A man owned a small ranch in Colorado. The Colorado 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.
