Friday, January 9, 2009

...think it could happen like this??????





Fixin’ a deal - Chicago Style

Three contractors are bidding to fix a broken fence at the White House in D.C.: One from Illinois ,one from Tennessee, and a third from Kentucky. They all go with a White House official to examine the fence.



The Tennessee 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 Illinois contractor doesn't measure or figure, but leans over to the White House official and whispers, '$2,700.'



The official, incredulous, whispers back, 'You didn't even measure like the other guys! How did you come up with such a high figure?'The Illinois contractor whispers back, '$1000 for me, $1000 for you, and we hire that guy from Kentucky to fix the fence.



''Done!' replies the government official.

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