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Post by larrynz on May 21, 2007 0:05:25 GMT -5
Three contractors are bidding to fix a broken fence at Parliament.
One from Christchurch, another from Auckland and the third from Wellington.
They go with a Parliament official to examine the fence.
The Wellington 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 Auckland 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 Christchurch contractor doesn't measure or figure, but leans over to the Parliament 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 Christchurch contractor whispers back, "$1,000 for me, $1,000 for you, and we hire the guy from Auckland to fix the fence."
"Done!" replies the government official.
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Post by Blossom/Jackie W. on May 21, 2007 7:45:09 GMT -5
Love it Larry! I think that kind of joke could be applied to any country.
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Post by morningstar on May 21, 2007 8:15:04 GMT -5
Sounds like the American goverment to me.
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Post by LindaNY on May 22, 2007 21:23:59 GMT -5
Larry that's a good one and does sound like an Americal politician. ;D
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