An accountant riddle is:
Q: What do accountants suffer from that ordinary people don’t?
A: Depreciation.
The joke was posted on the newsgroup uw.acct.acc131 on November 24, 1997.
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False Stereotypes of Accountants
SANDRA LAU
11/24/97
(...)
What do accountants suffer from that ordinary people don’t?
Depreciation.
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Accountants
Little Frank
11/21/99
(...)
What do accountants suffer from that ordinary people don’t?
- Depreciation.
7 April 2001, Daily Star (Cobourg, ON), “And now for something completely different…” by Bill Johnson, pg. 4:
What do accountants suffer from that ordinary people don’t?
Depreciation.
Google Books
Sensible Nonsense.. Frank’s Comic Pack:
Humour Pack Series
By Frank Paul
BookBaby
2014
Pg. ?:
What do accountants suffer from that ordinary people don’t? Depreciation.
Business Insider
25 Jokes That Only Accountants Will Find Funny
Libby Kane
May 19, 2014, 12:23 PM
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12. What do accountants suffer from that ordinary people don’t? Depreciation.
Google Books
Amazing Jokes For Kids
By Jack Jokes
PeteyRF Creative
2016
Pg. ?:
What do accountants suffer from that ordinary people don’t?
Depreciation.
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What do accountants suffer from that
ordinary people don’t?
Depreciation.
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