82Rigger
29-07-04, 17:04
A man owned a small farm in West Texas. The Wage and Hour
Department of Texas claimed he was not paying proper wages
to his help and sent an agent to interview him. "I need a
list of your employees and how much you pay them,"
demanded the agent.
"Well, there's my hired 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 month plus
free room and board. Then there's the half-wit that works
about 18 hours a day. He makes $10 a week
and I buy him chewing tobacco,"
replied the farmer.
"That's the guy I want to talk to:
the half-wit," says the agent.
The farmer says,
"Ahhh... That would be me."
Department of Texas claimed he was not paying proper wages
to his help and sent an agent to interview him. "I need a
list of your employees and how much you pay them,"
demanded the agent.
"Well, there's my hired 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 month plus
free room and board. Then there's the half-wit that works
about 18 hours a day. He makes $10 a week
and I buy him chewing tobacco,"
replied the farmer.
"That's the guy I want to talk to:
the half-wit," says the agent.
The farmer says,
"Ahhh... That would be me."