Agnes, the Priest and the Parrots

Yesterday, I was very upset because I learned that my state and local taxes, which I prepared many weeks ago using an "IRS approved" online tax preparation service, were not e-filed as I thought they would be, but because I was a dork and missed reading the little announcement at the very beginning of this interaction, I wouldn't have known that unless I paid $6.95 to this so-called service to learn this. (Because of a mysterious state holiday, the deadline for NYstate taxes was yesterday). Worse, all that data I entered into their site was not printed on the state tax forms, so I have to dig up all the papers, go back and enter all that data by hand. AGAIN. Further, this so-called service does not provide a PDF or any other record for federal taxes either, so there is nothing to put into my files. Just .. great.

So, even though my federal taxes were presumably filed a few weeks ago, I had to file my first extension ever for my state/local taxes, which means that my tax ordeal is not over, as I had thought.

Anyway, last night, a friend made me smile with this joke after learning of my plight;

Agnes went to her priest with a problem.

"Father, I have two female parrots, and they only know how to say one thing. All they ever say is, 'Hi, we're prostitutes. Wanna have some fun?' "

"That's terrible!" exclaimed the priest. "But I think I can help. Bring your two female parrots over to my house, and I will put them with my two male parrots whom I taught to pray and to read the Bible. My parrots will teach your parrots to stop saying that terrible phrase, and your female parrots will learn to praise and worship God."

The next day, Agnes brought her female parrots to the priest's house. His two male parrots were holding rosary beads and quietly praying in their cage. Agnes put her two female parrots in the cage with the male parrots. The females said, "Hi, we're prostitutes. Wanna have some fun?"

One male parrot looked over at the other male parrot and exclaimed; "Put those beads away and turn up the radio, our prayers have been answered!"