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Re:Ireland joins OECD International Tax agreement by TexanFeller on Friday October 08, 2021 @09:20PM (#28806147)
“You may all go to hell and I will go to Texas.”

— Davy Crockett…and also me

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Re:Ireland joins OECD International Tax agreement by pnut on Saturday October 09, 2021 @03:49AM (#28807868)
I've never understood that quote... Is he rising in defense of Texas, or is he saying Texas is his personal hell?
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Re:Ireland joins OECD International Tax agreement by lovemenot on Saturday October 09, 2021 @09:34AM (#28809719)
Like "oh wait", it seems to derive humour from its implicit logical rebuttal:

"But, Mr. Crockett Texas is hell."

In a similar vein, this also from the 19th Century: A woman is only a woman, but a good cigar is a smoke.

"But, Mr. Kipling a good woman is a ... oh wait."

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