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Post by Roquefort Raider on Mar 22, 2015 15:22:32 GMT -5
Guess what guys:  Curses, foiled by highbrow humor again. "We're done cleaning after you" is itself a pretty immature and condescending remark. That moderator doesn't practice what they preach. I haven't posted on the CBR boards since the reboot and certainly do not feel inclined to change that. |
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Post by Action Ace on Mar 22, 2015 15:23:35 GMT -5
Guess what guys: Curses, foiled by highbrow humor again. You just HAD to use the sarcastic Oxford Dictionary defense. I would have gone for the Chewbacca Defense or the King's Indian Defense myself. |
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Post by the4thpip on Mar 22, 2015 15:23:43 GMT -5
I just learned that my youngest son, who was born in the US, is liable to be charged thousands of dollars by the US government for failing to file his taxes as a citizen living abroad. I thought that as long as he doesn't have his American citizenship recognized by voting or asking for a passport, he'd simply be considered Canadian by any American official (he does have a Canadian passport), but according to the financial analysts who wrote about the subject in this morning's paper, that's not the case: the IRS has a long arm, and even if my kid doesn't have to pay taxes to the US, he still has to fill form #whatever to specify that he is not currently residing in the US. I'm not overly worried since he's still a minor and hasn't had a paying job yet, but that might mean problems in the future... it seems that failure to fill form #whatever can be punished by a fine of several thousands bucks. What he can also do is go to the US embassy and formerly renounce his US citizenship. Personally, I'd rather have him keep his options open and fill form #whatever as soon as he starts working, so that he can later have access to both the American and Canadian job markets. (And I admit it... It's pretty cool to have dual citizenship). Ugh, bureaucrats. They're even worse than message board mods. Hope you and he get it sorted out quickly. |
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Post by the4thpip on Mar 22, 2015 15:24:36 GMT -5
Guess what guys: Curses, foiled by highbrow humor again. "We're done cleaning after you" is itself a pretty immature and condescending remark. That moderator doesn't practice what they preach. I haven't posted on the CBR boards since the reboot and certainly do not feel inclined to change that. Actually, I found that manly mod-talk kind of a turn-on. Don't you think the "Never!" kind of sounds like Clint Eastwood typed it? |
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Post by the4thpip on Mar 22, 2015 15:25:37 GMT -5
Guess what guys: Curses, foiled by highbrow humor again. You just HAD to use the sarcastic Oxford Dictionary defense. I would have gone for the Chewbacca Defense or the King's Indian Defense myself. Or even the Twinkie defense, but us gay folks shun away from that since the Milk murder. |
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Post by Action Ace on Mar 22, 2015 15:25:41 GMT -5
Guess what guys: Curses, foiled by highbrow humor again. I'm still surprised I haven't been permanently banned yet. I've gotten one referral at least.  I'm surprised I haven't been banned from reading the columns or articles. |
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Post by Roquefort Raider on Mar 22, 2015 16:42:43 GMT -5
"We're done cleaning after you" is itself a pretty immature and condescending remark. That moderator doesn't practice what they preach. I haven't posted on the CBR boards since the reboot and certainly do not feel inclined to change that. Actually, I found that manly mod-talk kind of a turn-on. Don't you think the "Never!" kind of sounds like Clint Eastwood typed it? I thought of Michael Caine, actually! |
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Post by adamwarlock2099 on Mar 22, 2015 17:56:32 GMT -5
I saw a billboard for a local jeweler driving this evening whose selling line was .. Is your daughter in law's diamond bigger than yours?
Ha! Jokes on you chumps! Neither of my boys are married yet!
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Post by thwhtguardian on Mar 22, 2015 20:24:44 GMT -5
Let's try and stray away from critiquing the way other boards choose to moderate themselves guys, we don't need any feuds.
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Post by Confessor on Mar 22, 2015 21:17:11 GMT -5
Guess what guys: Curses, foiled by highbrow humor again. Bad news, pip. Sorry you got banned. But at least it'll give you more time to waste, err...I mean, use constructively to better understand the deep history of comic books, over here.  |
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Post by DE Sinclair on Mar 23, 2015 9:50:41 GMT -5
Let's try and stray away from critiquing the way other boards choose to moderate themselves guys, we don't need any feuds. Agreed. Let's just be happy Pip has more time to hang out here. |
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Post by DE Sinclair on Mar 23, 2015 9:55:30 GMT -5
I just learned that my youngest son, who was born in the US, is liable to be charged thousands of dollars by the US government for failing to file his taxes as a citizen living abroad. I thought that as long as he doesn't have his American citizenship recognized by voting or asking for a passport, he'd simply be considered Canadian by any American official (he does have a Canadian passport), but according to the financial analysts who wrote about the subject in this morning's paper, that's not the case: the IRS has a long arm, and even if my kid doesn't have to pay taxes to the US, he still has to fill form #whatever to specify that he is not currently residing in the US. I'm not overly worried since he's still a minor and hasn't had a paying job yet, but that might mean problems in the future... it seems that failure to fill form #whatever can be punished by a fine of several thousands bucks. What he can also do is go to the US embassy and formerly renounce his US citizenship. Personally, I'd rather have him keep his options open and fill form #whatever as soon as he starts working, so that he can later have access to both the American and Canadian job markets. (And I admit it... It's pretty cool to have dual citizenship). I was working on my income tax forms this weekend, which caused me to think fondly of going to a lonely shack in the woods to start working on my 15,000 word anti-government manifesto.
Also reminded me of the plight of the Stone Crab in Florida. Every year they get trapped, one claw is ripped off, and they're thrown back into the ocean. The crab has the ability to grow it back, so he'll have two again for next year when he's caught again and another claw is ripped off. The similarity to the yearly tax cycle is pretty obvious.
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Post by Roquefort Raider on Mar 23, 2015 15:21:46 GMT -5
I just learned that my youngest son, who was born in the US, is liable to be charged thousands of dollars by the US government for failing to file his taxes as a citizen living abroad. I thought that as long as he doesn't have his American citizenship recognized by voting or asking for a passport, he'd simply be considered Canadian by any American official (he does have a Canadian passport), but according to the financial analysts who wrote about the subject in this morning's paper, that's not the case: the IRS has a long arm, and even if my kid doesn't have to pay taxes to the US, he still has to fill form #whatever to specify that he is not currently residing in the US. I'm not overly worried since he's still a minor and hasn't had a paying job yet, but that might mean problems in the future... it seems that failure to fill form #whatever can be punished by a fine of several thousands bucks. What he can also do is go to the US embassy and formerly renounce his US citizenship. Personally, I'd rather have him keep his options open and fill form #whatever as soon as he starts working, so that he can later have access to both the American and Canadian job markets. (And I admit it... It's pretty cool to have dual citizenship). I was working on my income tax forms this weekend, which caused me to think fondly of going to a lonely shack in the woods to start working on my 15,000 word anti-government manifesto.
Also reminded me of the plight of the Stone Crab in Florida. Every year they get trapped, one claw is ripped off, and they're thrown back into the ocean. The crab has the ability to grow it back, so he'll have two again for next year when he's caught again and another claw is ripped off. The similarity to the yearly tax cycle is pretty obvious.
It is one thing to contribute to the common good by giving up part of our income, but it's entirely another to be treated as a crime suspect by the revenue service. I find it very insulting. I want to do my part; I want to do what's correct, is it so much to ask to be told what to do instead of being warned that heavy fines are in the offing if I fail to comply with any of the gazillion tax rules that are out there? Your crab analogy is quite funny. Especially since filing always makes be very crabby. |
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Post by the4thpip on Mar 24, 2015 6:09:56 GMT -5
Damn, a Germanwings plane with 142 people crashed on a connection I used to fly all the time when my best friend used to live in Barcelona.
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Post by DE Sinclair on Mar 24, 2015 10:21:16 GMT -5
Let's not dwell on other boards. We have a good group of people here to concentrate on.
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