The myth of the tedious accountant.

What is it with the myth that accountants are dull, grey people?

I think I have known one accountant in my entire life who is arguably like this. All the others — yes, you accountants reading this — are goddamn freaks. More so than other people. In the nicest of ways. But nevertheless.

Accountancy does not interest me. But that's not a statement about the people who do it.

1. What is the origin of this myth?
2. Why are accountants in fact goddamn freaks?

Edit: Note that computer geeks are in fact this boring. We just control enough of the Internet that people mistakenly assume power equals interesting.