It’s Friday! Smile!

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! 

(h/t Blame it on the Voices)

 

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!  ;) 

And how was your week?  Any weekend plans?