Chuckle 1460

Chuckle 1460
(Pam S of Roseville CA gets today's chuckle thanks!)


~Contractors~
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Three contractors are bidding to fix the White House fence. One from Iran, another from Mexico and 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 Persian contractor, Hassan, doesn't measure or figure, but leans over to the White House official and whispers: "$2,700."

The official, incredulous, says, "You didn't even measure like the other guys! How did you come up with such a high figure?"

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

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Solutions for problems found around the house, sent to us by Sandy J of Florence OR.

When boiling corn on the cob, add a pinch of sugar to help bring out the corn's natural sweetness. ============================================
Cure for headaches: Take a lime, cut it in half and rub it on your forehead. The throbbing will go away
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Don't throw out all that leftover wine: Freeze into ice cubes for future use in casseroles and sauces (Left over wine? What's that?! :)
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