A man owned a small ranch in West Texas. The Department of Labor claimed he wasn't 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 rancher, "There's my ranch 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 per week plus free room and board. Then there's the half-wit
who works here about 18 hours every day and does about 90% of
all the work around here. He makes $10 per week, and I buy him
a bottle of bourbon every Saturday night."
"That's the guy I want to talk to -- the half-wit," says the agent.
"That would be me," replied the rancher.
"I need a list of your employees and how much you pay them,"
demanded the agent.
"Well" replied the rancher, "There's my ranch 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 per week plus free room and board. Then there's the half-wit
who works here about 18 hours every day and does about 90% of
all the work around here. He makes $10 per week, and I buy him
a bottle of bourbon every Saturday night."
"That's the guy I want to talk to -- the half-wit," says the agent.
"That would be me," replied the rancher.
