OT- government contracting

[Don Ferrette]

Three contractors are bidding to fix a broken fence at the White House

in D.C.. One from New Jersey, another from Kentucky 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 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 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 Kentucky to fix the fence."

"Done!" replies the government official.

 

[Ray Sametz]

Three contractors are bidding to fix a broken fence at the White Housein D.C.. One from New Jersey, another from Kentucky 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 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 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 Kentucky to fix the fence."

"Done!" replies the government official.

And then the Jersey contractor wacks the guy from Kentucky on his way home, so he doesn't have to pay him. This happens in Virginia, a you the taxpayer foot the bill for three hots and a cot for a life term, which comes too about a $1,000000 dollars. :lol: :lol: :lol:

 

[moparbarn]

that's the part that piss' me off, ray. the $1,000,000,000,000,000 it costs to try and store the guy for the rest of his life. what ever happened to work camps, chain gangs & county farms? let them at least offset the cost of babysitting the scumbags. or, better yet, the death penalty <_< . still a funny joke, don.