05 September 2006, 20:39
budicealeThe Half-Wit
There is a lot of truth in this one.
A man owned a small ranch in Texas. The Wage & Hour Dept. 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 rancher,there's my ranch hand who's been with me
for 3
years. I pay him $600 a week plus free room and board.
The cook has been here for 18 months, and I pay her $500 per week plus
free
room and board.
Then there's the half-wit who works here about 18 hours every day and
does
about 90% of all the work around here. He makes $10 per week, and I buy
him a
bottle of bourbon every Saturday night."
"That's the guy I want to talk to -- the half-wit," says the agent.
"That would be me," replied the rancher.