[High Praise! to zzyzx]

IRS Agent: Stop. Who would apply for tax exemption must answer me these questions three, ere that exemption he will see.

Move on Member: Ask me the questions, IRS Agent. I am not afraid.

IRS Agent: What… is your name?

Move on Member: My name is Sir Lancelot of Camelot.

IRS Agent: What… is your quest?

Move on Member Member Lancelot: To seek tax exemption per the law.

IRS Agent: What… is your favorite color?

Move on Member Lancelot: Blue.

IRS Agent: Go on. Off you go.

Move on Member Lancelot: Oh, thank you. Thank you very much.

TEA Party Members: That’s easy.

IRS Agent: Stop. Who would apply for tax exemption must answer me these questions three, ere that exemption he will see.

TEA Party Member: Ask me the questions, IRS Agent. I’m not afraid.

IRS Agent: What… is your name?

TEA Party Member: Sir Robin of Camelot.

IRS Agent: What… is your quest?

TEA Party Member Robin: To seek tax exempt status per the law.

IRS Agent: What… is the capital of Assyria?

[pause]

TEA Party Member Robin: I don’t know that.

[his application is held up for over three years]

TEA Party member Robin: Auuuuuuuugh.

IRS Agent: Stop. What… is your name?

Next TEA Party Member: Sir Galahad of Camelot.

IRS Agent: What… is your quest?

TEA Party Member Galahad: I seek tax exempt status per the law

IRS Agent: What… is your favorite color?

TEA Party Member Galahad: Blue. No, yel…

[his application is also held up for three years and he audited by the IRS going back five years.]

TEA Party Member Galahad: auuuuuuuugh.

IRS Agent: Hee hee heh. Stop. What… is your name?

Last TEA Party Member: It is ‘Arthur’, King of the Britons.

IRS Agent: What… is your quest?

TEA Party Member Arthur: To seek tax exempt status per the law.

IRS Agent: What… is the air-speed velocity of an unladen swallow?

TEA Party Member Arthur: What do you mean? An African or European swallow?

IRS Agent: Huh? I… I don’t know that.

[he is placed on administrative leave with full pay.]

IRS Agent: Auuuuuuuugh.

Media Wonk: How do know so much about swallows?

TEA Party Member Arthur: Well, you have to know these things when you’re a TEA Party Member dealing with the IRS, you know.

[With apologies, of course, to the members of Monty Python]