Magerdgr
Have gun, will travel
- Location
- My secret underground lair
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Three contractors are bidding to fix a broken fence at the White House in
D.C.,
one from New Jersey , another from Tennessee 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 Tennessee 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 New Jersey contractor doesn't 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?"
The New Jersey contractor whispers back,
"$1,000 for me, $1,000 for you, and we hire the guy from Tennessee
to fix the fence."
"Done!" replies the government official.
Three contractors are bidding to fix a broken fence at the White House in
D.C.,
one from New Jersey , another from Tennessee 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 Tennessee 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 New Jersey contractor doesn't 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?"
The New Jersey contractor whispers back,
"$1,000 for me, $1,000 for you, and we hire the guy from Tennessee
to fix the fence."
"Done!" replies the government official.
