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Accounting (Dodoitsu poem)
When accountants add figures,
balance debits and credits,
carpal tunnel syndrome comes
from counting the beans.
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Yeah, ya know...accountants are known as "bean counters".
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No, not really. I was just trying to make a pun on the term "bean counter" for an accountant (that is my day job). Dodoitsus usually have a touch of humor to them. The origin of associating beans with accountants is a little cloudy but this page seems to cover it well:
https://www.phrases.org.uk/meanings/bean-counter.html