Give me your money!

Bob The Mercenary · 03-13-2005, 07:43 AM

http://today.reuters.com/news/newsAr...DIA-TAX-DC.XML

I would sit on my taxes and see how long the drummers could last. It would be like a municipal Survivor. :p

BlackMageGirl! · 03-13-2005, 07:59 AM

Hehe, this is interesting. Never thought drummers could be used to collect taxes. =P

slightly aboveaverage man · 03-14-2005, 08:46 AM

Hmmmmm. It's an interesting thought, but worse instruments could be used. They would have no problem collecting taxes if they used a couple hundred people with bagpipes, who don't know how to play them.

The same could be said for Accordians: play non-stop polka music and either they'll pay up, or have a psychotic episode.

Dante · 03-14-2005, 09:29 AM

Reminds me of the debt collection service/gag company that has an 18-wheeler pull up outside the guy's place and disgorge this guy dressed up as Satan, along with various scantily-clad chicks, for the soul purpose of harassing him into paying his debts.

The_Jaded_Falcon · 03-14-2005, 10:26 AM

Heh, I'd go pretty crazy if a mob of people started playing drums outside my house all the time.
No. Sleep. At all. Although the bagpipes would be worse. Hatred of bagpipes and the sounds they make has run in my family's blood for generations -we just can't stand the things!
--The Jaded Falcon
"All right! You win!"

slightly aboveaverage man · 03-14-2005, 01:06 PM

Well, to the Scotish/Nova Scotian ear, bagpipes do not sound all that bad, in fact the more there are, the better they sound. I suspect Squishy Cheeks/JADguy might agree with me here.

HOWEVER! There's nary a person on Earth, be he Tartan or Pansy, that can tolerate the sound of a piper who doesn't know how to play. That is the key. Think about it, even if by some major force of willpower the debtor does not pay, the neighbors would suffer enough to be willing to pay their debt for them. Or murder them in the heat of sound wave induced passion. Either way the government benefits. One less Pension to pay.

The_Jaded_Falcon · 03-15-2005, 05:15 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by slightly aboveaverage man

Well, to the Scotish/Nova Scotian ear, bagpipes do not sound all that bad, in fact the more there are, the better they sound. I suspect Squishy Cheeks/JADguy might agree with me here.

HOWEVER! There's nary a person on Earth, be he Tartan or Pansy, that can tolerate the sound of a piper who doesn't know how to play. That is the key. Think about it, even if by some major force of willpower the debtor does not pay, the neighbors would suffer enough to be willing to pay their debt for them. Or murder them in the heat of sound wave induced passion. Either way the government benefits. One less Pension to pay.

A matter of taste, the liking of bagpipes, I guess.
But yes, played by someone who doesn't know what they're doing, any musical instrument would work for tax collection.
Heck, give me an out-of-tune guitar, and I'll make 'em pay while trying to perform 'Smoke on the Water' by ear.
And, as the last resort, you get a band of bagpipers and violinists who not only can't play their instruments, but are also drunk!
We should take this to the IRS...
--The Jaded Falcon
"Boo!"
"Who was that man?"
"Homer Simpson"
"Raise his taxes ten percent!"

Dragonsbane · 03-14-2005, 02:13 PM

I love the bagpipes, much as I love claymores and strong alcohol. Scottish blood runneth true.

The more there are, the better they sound...as long as the person playing them actually knows how. SAAM is a wise man.

Bob The Mercenary · 03-14-2005, 10:20 PM

I won't fight the bagpipes, but have you ever heard a violin newb play behind the bridge? It's worse than nails on a chalkboard.

I would probably enforce that over drums because even any dogs and cats they own would go nuts.

RedScar · 03-14-2005, 10:44 PM

Ouch! Bad stuff. Try haveing a untought person playing whos deaf. They can't hear it but you can. Anyways that's when you find the worst music ever and turn the amplifiers up to max. Fight fire with fire, fight music with music.

03-13-2005, 07:43 AM	#1
Bob The Mercenary Bob Dole Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Bob Dole Posts: 5,606	Give me your money! http://today.reuters.com/news/newsAr...DIA-TAX-DC.XML I would sit on my taxes and see how long the drummers could last. It would be like a municipal Survivor. :p __________________ Bob Dole

03-14-2005, 08:46 AM	#3
slightly aboveaverage man Trudeau Maniac Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Cyberspace Posts: 4,253	Hmmmmm. It's an interesting thought, but worse instruments could be used. They would have no problem collecting taxes if they used a couple hundred people with bagpipes, who don't know how to play them. The same could be said for Accordians: play non-stop polka music and either they'll pay up, or have a psychotic episode. __________________ Comics! Coffee! Videos! All at WWW.Ultima-Java.com If you're not there you'd better be dead, or in jail! And if you're in jail... BREAK OUT! Visit this Sunday SUNDAY Sunday and saturday.

03-14-2005, 01:06 PM	#6
slightly aboveaverage man Trudeau Maniac Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Cyberspace Posts: 4,253	Well, to the Scotish/Nova Scotian ear, bagpipes do not sound all that bad, in fact the more there are, the better they sound. I suspect Squishy Cheeks/JADguy might agree with me here. HOWEVER! There's nary a person on Earth, be he Tartan or Pansy, that can tolerate the sound of a piper who doesn't know how to play. That is the key. Think about it, even if by some major force of willpower the debtor does not pay, the neighbors would suffer enough to be willing to pay their debt for them. Or murder them in the heat of sound wave induced passion. Either way the government benefits. One less Pension to pay. __________________ Comics! Coffee! Videos! All at WWW.Ultima-Java.com If you're not there you'd better be dead, or in jail! And if you're in jail... BREAK OUT! Visit this Sunday SUNDAY Sunday and saturday.

03-14-2005, 10:20 PM	#9
Bob The Mercenary Bob Dole Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Bob Dole Posts: 5,606	I won't fight the bagpipes, but have you ever heard a violin newb play behind the bridge? It's worse than nails on a chalkboard. I would probably enforce that over drums because even any dogs and cats they own would go nuts. __________________ Bob Dole

03-14-2005, 10:44 PM	#10
RedScar Just another NPF ghost Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Califorina, you heard me right. Posts: 694	Ouch! Bad stuff. Try haveing a untought person playing whos deaf. They can't hear it but you can. Anyways that's when you find the worst music ever and turn the amplifiers up to max. Fight fire with fire, fight music with music. __________________ I'm officaly saying it now. Due to me becomeing an MMO addict (Final Fantasy XI) I will be here not often. If you see me you are lucky. True geeks know what it is to be the friend who listens. Sensitive, intelligent, beautiful girls come to us for meaningful talk and profound empathy, then go back to their idiot boyfriends for wild, monkey sex. We need to talk less and workout more, fellas. -Joe Dodson

03-13-2005, 07:59 AM	#2
BlackMageGirl! Oh hi! :D Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Currently in reality! Posts: 2,688	Hehe, this is interesting. Never thought drummers could be used to collect taxes. =P

03-14-2005, 09:29 AM	#4
Dante Sent to the cornfield Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Crushing the weak beneath the iron jackboots of tyranny Posts: 7,703	Reminds me of the debt collection service/gag company that has an 18-wheeler pull up outside the guy's place and disgorge this guy dressed up as Satan, along with various scantily-clad chicks, for the soul purpose of harassing him into paying his debts.

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