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[Don G.]

I got a kick out of this and I hope it sneaks under the "no politics" rule.
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Three contractors are bidding to fix a broken fence at the White House in DC: One is from New York, another is fromTennessee and the third, is from Florida .. All three 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 York 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 York contractor whispers back, '$1000 for me, $1000 for you, and we hire the guy from Tennessee to fix the fence.'

'Done!' replies the government official.

[melissa eX]

OMG - I HAD to crack up when I read that. Back in the 80's when I lived in Mexico my Mexican friends there would tell an identical joke. Only it was about picking a crew for a dangerous NASA space mission and the bidders were the Chinese, French and Mexicans, with the Mexicans in the place of the New Yorkers in your joke and the Chinese in the place of the guy from Tennessee

[asnively]

That's hilarious!
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