uncle phil

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.

And that, my friends, is how it all works!

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blktour

I chuckled, THEN i got somewhat angry because I know this is how most contracts work! hahaha!

Delvid

That is about right for Illinois.

SirLance

I didn't know Blagojevich went into the fencing business!

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Kahn

hahahahaha

that was actually much funnier to me than the original joke itself, and I laughed at that too

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Dinner $50
Drinks $30
Motel $40

Finding out she swallows -
PRICELESS!!!

underdawg

Must be Chicago!