Robert L. Hinshaw Poet Limerick

Infernal Income Taxes

The mickey mouse instructions were many,

   Trying to figure tax to the penny.

      From the very beginning,

         My clueless head was spinning.

            'Twas as readable as Kazakstani!

Robert L. Hinshaw, CMSgt, USAF, Retired
(c) 2015 All Rights Reserved

"The hardest thing in the world to understand is the income tax!" Albert Einstein

Entry for John Freeman's "Famous Einstein Quotes" Contest

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Carolyn Devonshire May 3, 2015 at 11:33 AM LOVE this limerick, Bob. Congratulations on your big win. "Kazakstani" is not easily understood by me either. LOL Love, Carolyn

John Freeman May 1, 2015 at 1:57 PM Hey Robert, That Kazakhstani was a catchy Word tying it all together, doing old Albert proud! Thanks for the participation. Best to you and yours. Agape, Moses

Sara Kendrick May 1, 2015 at 12:09 PM Congrats on your great win!!! Way to go..I was picturing you as you were scratching your head with the adding machine going.Sara

Mohan Chutani May 1, 2015 at 10:29 AM very funny indeed. Congrats for fine win Robert. Mohan

Tammy Reams May 1, 2015 at 7:10 AM Congrats on your win Robert. A great write.

Andrea Dietrich April 30, 2015 at 10:24 PM another good one, robert! Congrats

Ronald Wheeler April 30, 2015 at 9:41 PM Very nice! Congrats...

Sandra Haight April 30, 2015 at 8:03 PM Great write for the Einstein's quote, and ain't it the truth! So glad I use Turbo Tax now! Congrats on your nice win. Sandra John Freeman May 1, 2015 at 10:23 PM Can't beat turbo, I had my return in about a week!

Skat A April 30, 2015 at 1:18 PM Bob, Congratulations on your Famous Einstein Quotes :) SKAT LOVE

Jan Allison April 30, 2015 at 10:11 AM Dropping back with my congrats so pleased to see this on the top step:-) Hugs Jan xx

John Lawless April 30, 2015 at 10:00 AM Congrats on the win Robert

Kp Nunez April 18, 2015 at 1:58 AM :) This is why people in my profession were pretty much in the thick of things up until the other day...:) Seems more people are inclined to wait until the deadline than file way ahead of time. Liked your lim, Robert. :) Kim

Sara Kendrick April 16, 2015 at 5:17 PM Reads like a winner to me..Way to go for the contest..It is a timely write..I hope that everyone is finished with that and has it behind them..Thanks for stopping by my work "Bio"..I added a little more I don't know if you read it before I finished or not..Sara

Robert Stoner Jr April 16, 2015 at 8:57 AM nicely done Robert good flow and smooth read. good luck in the contest

Tim Smith April 15, 2015 at 11:37 PM I hate tax time...why do they make it so difficult? Robert L. Hinshaw April 16, 2015 at 4:52 PM Don't we all, Tim! I hope one day they will delete the instructions and implement a flat tax. That way the millionaire and the bum on the street would pay the same rate and I would bet this nation would rake in more loot than even the politicians would know what to do with (but I doubt it!!!!)

Jan Allison April 15, 2015 at 6:13 PM ha ha ha this is priceless Robert - we got out tax return last week - has to be done by October - have got to do mum's this year - where to start LOL - hopefully they will give her another tax break and not have to fill in forms for another 2 or 3 years after this one:-) Hugs Jan xx 7 xx

Lindsay Laurie April 15, 2015 at 5:49 PM Hello Robert... you'll have an army of followers here. Harder still, is to work out income tax for your own advantage - Lindsay