Accounting Jokes

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Accounting limericks


Our colleagues Rachel Baskerville and Huw Rhys have written a series of limericks about accounting.  You can find the limericks at SSRN.  Our favourites are 1, 10 and 14.  Limerick 9 also appeals but you have to know the people referenced.

Homeless accountants


Where do homeless accountants live?

In a tax shelter

Tweeted by @BrucesTweets

Santa’s sleigh


How does Santa’s accountant value his sleigh?

Net Present Value

Tweeted by @lindseypoulter

Dilbert: Frillions


One of the many Dilbert cartoons drawn by Scott Adams which relate to accounting:

http://dilbert.com/strips/comic/2006-11-29/

Sheldon from Big Bang Theory


An excerpt from Big Bang Theory:  Sheldon as a fan of CPAs

http://youtu.be/Trihh1raRjU

Originally tweeted by @Brandon_NiceGuy

 

Directing accountant


How can you tell if the director of a movie was an accountant?

The credits are on the right.

Tweeted by @Lets_Get_Fiscal 18 Jan 2014

You might be an accountant if …


You might be an accountant if … you have no idea that GAP is also a clothing store.

Tweeted by @kimimuthoni 7 March 2014

Extraordinary social life


My social life while studying for the CPA exam is extraordinary, and by that I mean unusual and infrequent.

Posted on twitter by @Lets_Get_Fiscal

Bond redemption


Can I buy back those bonds early at par?

Not on your LIFO, FIFO.

Posted on twitter by @JillianRose77

Dieting


Loss-eroles are the diet version of profiteroles.

Posted on twitter by @mikeydelrosario