Friday, November 14, 2008

Even a Half-Wit makes more than me!

The Half-Wit
>>> >> >
>>> >> > A man owned a small farm in Wisconsin. The
>> >> Wisconsin State Wage & Hour Department claimed he was not paying
>> >> proper wages to his help and sent an agent out to interview him. "I
>> >> need a list of your employees and how much you pay them," demanded
>> >> the agent.
>>> >> >
>>> >> > "Well," replied the farmer,
>> >> "there's my farm hand who's been with me for 3 years. I pay him $200
>> >> a week plus free room and board. The cook has been here for 18
>> >> months, and I pay her $150 per week plus free room and board. Then
>> >> there's the half-wit who works about 18 hours every day and does
>> >> about 90% of all the work around here. He makes about $10 per week,
>> >> pays his own room and board, and I buy him a bottle of bourbon every
>> >> Saturday night. He also sleeps with my wife occasionally."
>>> >> >
>>> >> > "That's the guy I want to talk to --- the
>> >> half-wit," says the agent.
>>> >> >
>>> >> > "That would be me," replied Quads.


Thanks Steve!

- Quads, hailing from Grand Marsh Observatory atop Elk Castle Hill!