THE HALF-WIT
A man owned a small farm in Tennessee. The Tennessee Dept. of Labor
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,' replied the farmer, 'there's my farm hand who's been with me for 3
years. I pay him $200 a week plus free room and board. The cook has
been here for 18 months, and I pay her $150 per week plus free room and
board. Then there's the half-wit who works about 18 hours every day and
does about 90% of all the work around here. He makes about $10 per week,
pays his own room and board, and I buy him a bottle of bourbon every
Saturday night. He also sleeps with my wife occasionally.'
'That's the guy I want to talk to --- the half-wit,' says the agent.
'That would be me,â replied the farmer.
Now that rings a bell somehow ?!