Murphy owned a small farm in the County Galway. The Irish Labor Board got a tip that he was not paying proper wages to his help and sent an investigator out to speak to him."I need a list of your employees and how much you pay them," demanded the investigator.. "Well," replied Murphy, "there's my farm hand who's been with me for 3 years. I pay him 1000 Euro a week plus free room and board.
"The cook has been here for 18 months, and I pay her 800 Euro a week plus free room and board.
"Then there's the half-wit. He works about 18 hours every day, with no days off, and does about 90% of all the work around here. He makes about 10 Euro a week and pays his own room and board. But, I buy him a bottle of bourbon every Saturday night, and he also sleeps with my wife occasionally."
"That's the guy I want to talk to ... the half-wit," says the investigator.
"That's the guy I want to talk to ... the half-wit," says the investigator.
"You're talking to him," replied Murphy.
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