The Chicago way
Three contractors are bidding to fix the White House fence. One is from Chicago, another from Kentucky and the third, Florida. They go with a White House official to examine the fence.
The Florida contractor takes out a tape measure and does some measuring, then works some figures with a pencil. "Well," he says. "I figure the job will run about $900: $400 for materials, $400 for my crew and $100 profit for me."
The Kentucky contractor also does some measuring and figuring, then says, "I can do this job for $700: $300 for materials, $300 for my crew and $100 profit for me."
The Chicago contractor does not measure or figure, but leans over to the White House official and whispers: "$2,700."
The official, incredulous, says, "You didn't even measure like the other guys! How did you come up with such a high figure?"
"Easy," the Chicagoan explains, "$1,000 for you, $1,000 for me and we hire the guy from Kentucky."
3 comments:
Funny joke.
Interesting you would mention the White House.
Any idea how many meetings Cheney had with Enron?
How much does it cost for the right to write America's energy policy?
Skeeter, try getting a sense of humor...jackass.
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