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Talking About Paying Income Tax

Abbott and Costello · March 6, 1947 · 29 min · 4,676 words

The transcript of “Talking About Paying Income Tax”, an episode of Abbott and Costello first broadcast March 6, 1947. Press a time to play from that line (a 60-second preview; Potato Plus plays it all). Abbott and Costello plays Abbott and Costello free, live around the clock. Search inside this transcript.

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That's right, folks. D for comedy. A for Abbott. M for Maxwell. D for Ennis. L for Luke Costello. Put them all together and they spell, Camel. X-firience is the best teacher. Try a camel. Let your own experience tell you why more people are smoking camels than ever before.

And draw up a chair for tonight's camel show starring Bud Abbot and Luke Costello. Please. Hey, Costella. Costella. Come over here, Costella. You know, I tried to find you last night.

Where in the world were you? I spent the evening over at Heavy Lamar's house, have it? Heavy calls me two or three times every week to come over spend the evening. Yeah, it doesn't hurt husband object.

Why should he? I'm the cheapest baby sitter in town. Will you talk, sense, please? Hey, lo, I hope you're saving the money. I hope you're saving the money. They'd pay you for mining that baby.

You know we pay our income tax March 15. Oh don't worry about me at it. I'm loaded I got a California bankroll. What's a California bankroll? Who singles wrapped around an orange? Last night I was helping heading Lamar's figure her income tax. Oh, how can you how can you figure income tax?

You can't even count. Give me a problem. All right. All right. All right The whole state cost a dollar a pound. Yeah, how many pounds would the butcher give you for five dollars four pounds?

That's not right. I know but they're getting away with it. All right Place the castle, you're impossible. But I'm warning you, you'd better get busy on your income tax. Do you have any surplus money, Lou?

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