"Of course we're trying to be tax-efficient. Who doesn't want to be tax-efficient?"

-- David "the Edge" Evans of U2, the sanctimonious rock band that lobbies Western governments to give more money to the 3rd world. He was referring to the group's efforts to avoid paying taxes in Ireland. Writing in the Observer, Nick Cohen noted that Evans "sounded as edgy as a plump accountant in the 19th hole."