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Where Is Saipan, Michigan

One day, I saw a very unusual thing in a business newspaper I was perusing. It was a brief story present on the front page. A taxpayer considered this thing an outrage. He was a very honest and straightforward man, an American from the island of Saipan. This is a territory in the Pacific; the Marianas Islands to be specific. He filed his Federal Income Tax return. He did not omit anything that he would earn. The territory was reported as “M. I.” Some IRS agents soon caught this with their eye. It appeared that somebody goofed up again. He got a state income tax form from Michigan.

Copyright © | Year Posted 2011




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Date: 2/22/2011 10:40:00 AM
Congratulations on your 1st place win Robert in Carolyn Devonshire's contest "Taxing Times". Love, Carol
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Date: 2/4/2011 3:53:00 PM
Hey Robert - Congratulations on your WIN in Carolyn's contest! Best wishes, KC
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Date: 2/3/2011 4:54:00 PM
Congrartulations on the first place win in the contest, Robert
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Date: 2/3/2011 11:51:00 AM
Brilliant Robert, you have me chuckling. You could actually believe this happening to be honest. Many congrats on your wonderful win....:)
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Date: 2/3/2011 11:13:00 AM
Congratulations Robert on your worthy poem's honored place at the top. Agape, Moses
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Date: 2/2/2011 10:48:00 PM
yes, yes, I DO remember this gem! Congratulations on your awesome win. LUv, Andrea
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Date: 2/2/2011 10:32:00 PM
yes such trying times Robert, great 1st place win.
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Date: 2/2/2011 8:49:00 PM
Hahaha Real clever Robert. Many congratulations for this victory.
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Date: 2/2/2011 6:48:00 PM
Completely original... congrats to you on your big win..BG
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Date: 2/2/2011 4:03:00 PM
Very funny. Joke was on them. Congratulations on your big win. Love, Joyce
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Date: 2/2/2011 2:25:00 PM
congrats on the Big Win, Robert! Your namew looks good on no 1 place eh?of course I'm partial to that name anyway:)
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Date: 2/2/2011 1:27:00 PM
Congrats on first place, Bob. Well deserved. Nice going. Ralph
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Date: 2/2/2011 12:45:00 PM
congrats on your first place win with this interesting tale
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Date: 2/2/2011 12:35:00 PM
You had me laughing out loud, Robert. I could just see this fella's face when he received the state income tax form from Michigan. VERY creative! Congratulations on your first-place win. The competition was very strong, so take pride in your accomplishment! Love, Carolyn
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Date: 1/31/2011 4:39:00 PM
Gee, this is super funny Robert! I hope Michigan isn't waiting for this man to pay state income taxes. Good luck in the contest, Diane
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Date: 1/29/2011 2:47:00 PM
:) Thanks so much for supporting my contest, Robert. Love, Carolyn
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Date: 1/28/2011 3:38:00 PM
Interesting newspaper article..Glad that you shared it with us..Thanks for stopping by..Sorry that you have the bad part of the geese and not the beauty of the birds in flight..We have had some around here that have stayed and not migrated...I don't know why they don't migrate..Sara
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Date: 1/28/2011 3:32:00 PM
haha, a cute mess-up to rhyme about, Robert!
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