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The Tailgate / Taxes.
Last post by nastygunz - Yesterday at 11:15:24 AM
Tax his land,
Tax his bed,
Tax the table,
At which he's fed.

Tax his tractor,
Tax his mule,
Teach him taxes
Are the rule.

Tax his work,
Tax his pay,
He works for
peanuts anyway!

Tax his cow,
Tax his goat,
Tax his pants,
Tax his coat.

Tax his ties,
Tax his shirt,
Tax his work,
Tax his dirt.

Tax his tobacco,
Tax his drink,
Tax him if he
Tries to think.

Tax his cigars,
Tax his beers,
If he cries
Tax his tears.

Tax his car,
Tax his gas,
Find other ways
To tax his ass.

Tax all he has
Then let him know
That you won't be done
Till he has no dough.

When he screams and hollers;
Then tax him some more,
Tax him till
He's good and sore.

Then tax his coffin,
Tax his grave,
Tax the sod in
Which he's laid...

Put these words
Upon his tomb,
'Taxes drove me
to my doom...'

When he's gone,
Do not relax,
Its time to apply
The inheritance tax.
Accounts Receivable Tax
Building Permit Tax
CDL license Tax
Cigarette Tax
Corporate Income Tax
Dog License Tax
Excise Taxes
Federal Income Tax
Federal Unemployment Tax (FUTA)
Fishing License Tax
Food License Tax
Fuel Permit Tax
Gasoline Tax (currently 44.75 cents per gallon)
Gross Receipts Tax
Hunting License Tax
Inheritance Tax
Inventory Tax
IRS Interest Charges IRS Penalties (tax on top of tax)
Liquor Tax
Luxury Taxes
Marriage License Tax
Medicare Tax
Personal Property Tax
Property Tax
Real Estate Tax
Service Charge Tax
Social Security Tax
Road Usage Tax
Recreational Vehicle Tax
Sales Tax
School Tax
State Income Tax
State Unemployment Tax (SUTA)
Telephone Federal Excise Tax
Telephone Federal Universal Service Fee Tax
Telephone Federal, State and Local Surcharge Taxes
Telephone Minimum Usage Surcharge Tax
Telephone Recurring and Nonrecurring Charges Tax
Telephone State and Local Tax
Telephone Usage Charge Tax
Utility Taxes
Vehicle License Registration Tax
Vehicle Sales Tax
Watercraft Registration Tax
Well Permit Tax
Workers Compensation Tax
#2
The Tailgate / Today in history 12-6
Last post by remrogers - Yesterday at 09:56:23 AM
1884
Dec 6
Washington Monument completed

On December 6, 1884, in Washington, D.C., workers place a nine-inch aluminum pyramid inscribed with "Laus Deo," meaning praise (be) to God, atop a tower of white marble, completing the construction of an impressive monument to the city's namesake and the nation's first president, George Washington.

As early as 1783, the infant U.S. Congress decided that a statue of George Washington, the great Revolutionary War general, should be placed near the site of the new Congressional building, wherever it might be. After then-President Washington asked him to lay out a new federal capital on the Potomac River in 1791, architect Pierre L'Enfant left a place for the statue at the western end of the sweeping National Mall (near the monument's present location).

It wasn't until 1832, however–33 years after Washington's death–that anyone really did anything about the monument. That year, a private Washington National Monument Society was formed. After holding a design competition and choosing an elaborate Greek temple-like design by architect Robert Mills, the society began a fundraising drive to raise money for the statue's construction. These efforts–including appeals to the nation's schoolchildren–raised some $230,000, far short of the $1 million needed. Construction began anyway, on July 4, 1848, as representatives of the society laid the cornerstone of the monument: a 24,500-pound block of pure white marble.

Six years later, with funds running low, construction was halted. Around the time the Civil War began in 1861, author Mark Twain described the unfinished monument as looking like a "hollow, oversized chimney." No further progress was made until 1876–the centennial of American independence–when President Ulysses S. Grant authorized construction to be completed.

Made of some 36,000 blocks of marble and granite stacked 555 feet in the air, the monument was the tallest structure in the world at the time of its completion in December 1884. In the six months following the dedication ceremony, over 10,000 people climbed the nearly 900 steps to the top of the Washington Monument. Today, an elevator makes the trip far easier, and more than 800,000 people visit the monument each year. A city law passed in 1910 restricted the height of new buildings to ensure that the monument will remain the tallest structure in Washington, D.C.—a fitting tribute to the man known as the "Father of His Country."
#3
The Tailgate / Re: Going deer hunting
Last post by Hawks Feather - Yesterday at 08:01:00 AM
Congrats on the venison for the freezer and I can totally relate to many changes as I have aged.
#4
The Tailgate / Re: Going deer hunting
Last post by pitw - December 05, 2024, 10:32:50 PM
If ya had fun it was a great trip.
#5
Non Hunting/Fishing Photos / Re: Tough!
Last post by remrogers - December 05, 2024, 11:48:23 AM
As snipers, they will need better camouflage. But then, this is just practice.
#6
The Tailgate / Re: Escanaba in da moonlight
Last post by remrogers - December 05, 2024, 11:44:44 AM
quote author=nastygunz
Free!

A very good price.
#7
The Tailgate / Re: Going deer hunting
Last post by remrogers - December 05, 2024, 11:40:06 AM
Not much to tell. Was snowy and cold with most mornings around 5 degrees and I don't believe it got over 30 this past week. Had snow squalls that dropped visibility to fifty or sixty yards, but mostly moderate to heavy cloud cover. Along with some health conditions of my friend and a general lack of deer, caused us to hunt less and spent time soaking up heat from the wood stove. Predictions of heavy snow and strong winds led me to make arrangements to come home a day early.

They had already filled one doe tag for him and his wife tagged both a buck and a doe for her.
I did manage to fill a hole in his freezer with a big doe. Was on stand when two does walked out in front of me. Took a 160 yard shot, they spun around and headed up the hill. Was a blood trail that a blind man would have been able to follow. Had hit her in the throat and cut some major arteries. She only went 45 yards and lay down and bled out. Should be some good eating.

Think I'll go earlier in the season next year as the deer had been rousted about for a couple of weeks before I got there. Am always amazed how much steeper the hills are and continue the steepen as I have gotten older. Had a great visit, but it is good to be home.
#8
The Tailgate / Today in history 12-5
Last post by remrogers - December 05, 2024, 10:56:22 AM
1945
Dec 5
Aircraft squadron disappears in the Bermuda Triangle

At 2:10 p.m. on December 5, 1945, five U.S. Navy Avenger torpedo-bombers comprising Flight 19 take off from the Ft. Lauderdale Naval Air Station in Florida on a routine three-hour training mission. After having completed their objective, Flight 19 was scheduled to take them due east for an additional 67 miles, then turn north for 73 miles, and back to the air station after that, totaling a distance of 120 miles. They never returned.

Two hours after the flight began, the leader of the squadron, who had been flying in the area for more than six months, reported that his compass and backup compass had failed and that his position was unknown. The other planes experienced similar instrument malfunctions. Radio facilities on land were contacted to find the location of the lost squadron, but none were successful. After two more hours of confused messages from the fliers, a distorted radio transmission from the squadron leader was heard at 6:20 p.m., apparently calling for his men to prepare to ditch their aircraft simultaneously because of lack of fuel.

By this time, several land radar stations finally determined that Flight 19 was somewhere north of the Bahamas and east of the Florida coast, and at 7:27 p.m. a search and rescue Mariner aircraft took off with a 13-man crew. Three minutes later, the Mariner aircraft radioed to its home base that its mission was underway. The Mariner was never heard from again. Later, there was a report from a tanker cruising off the coast of Florida of a visible explosion seen at 7:50 p.m.

The disappearance of the 14 men of Flight 19 and the 13 men of the Mariner led to one of the largest air and seas searches to that date, and hundreds of ships and aircraft combed thousands of square miles of the Atlantic Ocean, the Gulf of Mexico, and remote locations within the interior of Florida. No trace of the bodies or aircraft was ever found.

Although naval officials maintained that the remains of the six aircraft and 27 men were not found because stormy weather destroyed the evidence, the story of the "Lost Squadron" helped cement the legend of the Bermuda Triangle, an area of the Atlantic Ocean where ships and aircraft are said to disappear without a trace. The Bermuda Triangle is said to stretch from the southern U.S. coast across to Bermuda and down to the Atlantic coast of Cuba and Santo Domingo.
#9
The Tailgate / Re: Escanaba in da moonlight
Last post by nastygunz - December 05, 2024, 10:41:54 AM
Free!
#10
The Tailgate / Re: Escanaba in da moonlight
Last post by Hawks Feather - December 05, 2024, 06:58:49 AM
Since it is on Amazon I will have to check it out.