So what happened on Joe Millionaire, any big secrets?

Fox TV, I guess ^ | 2/17/03 | A. Millionaire(as far as you know)

[Phil V.]

. . . the Easter Bunny isn't real . . .

Infidel!!!

[Marysecretary]

Sorry, Phil, but I believe in telling the truth no matter how much it hurts (smile).

[JudyB1938]

Thank you for trying to help me! I already checked those out. Nothing pertinent.

I can't believe I can find no mention of The Atomic Blond even at the wrestling websites dedicated to the old-timers. His name really meant something to people back in those days, coming right after the victory of WW II. I always liked him as much as my Atomic Bomb Secret Message Ring that I got out of a box of cereal. :0)

[Wright is right!]

"Even better, was filmed in France. Any guess what the tax burden in France is?"

Immaterial. The people appearing in the show are American citizens, hired by an American company, paid in America, by a company that flew them to France for an assignment.

No French taxes due.

By your logic, a TV news reporter would owe taxes on his reports to every country he passed thru in covering an international story. Sorry, but this is work done by American citizens/residents for an American company and paid in America. Only US (and state) taxes due.

Michael

[Fred Mertz]

I believe you might be incorrect. There are special rules (used to be a $75K exemption) for income earned while overseas. I suppose the $1 Million might be considered a prize or award rather than income. But it was still won overseas, so I'll bet that special rules may apply.

[DumpsterDiver]

Does this ring a bell? It's about a man named Billy Goelz, aka the "Atomic Blonde".

Excerpt from http;//www.phocian.com/WAWLI/New131-140.htm
Coos Bay OR Times
Saturday, Dec. 21, 1946
By Jane Irvine

Popular Tony Ross had an easy go in his match with Billy Goelz (the little chap from Chicago) but lost the laurels by landing a punch on the "Atomic Blonde's" stomach after time was called. The referee awarded that fall to Goelz, making Tony mad about the whole thing.

Ross took the first fall in 33 minutes with a standing backbreaker, which he attempted again later in the fight but missed when Billy put forth his amazing speed and used a little ju-jitsu.

[Wright is right!]

"I believe you might be incorrect. There are special rules (used to be a $75K exemption) for income earned while overseas. I suppose the $1 Million might be considered a prize or award rather than income. But it was still won overseas, so I'll bet that special rules may apply."

Nope. Has to be an overseas company awarding the prize or paying the income. Otherwise every single American who travels on business for an American company would owe foreign taxes.

Let's say you work for IBM. The company sends you to France for 3 weeks to get a new system running there. You get your usual salary from IBM. Is any of it taxable in France? Not one ghost of a chance.

Further, I'm sure Fox has tax attorneys that have clearly spelled out the circumstances of this award. Evan and Zora were notified in France of the million, but were PAID in America. This is not something done without thinking, my friend. There will be no French taxes due.

Michael

[AdSimp]

Thanks for your information. I seem to remember something about major league baseball players crying about the taxes they get socked with when they play in Canada. How does that work?

[Wright is right!]

"Thanks for your information. I seem to remember something about major league baseball players crying about the taxes they get socked with when they play in Canada. How does that work?"

If you're an American playing for Toronto, a Canadian company pays your (hefty) salary. You pay Canadian inkum taxes on that, and - to a point - you get a credit on your US tax return for the taxes you paid to the foreign government. If your US tax liability exceeds the credit you get for foreign taxes paid, then you owe Uncle Sam the excess.

American citizens playing for US-owned teams don't pay Canadian inkum taxes, even though they may have games in Canadian ballparks. That's simply an employee performing an offshore work assignment but getting paid in the US.

I used to work at a Canadian radio station back in the 60's, but lived in the US. I paid Canadian inkum taxes and got a credit for them on my US return. The Canadian tax credit exceeded my US liability on the inkum, so I paid no US tax.

Michael

[JudyB1938]

That's great. It gave me a name to do a search by. However, alas, this was the only article that identified The Atomic Blond as Billy Goelz.

I did find a picture of Goelz, but it doesn't look like the wrestler I remember. Hair dye and his costume could have made the difference though. (Although not as extreme as Gorgeous George, The Atomic Blond was rather flamboyant in the ring.)

One of the websites said Goelz wrestled up until he got pretty old. Another said he died just last year. He was 84, I think it said. Thank you for clearing up what happened to him. But I sure wish there was a bio or something on him. It's a shame that he is not honored like the other old-timers are. He was a fun guy to watch.

[JudyB1938]

By the way, do you really dumpster dive? My son gets stuff out of the dumpsters where we live when people move. He washes the clothes and gives them to homeless people. Some of that stuff is practically brand new! GOOD jackets, backpacks, baby cradle, all kinds of stuff. No wonder those people are poor. They waste their money by throwing good stuff away.

[ewing]

Good for Zora! Then she gets to keep $425,000.00 of the prize..

[Phil V.]

. . . I believe in telling the truth no matter how much it hurts (smile).

I used to . . . until . . .

. . . one day my wife came home with a new "do" . . . short . . . kinda "butch". She asked me if I liked it. I said, "No". She asked why not. I said, "It looks sorta 'butch'."

Some truths need not be told.

At any rate, PROVE THAT THERE'S NO EASTER BUNNY!

[Marysecretary]

When I'd get my hair cut short during my first marriage, my husband would say I looked like a lesbian. That's one reason of many why I now have a second husband (and he likes my hair short). Sometimes you do have to fudge a little when it comes to wives and sweethearts. If there IS an Easter bunny, then I wasted a lot of money over the years buying all that blasted candy for him (or her).

[jpl]

When I'd get my hair cut short during my first marriage, my husband would say I looked like a lesbian. That's one reason of many why I now have a second husband (and he likes my hair short).

Did you ever do this when you were dating before you were married, or did you do it for the first time after you were married. If the latter, why did you start?

[Marysecretary]

My hair has never been particularly long but there are times when I like to cut it shorter because to me it's easier to take care of. I only knew my first husband 3 months when I married him (marry in haste, repent in leisure my mother-in-law always said). 19 year olds are stupid sometimes.

[kancel]

You know I wanted to watch that show, Everwood. We tuned in and about five, ten minutes in something was happening in a classroom. Hubby didn't like it and turned the channel cause he thought the liberal propaganda was so thick. Is it not? I think he is under the impression it is a West Wing level propaganda or something. Course ten minutes isn't enough to tell but he does that sometimes.

[Mad Dawgg]

"You know I wanted to watch that show, Everwood. We tuned in and about five, ten minutes in something was happening in a classroom. Hubby didn't like it and turned the channel cause he thought the liberal propaganda was so thick. Is it not? I think he is under the impression it is a West Wing level propaganda or something. Course ten minutes isn't enough to tell but he does that sometimes."

Nope I rarely get any hint of Liberal Bias in fact if anything I get more of a Conservative bias.

For instance last nights show was about an old judge who lived in an old folks home who rambled on about how he killed Jim and the body is buried in the back yard. (He was suffering from dementia had been for several years.)

Anyhow Dr. Brown (lead character) notifys police about it and in true Barney Fiffe overreaction the cops haul the Old Judge off to jail. Doc Brown feels guilty and works to free him with the help of the Rival doc. The Rival Doc is willing to do so (usually the two docs don't get along) because in the Old Judge's ramblings he indicates that the Rival Doc's Deceased father may have known something about the body. So the Rival Doc wants to clear his Dad's name.

Meanwhile Doc Brown's son wants to take his girlfriend to a Piano Bar because there is a Jazz Piano Player that he wants to see. (Effrim (Sp?) Doc Brown's son was studying to be a concert pianoist before his mother died) he found out about this piano player from his piano teacher who Doc Brown hired to reignite Effrim's interest in music. DOc Brown is miffed by the Piano Teacher telling his son he should go watch this guy for obvious reasons but compromises by tellin him he can take his girlfriend there but Doc Brown will chaperone.

The Reason he even condsiders it at all is because before his wife died Doc Brown was a world class brain surgeon and never home so therefore a Bad parent. Now there is a rift between him and his boy (who is 15) and he is very unsure how to keep the peace and parent at the same time.

The reason they are in Everwood is because of Doc Brown's promise to his wife that if she ever died he would take the kids and move there giving up his Brain surgeon career and open a family Doctor practice and be a parent.

The first several episodes dealt with Doc Brown's love and devotion to his wife he even had spells of "talking to her like she was in the room" which kind of spooked the locals.

I think if I had to pick a show to compare it to so you could get the essence of what it's all about, it would be the Andy Griffith show (only a little more serious.) All kinds of interesting characters with a very strong lead and the writing is the best I've seen in a while. Usually there is some great laughs in the show but no laugh track yet it is more of a drama.

Anyhow get the hubby to sit down and watch a show all the way through and I think you will be pleasantly surprised.