NOW THAT'S FUNNY !!!!

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 $900. $400 for materials, $400 for my crew and $100 profit for me."

The Tennessee contractor also did 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 you, $1000 for me and we hire the guy from Tennessee to fix the fence!"

-"Done!!" replies the White House official.

AND THAT, MY FRIENDS, IS HOW THE NEW STIMULUS PLAN WILL WORK !!!