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[Gene GeRue <genegerue AT ruralize.com>]

. . . here's a farmer story:

A man owned a small farm in Kansas. The Kansas Wage and Hour Department 
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, there's my field 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 a week plus free room and board. Then there's the half-wit 
who works here about 18 hours a day. He makes $10 a week and I buy him a 
bottle of bourbon every Saturday night," replied the farmer.

"That's the guy I want to talk to--the half-wit," says the agent.

"That would be me," replied the farmer sadly.