There was once an
accounting firm where the senior CPA knew everything
there was to know about accounting. He could answer
any question. He knew all the tax laws: There wasn't
a better accountant anywhere.
Every morning when
he came to work, he would unlock his desk drawer,
open it up and look inside for a moment, and then
close and lock it again.
This puzzled all of
his co-workers, because it was the only eccentricity
that this genius exhibited. For years no one dared to
breach etiquette and snoop through his desk, but his
odd behavior became something of a legend around the
office.
One day when the
elderly man was home sick, one junior accountant
could control himself no longer. Taking a letter
opener he carefully pried open the desk lock.
Inside he found one
sheet of paper, and written in large letters was:
"DEBITS ON THE
LEFT...CREDITS ON THE RIGHT"
