A man owned a small farm in Shropshire. The Department of Employment & Pensions claimed he was not paying proper wages to his staff and sent a representative out to interview him. ‘I need a list of your employees and how much you pay them,’ demanded the representative.
‘Well,’ replied the farmer, ‘there’s my farm hand who’s been with me for three years. I pay him £200 a week plus free room and board. The cook/housekeeper has been here for eighteen months, and I pay her £150 per week plus free room and board. Then there’s the half-wit. 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 whisky 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.
‘Well,’ replied the farmer, ‘there’s my farm hand who’s been with me for three years. I pay him £200 a week plus free room and board. The cook/housekeeper has been here for eighteen months, and I pay her £150 per week plus free room and board. Then there’s the half-wit. 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 whisky 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.
