Got this from a guy on another board; The fence is busted at the White House...a White House official gets three contractors to come on down and look at it. The contractor from Minnesota spends a few minutes measuring the fence, gets out his calculator and punches away...then says "$900...I figure $400 for materials, $400 for my crew, and $100 profit for me." The contractor from Tennessee measures it up, pulls out his calculator, and says "$700...I can get 'er done for $300 materials, $300 for my crew, and $100 profit for me." The contractor from Chicago leans over and whispers to the White House official..."$2,700"...the official says "How'd you come up with that? You didn't even measure the fence." The Chicago guy says "$1,000 for me, $1,000 for you, and we get the Tennessee guy to do the fence." "Done!"