Leb@ne$e C0ntr@ct0r

Lebanese Contractor:

Three contractors one from Lebanon, another from Syria and the third from
Florida are bidding to repair the White House fence.

They go with a White House official to examine the fence..

The Florida 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 labor and $100 profit for me.'

The Syrian contractor also does some measuring and figuring, and then says, 'I can do this job for $700 . . . $300 for materials, $300 for my crew and $100 profit for me.'

The Lebanese contractor doesn't measure or figure, but leans over to the
White House official and whispers: '$2,700.' The official, shocked, says, 'You didn't even measure like the other guys! How did you come up with such a high figure?'

'Easy,' the Lebanese explains, '$1,000 for you, $1,000 for me and we hire
the guy from Syria to do the work.'