Friday, November 11, 2011

30 Things I'm Thankful For: Day 12

I'm thankful for accountants. They make the world go around.

No, really.  Hear me out.
If an idea takes more than one person, accounts must be kept.
If it takes any serious amount of money or materials, accounts must be kept.
If there are investors or loans or stockholders, accounts must be kept.
If there is a client, or an owner to be answered to, accounts must be kept.

So those cool engineering projects would never get started without accountants.
Projects like bridges.  

And skyscrapers.  

And space exploration.  

And movies, although I've heard Hollywood accounting is "creative," and hospitals and well, just about everything.  So here's a big hats off--uh..er...green eye-shades off to all of you buttoned down, buttoned up accounting types, who don't get the recognition you deserve. (Extra points for identifying this movie...)

P.S.  Did you know that Paul Bunyan had an accountant?  Name of Johnny Inkslinger, and he used ink by the barrel. See how important they are?

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