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An oldie but a good one.




>> The Minnesota Department of Labor claimed a small northeast farmer was
> not paying proper wages to his help and sent an agent out to investigate
> him.
>
> Department of Labor employee: I need a list of your employees and how
> much you pay them.
>
> Farmer: Well, there's my farm hand who's been with me for 3 years. I
> pay him $200 a week plus free room and board.
>
> Then there's the mentally challenged worker. He works about 18 hours
> every day and does about 90% of all the work around here. He makes
> about $10 per week, pays his own room and board, and I buy him a
> bottle of bourbon every Saturday night so he can cope with life. He
> also sleeps with my wife occasionally.
>
> IDL employee: That's the guy I want to talk to...the mentally
> challenged one.
>
> Farmer: That would be me.
 
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