Self-Awareness Trouble, the IRS, and an Unfortunate School Name
According to the Internal Revenue Service, we owe them a little over $3000 because of some error on our 2008 tax return. We’ve been talking back and forth, but we all know how that story will end. Yeah, with me writing a check, and gripping the pen so tightly I suffer permanent nerve damage in my action hand.
But the episode has made us a little gun-shy about using Turbo Tax. I know that’s irrational, but we’ve got to blame somebody or something for this issue, and Turbo Tax it is.
So, we made an appointment with an accountant, and went to her office last night. She’s going to do our taxes for last year, and will also check out our 2008 return. Hopefully she can find something that will save us three grand, or at least confirm there was a problem. I don’t mind paying if we really owe, but I don’t see where we screwed it up. Maybe she can shine a little light on it for us.
While we were there, the accountant asked us a few questions, especially about the 1099 forms (is that correct?) from Amazon and Google Adsense. They cover my meager Surf Report earnings, and she wanted to know more about it. I answered the questions, and we left.
And Toney said I was borderline rude to the woman. I was dumbfounded — shocked and dumbfounded. I was rude? How??
She said I was abrupt, and it came across as almost rude. Not quite rude, but certainly not friendly. Abrupt? I replayed our brief conversation, and genuinely didn’t understand. The woman asked her questions, and I answered them. I think lots of people launch into long, drawn-out stories, and provide way too much unnecessary information. I try not to do that; I like to keep it simple.
For instance, if she’d asked how long we’ve lived in our current house, another person might say, “Well, we moved from California in 2000 because of a job transfer, and we bought our house in April of that year. It’s the longest we’ve ever been in a house, we only made it three or four years in our previous two homes, but we’ve been in this one for a long time…”
And I would say, “Eleven years.”
Is that abrupt and rude? I don’t think so, but maybe it is. I know I shouldn’t care, but I do. I don’t want people to think I’m an asshole. I just try to answer questions the way I prefer people answer my questions. Ya know? Just spit it out already!
A few years ago, during one of my performance reviews at work, my boss at the time said that some of the employees are “intimidated” by me. I shouted, “What??” How in the hell could somebody be intimidated by me? I’m about as laid-back as they come. I even make a point of walking around every night, and spending a little time with each of them, asking how things are going, etc.
But, one or more of them apparently reported that they’re scared of me. It’s mind-boggling. So, it’s possible that I’m not very self-aware. Perhaps I’m sending out rogue vibes? It bothers me, if you want to know the truth. At this point in my life, I should have my vibes fully under control.
Do you have any experience with this kind of thing? Have you ever discovered that people have a completely off-the-wall opinion about you? Something that’s so far from the truth, it blows your mind a little? If so, please tell us about it.
Also, if you’ve ever had any “disagreements” with the IRS, I’d like to know about that, as well. Use the comments link below.
Buck sent me this picture yesterday, of a sports team from an elementary school with an unfortunate name. The school is now gone, but it was in Lincoln County, West Virginia. What do you think their team nickname should be? The Thirteen Year Old Boys? Or maybe The Fightin’ Thirteen Year Old Boys?
Do you know of any schools with questionable names? How about team nicknames? If so, please share.
And I’m going to call it a day, my friends. I have to have my “book” completely finished by the end of the month, so next week might be a bit unpredictable. But I’ll do the best I can.
I’ll see you guys again on Sunday or Monday.
Thanks for reading!
Now playing in the bunker
Buy Jeff a beer, he requires a beer.
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AGAIN.
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I have been told that people think I’m “evil” because I never smile. My general reply is that black men don’t smile! To myself I’m thinking, am I supposed to walk around all day like an idjit with my chiclets hanging out? Is that something non-evil people do?!
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“The big ugly hair”
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You might as well face up to it Jeff. You’re just an asshole…
I worry sometimes that people take me the wrong way also. I usually say something, play it back in my head and then explain what I meant if I think someone even slightly misunderstood me. I think to myself “Wow, I sound like I’m being a dick”.
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Buck Reply:
February 21st, 2011 at 4:37 am
Uh, point of order there Valentin….Jeff is NOT an asshole. Jeff is a pussy. I’m very sensitive that people get the proper descriptors in place when discussing our fearless (hapless?) writer.
That is all.
Buck Out
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I’ve also been accused of being rude for getting to the point. I honestly don’t understand it. And I apparently hang up to phone too abruptly. Several people have told me that. When we’re done talking I say “bye” and hang up. Isn’t that what you’re supposed to do?
I have to admit that I can sometimes be a bit abrasive because I don’t buy into the bullshit idea that nobody should ever be offended. I’ve been offended before, it’s part of life, so shut the fuck up already.
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Bill in WV Reply:
February 18th, 2011 at 1:25 pm
People are just too damned thenthitive !!
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Some people think I’m a prick.
I call it being direct.
Life is short – get to the friggin’ point already.
I should note that when I resided in NYC, I fit in just perfectly.
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Maybe not for an elementary school, but for a school with older girls, the “Big Ugly Bull Dykes”.
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Jeff,
Rule #1: Don’t f*&k with the IRS
Rule#2: If you do, they WILL f*&k back.
Rule#3: You won’t enjoy being f*&ked by the IRS, no matter how much you experimented with your sexuality back in college.
To blow a little sunshine up your skirt, I got a letter from the IRS once saying I owed $30,000. I had the documentation to prove they were wrong. I mailed in the paperwork and they “fixed the glitch” in a timely manner, no fuss, no muss.
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Jeff Reply:
February 18th, 2011 at 1:41 pm
I’m not fucking with them, I just challenged their findings. I might be an intimidating asshole, but I know better than to talk trash to cops and the IRS.
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Limey Reply:
February 18th, 2011 at 6:36 pm
I once got a letter from the IRS saying I owed them $35,000. I did, and it was an honest to goodness mistake on my part (not some Rangel bullshit), and I had to pay them. It was not pleasant. The Tax Advocate (there’s one in Philadelphia) might be your friend if you’re in the right…
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As I have gotten older my face has taken on the appearance of a permanent scowl. Even when I’m happy I look highly pissed. Oh, well. And some people ask me if anything ever touches me. WTF? I tear up looking at sleepy puppies. Maybe it is because I don’t talk much. Small talk bores me and I just want people to get to a point. Is that so wrong?
I’ve always been partial to The Fighting Whites.
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People often think I walk around with an air of superiority, am an asshole, an alcoholic (mostly an alcoholic), an occasionally womanizing fart faced fool AND a dick.
Pussies!
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Joe T. Reply:
February 18th, 2011 at 5:29 pm
And you’re loose with your money…a regular Good Time Charlie.
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clintcurtis Reply:
February 20th, 2011 at 6:25 am
The Qweezy Mark, I think I am your cousin in Alaska. LOL! But somehow, the best of the best people seem to love us.
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Your hand is staining my window
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Bill in WV Reply:
February 18th, 2011 at 2:45 pm
Yeah, what’s in the horse pill?
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I would bet a wooden nickel the “people” who find you intimidating at work were all women. We don’t know how to read people who are abrupt
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I had a letter from the IRS once, saying I owed a lot of money. I wrote a letter back, explaining why that couldn’t be true, and the next letter I had from them said it had been resolved – case closed. It turned out that there really was a mistake, which my husband made. (He was in the navy, out of the country when the IRS letter arrived.)
My co-workers are enjoying today’s Further Evidence link.
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My wife says the same thing about me when I answer a direct question with a direct answer. It must have something to do with the woman’s insatiable urge to yak on and on about who-gives-a-shit without addressing the matter at hand.
I’ve also been told that I am intimidating and that people don’t like to work with me because of it. One guy said that I look at people too much when they are talking to me. What the fuck does that mean? Did Japan win the fucking war? You are talking to me, what do you want me to do, try to see the back side of my nut sack.
It seems a lot of people have a problem with the way I look at them. I never knew having a straight face was so bad. I hate when doof-balls stare at me with a crazy grin all the time, I also hate when people look at me like a 5 year old with a mouth full of Beech Nut chewing tobacco. What’s so unsettling about not making any particular face when looking at someone while they talk to me?
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madz1962 Reply:
February 18th, 2011 at 2:17 pm
“You are talking to me, what do you want me to do, try to see the back side of my nut sack”
Thank God it’s a slow day and not to many people are here because I just pissed myself laughing!
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The older I get, the less of a fuck I care what people think of me. Oh, so I’m a bicth? Yeah, yeah, yeah , eat me and piss off. I have better things to do.
I have an accountant and I get the belly twists every year thinking we’re going to get audited soon. We have a part time business that I’m always worried if I’ve recorded everything perfectly.
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Short-n-Sweet Reply:
February 18th, 2011 at 11:02 pm
I’d like to throw in an official AMEN! to ya.
The older I get, the less I care what other people think. I don’t have time to try to make everyone happy. It’s a waste of my time.
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Since I started living off the stock market, I’ve used a CPA to complete both state and federal tax returns. I used to do it myself when it was 2 or 3 forms, but not anymore. A few years ago, my return was 26 pages long, when I was doing lots of trading. No way I could do that return! It’s considerably shorter now, but still too complicated for me. It runs around $280 a year, but it’s always done right. No letters from the IRS. Ironically, my dad used to work for the IRS, but even he couldn’t do my taxes now.
There’s a small town in WV called Poca. Yea, the name of their high school team is the Poca Dots. How original!
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Greg Reply:
February 18th, 2011 at 6:20 pm
Late Breaking News: Today, I got my 1099 from RBC, my broker. It’s 13 pages. That’s why I have a CPA do my taxes. Holy crap!
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I’ve had my run-ins with the IRS, to the point of them coming to my home for a friendly visit.
I’m also abrupt in my dealings with people. I’d say it’s a matter of efficiency. Just the facts, ma’am. My wife knows how to make a short story long.
And I walk around with a scowl to keep people at bay. My wife says it looks like I’m pushing a very large loaf.
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I also have been told that I am intimidating, and that people who don’t know me think I don’t like them. Of course, that’s probably true…
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Short-n-Sweet Reply:
February 18th, 2011 at 10:59 pm
Heah!
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I don’t think you were too abrupt (with an accountant), but it just points out the basic difference between men and women. Women always give too much info and men seldom give enough. Mr. kenju can be very abrupt and he thinks he’s okay. I set him straight. He calls it southern bullshit. Is Toney from the south?
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That’s interesting–I had a similar problem with TurboTax and the IRS for my 2008 Tax Return. Only mine cost me $13K. I’m convinced it was a TurboTax problem and I spent a considerable amount of time trying to prove it to them but ultimately they just ignored me and my IRS bill.
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Five years ago we got a letter from the IRS saying we owed over $7,000. We went to an accountant and the whole thing ended with us getting a check from the IRS for $1700. We really owed them the money (stock options or something) but the accountant noticed that my husband had forgotten to claim our children so it worked out in our favor in the end. So, no more Turbo Tax for us.
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I’ve been a tax preparer for over 5 years, and whereas I’m not a CPA, I do have an MBA, which makes me fully qualified to fill out a return. Trust me when I tell you, Jeff, I would PREFER the abrupt answerer any day. I don’t need history, I don’t need emotion, I don’t need adjectives or even a good narrative (and neither does the IRS). I need a quick and precise answer to my questions. Anything more is a waste of both of our time…and I charge by the hour mostly for that reason.
As for the IRS, and without any actual details, I will say this, there have been an astounding and unreasonable amount of “you owe” notices flying around as of late. It’s as if someone in the Treasury Dept. decided to cover the US deficit by trying to collect past taxes…most of the notices I’ve seen (Disclaimer: NOT ALL) were determined to be due to a clerical error and generally did not require a huge shelling out of cash to resolve. My guess is that your 1099-misc forms are the culprits. I hope I’m right…it’s easy enough to file an amended return with appropriate documentation and save yourself a few grand. Best of luck!
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I am aware that of the 70 or so people in this complex, only about ten really know that I am somewhat easy to get along with, as long as you do things my way. The other sixty live in absolute fear of crossing me or getting on my bad side, and it shows. Whether it’s people turning down hallways to avoid contact, or making it a point not to park next to me to avoid “accidental” contact, it seems comical and I just can’t get enough of it.
The Child Bride says I am the same way toward her co-workers and pretty much everyone I come in contact with in public. They all try to avoid me once I make an appearance.
I’m just lookin’ for a good friend that’s not inside my computer. I’m just a little misunderstood.
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clintcurtis Reply:
February 20th, 2011 at 6:50 am
I live in fear of you…and I’m on the internet 3000 miles away. However, you do seem like someone I would probably be best friends with!
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I am not the most tactful person to say the least. Some people just have the knack to tell you you’re an asshole without actually “saying” it. I just tell you outright and piss people off. I’ve been told I’m a bit intimidating upon first impression. I admit I’m stand-off-ish when I meet someone for the first time. I’ve been fucked over so many times everyone is guilty until proven innocent.
Another lifetime ago, over 20 years (!), I dated a guy who owned a huge gym and taekwondo studio. In order to pay off his ex-wife to get her out of his life, he used the money he had saved for his taxes that were already delinquent to begin with. Next thing you know, I get a phone call one morning with him literally in tears. The IRS came in and shut down the gym, “red tagged” everything for sheriff’s sale. And I mean EVERYTHING down to office supplies like pens and staplers to all the nautilus equipment and dumb bells. That was that. Out of business. They actually kicked out all the members that were in there working out.
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The last time the IRS questioned something on our tax return, I just punted it to our accountant to deal with. We didn’t end up having to pay because they were just confused about my getting both a W-2 and a 1099 from the same company when I transitioned from contract to permanent.
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The Big Ugly “Uggz!”
I would prolly be intimidated by Jeff if I happened to accidentally slurp my soda at a meal or snuck pickles onto his Big Mac or lose two of his CDs…or something.
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My trash neighbor once called me an uppity bitch because I didn’t want them trespassing in my yard. If that makes me an uppity bitch, then I’m proud to be one.
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emily Reply:
February 18th, 2011 at 3:26 pm
or maybe it is because I make no bones about my neighbor being trash?
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Linda Reply:
February 19th, 2011 at 6:52 pm
The term “uppity bitch” just sounds so funny to me.
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Oh yeah, and whenever somebody mentions “Morehead State” I always snicker like an 8th grader…
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I wish I had a buck for every one of my long-time friends that have told me “you know, when I first met you I though you were a first class bitch.”
Why? Because I’m not the one laughing hardest at shit I don’t think is funny just to make you like me? I have enough friends. Try harder.
I don’t get it. I’m not a high maintenance friend and don’t really try to be surly, but I guess the older I get the surlier I am. Deal with it.
I’m just not a giggly girl and never have been. As a matter of fact, most of my friends have always been male. I’m not a girlie girl.
As for the IRS…oh nevermind. Don’t get me started. I have many stories of both the feds and the state and they’re all bastards.
On a lighter note….
Happy Friday, Surfers!
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I was speaking to a med student who was spending his first day in our unit, and I told him my name, and said I was most likely to be referred to as “that bitch.” The intern physician sitting at the desk cowered like a 3 year old caught in the cookie jar. Yeah, I know what they think of me, and it delights me to no end.
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Man, we are a surly hated bunch. Oh well, fuck ‘em if they don’t like it. I’ve been told the same, takes time to warm up to me apparently.
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I’m not an accountant–jeez, I can hardly use a calculator–but it sounds that with the income from the WVSR and potential income from the Crossroads Road site and a book about to be formatted and other ventures in the pipeline, you’ve got the fixins of a business entity like an LLC or S-Corp. They’re painless to put together and deliver beaucoup tax deductions in many cases; might be worth looking intol
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Terri Reply:
February 19th, 2011 at 8:06 am
Our business is an S corp and we pay out the ass. Every year I lube up and bend over, the check amounts could buy houses! Pisses me off – friggen freeloaders that don’t pay anything and I pay MORE than my fair share. Of course, our old accountant used to say “if you owe money that means you made money” Big f’ing deal, let me keep some of the money I made.
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I HATE tax’s!
I fact I can hardly stand to talk to anyone who pays them.
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My favorite SeaCaptainDate.com profile:
“I enjoy spending time outdoors, the sound and sights of the ocean, the start of a new day at sunrise, the color of the sunset, and light BDSM.”
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Lee Harvey Ramone Reply:
February 18th, 2011 at 6:35 pm
the theme song is hilarious, too.
I am still trying to figure out if the whole deal is some elaborate hoax.
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The Qweezy Mark Reply:
February 19th, 2011 at 10:14 am
SeaCaptainDate.com is simply awesome!!!
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Linda Reply:
February 19th, 2011 at 6:55 pm
The video looks like it’s b.s. That old guy with the young girl? He doesn’t even have a boat! He’s just sitting on the beach!
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my husband’s co-worker’s wife was intimidated to meet me. Husband apparently bragged on some career-type accomplishment. I soon put her at ease with my total goofiness and lack of sophistication.
My hometown was Beaver Dam, KY. I cheered in elementary school. Goo Beavers!
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Had IRS trouble once, more than 20 years ago. It was my own fault.
“Big Ugly”? Bad enough to have two adjectives on your uniform; even worse if both describe you!
And the accountant conversation sounds completely appropriate to me. Your relationship with the accountant is a professional one, and that’s not the time for long-winded chitchat. Might be a different story if it were a social situation. As for work, you probably know that The Boss is automatically scary, at least to some degree and for some people.
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IRS trouble only once, when wife #2 got involved in my payoff to wife #1.
Lesson learned: keep those two as far away from each other as possible at all cost.
Final damage: $4200.
I do my own taxes, by hand, every year. I am meticulous, and have receipts for everything.
One thing I sense about the IRS is that if the change from year to year is not astronomical, they are willing to leave you alone. If there is a large spike in any line from up to three years before, you are asking for trouble.
Since I speak my mind at will, a lot of my coworkers and their spouses are uncomfortable with me. I am rarely invited to their parties. Fuck em.
There seems to be a theme developing here, Jeff, that the Surf Reporters are straight shooters, as you clearly are too. That’s interesting by itself as a possible common bond.
I live in the south and sometimes find myself forced into small talk to get things done, and it twists my BVDs, I tell ya.
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I’m scared. Should I support Jeff? Should I keep on and find myself on the wrong side of the IRS? Fuck the law! I’m with my boy Jeff!
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You.. can be a millionaire.. and never pay taxes! You can be a millionaire.. and never pay taxes! You say.. “Steve.. how can I be a millionaire.. and never pay taxes?” First.. get a million dollars. Now.. you say, “Steve.. what do I say to the tax man when he comes to my door and says, ‘You.. have never paid taxes’?” Two simple words. Two simple words in the English language: “I forgot!” How many times do we let ourselves get into terrible situations because we don’t say “I forgot”? Let’s say you’re on trial for armed robbery. You say to the judge, “I forgot armed robbery was illegal.” Let’s suppose he says back to you, “You have committed a foul crime. you have stolen hundreds and thousands of dollars from people at random, and you say, ‘I forgot’?” Two simple words: Excuuuuuse me!!”
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I wonder sometimes if the rude-or-not-rude situation is just a difference in the way men and women speak.
While driving home one evening, my husband and I got pulled over for speeding thru Joshua, Texas. it’s a pretty small little town. The cop came to the window and talked to my husband and asked the typica “where you going in such a hurry” bull and my husband answered his questions. As my husband answered I kept thinking, sheesh, he sounds so rude to the cop! I mean..he was just really short and abrupt sounding in his answers, like the cop was annoying him or something. So when the cop took his license and walked back to his car for a moment, I told him that he sounded so rude.
My husband was shocked! He didn’t think he sounded rude at all. Apparently neither did the cop because when he came back to the window, he gave my husband a warning and asked him to slow down and sent us on our way. Go figure!
Maybe it’s just man-speak?
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I view people as obstacles. Is that wrong?
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Lee Harvey Ramone said what I was going to say. Except for the part about living in NYC.
When I speak I say exactly what I mean. And leave no wiggle room. I guess people aren’t used to that. When people tell me that there is more that one way to look at a situation, I tell them I don’t govern my life by opinion polls.
Perhaps I am an asshole. But I really don’t care. I have never been bothered much by what others think of me.
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Because of the dark hair and dark eyes I’ve been told that I’m “aloof and stand-offish”. Did the fact that I’m shy and nervous starting a conversation with people I don’t know ever enter the picture?
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As a professional tax preparer, I can say with near-absolute certainty that your accountant did not think you were rude and greatly appreciated not having to smile politely while you laid out your entire life history. A person that is capable of answering a yes/no question with a simple “yes” or “no” is NOT an asshole; the person who uses a yes/no question to launch into a 20-minute irrelevancy is.
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clintcurtis Reply:
February 20th, 2011 at 6:40 am
Hehehe…as a former employee at a mortgage firm, I have to agree that TRUTH with the person you are dealing with is greatly appreciated. Just spell it out up front, and we may be able to accomadate. Lie to us, and then have your lies come out unexpectadly…YIKES!
A 20 minute spiel into why they are telling the truth to cover up a lie…isn’t really the truth.
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I had a problem with turbo tax in 2008 it used my 403b (401k) amount in the wrong place. Ultimate suck. I still use the program they apparently “fixed the glitch”.
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I’ve been using tax act for years with no problems.
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I know someone (purposefully vague) whose behaviour just boggles my mind. She is one of those “I’m a victim; poor, poor me” types who thinks the whole world is in on a conspiracy to bring her down. She spends so much time concerned about what others think of her and what others say about her, it is like dealing with a 15 year old high school bitch. This week she was ranting on and on about a mutual acquaintance “who has no reason to hate me, fuck that fat bitch cow.” I abruptly told her straight to her face that she should seek anger management. Her response was not pleasant, so I pointed out that she was just proving my point.
Later, I got an IM from her: “Fuck you, I can’t believe you said I need anger management. That fat ugly cow is turning everyone against me. I am such a positive person. Do you really think I have anger issues?”
My reply: “If I say yes, will you be mad at me?”
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BoMama Reply:
February 19th, 2011 at 9:24 pm
Was she?
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I’m very happy to have a very simple tax picture. I can do my own returns quite easily with a pen and calculator.
Now about having my refund eaten by car repairs….. (sigh)
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I’ve been told several times that I come across as a moody, dark, serious and slightly dangerous or menacing. I’m tall and kinda physically imposing and I’m quiet and shy around strangers so maybe that’s why. It has sorta bothered me since I don’t mean to appear that way. Girlfriends have told me that females in particular find me intimidating and “dark and brooding” whateverthehell that means. They say I’m really not like that but it’s the impression people get.
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That’s what their mouths say. Their hearts say that you are so intimidatingly good looking that they simply could not bear the emotion if they actually had the labia to approach you.
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@Jeff…Yes, hire an accountant, but make sure it is a GOOD account. My most expensive accountant did not do squat for me. My BEST accounant was a 70-something old lady operating out of her house, had an ashtray filled with Camel Straight butts in her ashtray, and a pint of Old Crow Whiskey in the top right drawer of her desk. Here’s a hint on hiring a tax accountant…if they talk normal…pass them by. If the talk with a smokers rasp/cough, they are probably okay. But if you REALLY want a good one, they need to be talking through that voice box microphone thing that they use for people who have had their larnyx (sp?) removed.
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Rule #4. Send letters to Obama saying he is the worst president ever and you will get audited for the first time ever.
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I once got the letter from the IRS that I owed thousands of dollars (I was expecting a refund). Upon further review I left off my 3 dependents SSN’s and the IRAS computer recalculated as if I had no dependents. One phone call cleared it all up. I hope you have similar luck.
As for Turbo Tax; I submuitted my taxes this year and later noticed an error in favor of the IRS. I am now debating whether I should just let it go (lose a couple of hundred bucks) or open up that can of worms?
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eBay fun:
Sold a motherboard/cpu combo from a working machine. worked fine when I pulled it. Sold AS-IS with no returns. guy that bought it says it shuts off with no warning. never did that to me. Now I don’t know what to do. I know I will never sell that type of thing again.
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johnthebasket Reply:
February 20th, 2011 at 5:32 pm
Chuck, I haven’t bought or sold on Ebay for 4 or 5 years, exactly because of shit like this. You are not obligated to do anything, but if you have trouble sleeping refund a third or half his bid price. If you’re sleeping like a baby, you’ll have to respond to any negative feedback he leaves you. Sold “as is” — the risk is his.
jtb
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Chuck in Belpre Reply:
February 20th, 2011 at 6:05 pm
I should have known better. From now on I will stick to vintage cameras or old auto repair manuals. Too many variables to be selling computer parts. It was a weak moment.
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Son of a gun. Just saw the date on that comment. Ha, it’s my birthday. Sixty-one and closing fast on the Death Star. Hope everybody has a great Sunday.
jtb
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Chuck in Belpre Reply:
February 20th, 2011 at 6:02 pm
Happy Birfday, Dude. I’m not far behind you. Boobies and beer!!!
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hot fuzz Reply:
February 20th, 2011 at 7:42 pm
H-B-Day
Have a good one John!!!
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Gretchen Reply:
February 20th, 2011 at 8:04 pm
Happy Birthday!
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Years ago, my girlfriends sister played tennis for a club that was sponsored by a real estate agent called LJ Hooker. Of course all the girls became known as the Cottesloe Hookers.
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stuart Reply:
February 20th, 2011 at 9:51 pm
putski…is that Cottesloe in WA? Spent many a happy Sunday at the OBH when I was over there.
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I’m. Not. Abrubt!
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I’m late to the game here but I was recently hit with a bill from the state of KY for $118 for 2007 and $340 for 2008.
2007 was for settling a debt which the unsettled amount gets reported as income.
2008 was because even though I worked in IN but lived in KY I owed KY all of the taxes from that year. Jerks.
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I have a friend that has told me repeatedly that when he first met me he thought I was an asshole. Our other friends said to give me a chance and he did, now we can talk some serious shit to each other with no problems.
A girl I had a huge crush on at my first real job out of college (Emery Worldwide Airlines, Vandalia, OH) after about 6 months confronted my one day and this conversation happened.
“Do you know why I don’t like you, Tony?”
“Uh no?” (I almost said, because I’m awesome and you’re intimidated by me?
“Because you’re fake”
That knocked me on my ass. I asked a few other people about it and they seriously disagreed with her since I’ll pretty much tell you what I think, sometimes to my detriment.
She said it was because in the morning I greeted her cheerfully. Am I supposed to be a grump all day, morning or not? What a b.
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