Grumpy Old Geeks Topics United States government shutdown Topic United States government shutdown 2 mentions in 1 episode A government shutdown discussed in relation to federal workers, the IRS, and the NSA. Mentions 28: Hitmen & Hookers Oct 5, 2013 15:59 The nice thing about the government shutdown is there's nobody home at the IRS right now. 16:37 The people that work for the government, that pulled a paycheck, I'm sure they notice big time.