I hope Jesus comes back and dies for our sins again soon, before it's to late.
Freedom of the press is guaranteed only to those who own one. ~Abbott Joseph Liebling New Yorker, 4 May 1960
Three contractors are bidding to fix a broken fence at the White House.
One is from Chicago, another is from Tennessee, and the third is
from Minnesota. All three go with a White House official to examine the
fence.The Minnesota 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 Chicago contractor doesn't measure or figure, but leans over to the WhiteHouse 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 Chicago 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.
