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john_in_dc
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john_in_dc asked in Education & ReferenceQuotations · 1 decade ago

taxman cometh?

Where does the phrase come from?

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Thanks, Ryan. That, I've got.

Who corrupted the phrase to the taxman cometh?

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  • Ryan
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    1 decade ago
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    It's a corruption of the phrase "The Iceman Cometh", which was the title of a Eugene O'Neil play written in the '30s. Great play, if you ever have a chance.

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