Mommyof3boys Posted August 21, 2011 Report Share Posted August 21, 2011 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, 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. Now doesn't that just make sense? 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caleb08 Posted August 21, 2011 Report Share Posted August 21, 2011 Good one . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hamels Posted August 21, 2011 Report Share Posted August 21, 2011 so true, living right next to NJ, Philly Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nadita Posted August 21, 2011 Report Share Posted August 21, 2011 NJ is very smart.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crnamiss Posted August 21, 2011 Report Share Posted August 21, 2011 scary but probably true!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dandy1 Posted August 21, 2011 Report Share Posted August 21, 2011 Now, can anyone explain why the U.S. is so far in debt? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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