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Entry from February 11, 2007
Dollars, Taxes (Dallas, Texas)

Did you ever hear “Dollars, Taxes” for Dallas, Texas? The joke comes from Chico Marx in the film Duck Soup (1933).


Internet Movie Database
Memorable Quotes from
Duck Soup (1933)

[Charles Middleton ....  Prosecutor (as Charles B. Middleton)]
[Chico Marx ....  Chicolini]
Prosecutor: Something must be done! War would mean a prohibitive increase in our taxes.
Chicolini: Hey, I got an uncle lives in Taxes.
Prosecutor: No, I’m talking about taxes - money, dollars!
Chicolini: Dollars! There’s-a where my uncle lives! Dollars, Taxes! 

Posted by Barry Popik
Texas (Lone Star State Dictionary) • (0) Comments • Sunday, February 11, 2007 • Permalink