Life as a Small Rancher

[Mekanic]

The Montana Department of Employment, Division of Labor Standards claimed a small rancher was not paying proper wages to his help and sent an agent out to investigate him.


GOV'T. AGENT: "I need a list of your employees and how much you pay them."

RANCHER: "Well, there's my hired hand who's been with me for 3 years. I pay him $200 a week plus free room and board.
Then there's the mentally challenged guy. 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 bourbon every Saturday night so he can cope with life. He also sleeps with my wife occasionally."

GOV'T. AGENT: "That's the guy I want to talk to - the mentally challenged one."

RANCHER: "That would be me"

[wa8yxm]

Heard it before.. Would be a lot funnier if it were not also true