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RANCH HAND


A man owned a small ranch in New Mexico. The New Mexico Wage & Hour Dept.
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 rancher, "There's my ranch hand who's been with me for 3
years. I pay him $600 a week plus free room and board. The cook has been
here
for 18 months, and I pay her $500 per week plus free room and board. Then
there's the half-wit who 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."

"That's the guy I want to talk to, the half-wit," says the agent.

"That would be me," replied the rancher.