I thought maybe another movie tonight, splurge on a pizza … but then I saw this and thought, naw. Probably not. The movie, absolutely, but the pizza? Not so much!
Have you had a good chuckle lately? We here in IL have been laughing our butts off!
How the Government Works
The White House Fence
Three contractors are bidding to fix a broken fence at the White House in DC: One is from Chicago, another is from Tennessee 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 Chicago 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 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. And that, my friends, is how government contracting works!
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Oh! Before I forget, do any of you Twitter? If you do, say hello! I’m DarcsFalcon, of course! 
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