PINOY CONTRACTOR

Three contractors are bidding to fix the White
House fence.

One from the Philippines , another from Mexico
and the third an American.

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

The American 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
about $900: $400 for
materials, $400 for my crew and $100 profit for
me."

The Mexican contractor also does some measuring
and figuring, then says,
"I can do $700: $300 for materials, $300 for my
crew and $100 profit for me."

The Filipino contractor doesn't measure or
figure, but leans over to the
White House official and whispers: "$2,700."

The official, incredulous, says, "What? You
didn't even measure like
the other guys! How did you come up with such a
high
figure? How do you expect me to consider your
service with that bid?"

"Easy," the Pinoy explains, "$1,000 for you,
$1,000 for me and we hire
the guy from Mexico ".

The next day, the Pinoy and the Mexican are
working on the Fence.