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