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I WIN! I WIN!

May 13, 2005

David Brunori, the Tax Analysts state tax commentator at large, issued a challenge Monday:

   As an aside, which of these was uttered during the Spanish
   American War?

      a. Damn the torpedoes, full speed ahead

      b. Sighted sub, sunk same

      c. You may fire when ready, Gridley

      d. I have not yet begun to fight

      e. Who's your daddy?

A rich prize, said Mr. Brunori, awaited the first person to email the correct answer. Rising to the bait, the Tax Update fired back the correct answer, c. Mr. Brunori responded with good news (we won) and bad news (we were the eighth response).

The prize arrived today:

Well, he didn't say the mug would be intact...

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