TAXES
Despite the enormity of his other crimes, it was tax evasion that put this Chicago mobster in prison in 1931.
Al Capone
Louis DePalma, Alex Rieger, and Elaine Nardo were all characters in this TV series (1978-1982).
Taxi
In this 1989 pilot episode, the 16-year-old title physician interrupts his driver’s license test to help the victim of a car accident.
Doogie Howser, MD
In this novel, Atticus tells Scout that it’s a sin to harm one of these birds because all they do is sing their hearts out for us.
To Kill A Mockingbird
He represented Tennessee in Congress, died at the Alamo in 1836, and was played by Fess Parker in a popular 1950’s TV series.
Davy Crockett
This most populous state also has the highest state income tax rate at 13.3 %.
California
People skilled in this profession are hired mainly by museums, hunters and fishermen, or people who want to preserve a beloved deceased pet.
Taxidermy
In this 1965 pilot episode, the prisoners create an elaborate underground ruse to fool a German spy that has been placed in their ranks.
Hogan’s Heroes
In this 19th -century children’s story, the rejected chick grows up to be a beautiful swan.
The Ugly Duckling
This northernmost Ivy League university is located in Hanover, New Hampshire.
Dartmouth College
This is one of five states that levy no state taxes; perhaps that’s one inspiration for its motto “Live Free or Die.”
New Hampshire
The memorable line “You talking to me?” was voiced by Robert DeNiro as Travis Bickle in this 1976 movie.
Taxi Driver
In the 2007 pilot of this series, Don Draper struggles with how to advertise cigarettes in light of the growing public awareness to the dangers of smoking and government regulations promoting truth in advertising.
Mad Men
This 1985 novel by Larry McMurtry is set in the waning days of the Old West and centers on the relationships between several retired Texas Rangers and their adventures driving a herd of cattle to Montana.
Lonesome Dove
His 1936 book “How to Win Friends and Influence People” was a major best seller and one of the earliest self-help books.
Dale Carnegie
It wasn’t until 1943 that the federal government started collecting taxes in this way. (It must have been a shock to those workers.)
The government started to withhold taxes from employee paychecks.
This set of rules governs the proper arrangement of words and phrases to create well formed sentences.
Syntax
In the 1999 pilot of this series, a mobster passes out at a family barbecue and seeks therapy to understand why.
The Sopranos
This novel was a direct product of author Ken Kesey’s experience working as an orderly in a California mental hospital.
One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest
You can’t use the ATM without this.
Debit Card
This type of tax is targeted to the consumption of certain goods and services such as fuel, airline tickets, tires and automobiles, gambling, tobacco products, and so on.
Excise tax
Countries such as Switzerland, Monaco, and Luxembourg are known by this term because they attract the bank accounts of rich people and corporations.
Tax havens
In the 2007 pilot of this series, two socially awkward physicists meet their new neighbor Penny, who is their polar opposite.
The Big Bang Theory
In this 1930 detective novel, several crooks die in pursuit of a priceless statuette of a bird, made of solid gold but painted over with black enamel to hide its value.
The Maltese Falcon
This tournament, and the trophy that goes along with it, is widely considered the premier team event in men’s tennis.
The Davis Cup