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  • From: Gene GeRue <genegerue AT ruralize.com>
  • To: "homestead AT lists.ibiblio.org" <homestead AT lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: [Homestead] Since things are so slow . . .
  • Date: Thu, 21 Jul 2005 16:14:31 -0700

. . . 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.






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