Ledger Luminary Gifts

"It takes more to be a super accountant that you were a 'super accountant man' costume."

The Hobby Store

How to Deal With Leftover Turkey

'He's written some great slogans and some great labels, but he's never written a great coupon.'

'In this class you will learn to apply the talents of creative writing to accounting.'

"Why do people think using big words is a bad thing?"

"Oh, that three billion dollars."

"Negotiations are at a crucial phase. We're desperately seeking more ways to say 'no'.''

"Hi, I'm Bob Darrel. I'm here to perform the audit of your books. Don't mind the vultures. They follow me everywhere."

'They call me the 'grandfather' of Hip-Hop!'

James Russell Lowell

'What was your entry, 'Rob Peter to Pay Paul all about?'

"New from accounting, sir. Two and two is four again."

'Then it's agreed. It doesn't have to rhyme.'

Algernon Swinburne

"I think it's just human nature to set up a private special purpose business entity to conceal balance sheet transaction in order to maximize an earnings forecast."

'How much is two plus two?' - 'How much do you want it to be?'

"We audit at dawn."

'We've discovered the Cave of Missing Accounting Ledgers.'

"Our clients like their accountants to use their 'imagination', but most would still prefer their returns in a spreadsheet."

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Today's lesson: the plague of darkness

"I think the lighthouse keeper is having a little fun with us, sir."

"I crunched the numbers and now they're so smooshed up I can't read them."

'I'd like to investigate your tax return.'

"...Thompson...there should be a Nobel Prize for accountancy."

Creative Accounting

"The Bolsons are pleased to announce that their daughter, Naomi,is going to take another shot at marriage."