A man owned a small farm in South Carolina. The South Carolina Wage & Hours Board claimed he was not paying proper wages to his help and sent an agent out to interview him.
“I need a list of your employees and how much you pay them”, demanded the Agent.
“Well” replied the farmer, “there’s my farm hand who’s been with me for three years. I pay him $400 a week plus free room and board. The cook has been here for 18 months, and I pay her $300 per week plus free room and board. Then there’s the half-wit. He works about 18 hours every day of the week, and does about 90% of all the work around here. He makes about $10 a week, pays his own room and board, and I buy him a bottle of Bourbon every Saturday night. He also sleeps with my wife occasionally.”
“That’s the guy I want to talk to…. the half-wit,” says the Agent…
“That would be me,” replied the farmer.
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