11 Comments

1. I’ve been meaning to ask — how does this income tax thing work? Is there some kind of form you’re supposed to fill out?

   And, a follow-up question: does everyone have to pay, or is it like some of these fundraisers where they stop collecting once they’ve reached their goal?

   It may have just been a “squirrel” sort of thing, anyway. It dominated the news cycle for a few weeks there, and now no one talks about it.

   Reply to this comment

   • Ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha!! Surely you jest! Yes, everyone has to pay, some just pay more than others, but all pay one way or another! Yes we have goals, but they are set at such levels that we never reach them. Thus we are justified in always asking for more and more each and every year after year. Always for a good cause of course, it’s for the children™, it’s for the military, it’s for the infrastructure, it’s for YOU! Oh, you’ll never escape us…don’t even try, not even when you die, you have always belonged to us and you always will! so stop your whining and pay up!! ~ Taxman Mr. Heath

     Reply to this comment

     • I second that. ~ Taxman Mr. Wilson

       Reply to this comment

2. Only the rich pay income tax so I wouldn’t worry about it.

   Reply to this comment

   • Ooh! I’m rich! I had no idea. I’m going to get my 1998 Corolla waxed to celebrate.

     Reply to this comment

     • Is that some kind of euphemism?

       Reply to this comment

       • No. I do, in fact, drive a 1998 Toyota Corolla, which I bought January 1, 1998, in Kennesaw, Georgia, moved to Mountain View, California, and then to south-central Iowa. It’s one of two cars that I’ve ever owned, the other one being a 1977 Toyota Corolla, which I bought March 7, 1977, in Sunnyvale, California. My first criterion for buying a car is reliability.

         Reply to this comment

3. Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, who became queen five months before I was born, was herself born April 21, 1926, in Mayfair, London. I’m an admirer of hers, for a number of reasons, including this:

   https://www.nowtolove.com.au/royals/british-royal-family/how-the-queen-broke-royal-protocol-on-911-2864

   Reply to this comment

   • The Queen’s birthday, also known as the Queen’s Official Birthday, is usually celebrated on the second Saturday in June in the UK.

     What Do People Do?

     On her official birthday, the Queen makes a public appearance on the balcony of Buckingham Palace. Her Majesty watches the spectacular Trooping the Colour parade, also known as the Queen’s Birthday Parade, in London with other members of the Royal Family. The parade moves between Buckingham Palace, The Mall, and Horseguards’ Parade.

     The Queen awards Birthday Honours to citizens who have made achievements in public life or committed themselves to serving and helping Britain. Most awards are in the Order of the British Empire. However, there are many different degrees, and the Main Honours Committee decides which one a person receives.

     People can get Birthday Honours for achievements like making a difference to their community or field of work, enhancing Britain’s reputation, long-term voluntary service, innovation and entrepreneurship, and displaying moral courage.

     Long Weekend

     In British diplomatic missions, the Queens Official Birthday is treated as the UK’s National Day. Although it is not a public holiday in the UK, some civil servants are given a ”privilege day” at this time of year. This is often merged with the Spring Bank Holiday on the last Monday in May to create a long weekend.

     Actual Birthday in April

     Elizabeth Alexandra Mary of the House of Windsor was born on April 21, 1926. In 1952, when her her father, King George VI, died, Elizabeth succeeded to the throne, and today she is known as Queen Elizabeth II. The Queen celebrated her 60-year reign in 2012 with a Diamond Jubilee Bank Holiday.

     The Queen usually spends her actual birthday privately, but the occasion is marked publicly by gun salutes in central London at midday: one in Hyde Park, another in Windsor Great Park and a third salute at the Tower of London.

     Background

     The monarch’s birthday has been an official celebration in the UK since 1748 when King George II reigned. Since 1959, the Queen Elisabeth II’s Official Birthday has been on the second Saturday of June.

     Previously, the Queen’s Birthday was celebrated on the second Thursday of June, the same day that her father, King George VI, celebrated his Official Birthday when he was on the throne.

     Edward VII, who reigned from 1901 to 1910 and whose birthday was on 9 November, moved his ceremony to summer after 1908, in the hope of good weather.

     — timeanddate.com/holidays/uk/queens-birthday

     I hereby deem Oppo’s Official Birthday to be celebrated on New Year’s Day, St. Patrick’s Day, and the Fourth of July so that everyone can participate in the merrymaking.

     Reply to this comment

     • So we wake up with a hangover, get drunk, and then injure ourselves with fireworks? Sounds like a whole lot of fun.

       Reply to this comment

4. No Weird Al concert is complete without the “The Saga Begins/Yoda” medley, complete with the Yoda Chant.

   Reply to this comment

This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.