Inner Banks Laughter - Political Humor

Three contractors are bidding to fix a broken fence at the Governor's Mansion in Raleigh. One from Charlotte, another from Winston-Salem and the third, Raleigh. They go with an official of the Governor's staff to examine the fence.

The Charlotte 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 Winston-Salem contractor also does some measuring and figuring, then says, I can do this job for $700: $300 for materials, $300 for my crew and $100 profit for me."


The Raleigh contractor doesn't measure or figure, but leans over to the official of the Governor's staff 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?"

The Raleigh contractor whispers back, "$1,000 for me, $1,000 for you, and we hire the guy from Winston-Salem to fix the fence."

"Done!" replies the official.