Randy Posted May 9, 2007 Report Share Posted May 9, 2007 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 from 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 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Griz Posted May 9, 2007 Report Share Posted May 9, 2007 LMBO... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Finn Posted May 9, 2007 Report Share Posted May 9, 2007 makes sense, eh? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeramie Posted May 9, 2007 Report Share Posted May 9, 2007 Yep, that pretty much sums it up..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevebeilgard Posted May 10, 2007 Report Share Posted May 10, 2007 yep. and he got the job... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest IL_HuNtIn_KiD Posted May 10, 2007 Report Share Posted May 10, 2007 sounds about how things in my town work Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wtnhunt Posted May 10, 2007 Report Share Posted May 10, 2007 LMBO, sounds about right. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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