Taxed

Shashi Tharoor, a real account… of the Bangalore Tweetup

And that would explain why, when I saw the invite for a tweet up, it was an easy exception to make to my otherwise steadfast stance against tweet ups and reserve a place to meet the Minister of Status. That’s in spite of generally having some harmless fun at his expense on a regular basis –...

Posted by manuscrypts | Posted in 55, Attempted Humour, Life | Posted on 03-02-2009

Tags: taxes, taxonomy, Urban Dictionary, wordplay

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And for the next three months, I’d be punished additionally for earning a living. This was after I’d spent the preceding nine months investing money so that this wouldn’t happen. But there’d always be a criterion that they’d use to ensure my efforts were wasted. To this merciless system is dedicated my version of taxonomy.

(def #2, #1 is the actual meaning of the word)

until next time, defined a taxee too

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manuscrypts (manu) said on 03-02-2009
	..and on the blog today, Taxed http://www.manuscrypts.com/?p=1483 Reply

Shefaly said on 03-02-2009
	If you can earn for 9 months and be taxed only for 3, I hope you appreciate what a low tax economy you live in! Look up ‘tax freedom day’ and you will find that a British citizen works for a good 155 days for the Exchequer. n.b. Assumptions used may vary between Manuscrypts and the Adam Smith Institute. Reply

~nm said on 03-02-2009
	Ohh yes..the worst part of the year..our pockets are surely (t)axed! Reply

Kunal said on 03-02-2009
	talk about bad luck.. I just finished grappling with the second definition of taxonomy, and have started a tussle with the first definition of taxonomy at work Reply