The first one is painfully true. Well, I guess the second one is as well.
Just 2 funny woodworking jokes
Employment Standards determined a small woodworking shop owner was not paying proper wages to his help and sent an agent out to interview him.
"Well, there's Jake my finisher who's been with me for 3 years, I pay him $900 a week.
The apprentice Tom has been here for 6 months, and I pay him $500 a week.
Then there's the half-wit that works here about 18 hours a day. He makes $10 a week and I buy him a case of beer every Friday," replied the owner.
"That's the guy I want to talk to; the half-wit," says the agent."
The owner says, "That would be me."
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Times were tough and this young fellow applied for a part time job at the local saw mill.
The owner agreed and handed him a broom and said, "sweep up all this saw dust."
The fellow said to the boss, "I forgot to tell you I have a Master degree from Harvard."
The boss said, "OK, gimme that broom and I'll show you how."
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What can I say, I liked them both.
"Well, there's Jake my finisher who's been with me for 3 years, I pay him $900 a week.
The apprentice Tom has been here for 6 months, and I pay him $500 a week.
Then there's the half-wit that works here about 18 hours a day. He makes $10 a week and I buy him a case of beer every Friday," replied the owner.
"That's the guy I want to talk to; the half-wit," says the agent."
The owner says, "That would be me."
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Times were tough and this young fellow applied for a part time job at the local saw mill.
The owner agreed and handed him a broom and said, "sweep up all this saw dust."
The fellow said to the boss, "I forgot to tell you I have a Master degree from Harvard."
The boss said, "OK, gimme that broom and I'll show you how."
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What can I say, I liked them both.
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The first one is an old farmer joke adapted to woodworking I think. The second one reminds me of the consultant joke that ends with letting the dog out of the trunk.
YEP! Funny, but for the most part TRUE. Especially the Second One.
Although, I do have a college degree; I know a lot of "graduates" that I would not even trust with a broom!
As many of us have worked a few different occupations( from janitor-to desk jockey-to manufacturing-to truck herder) I have seen that in some companies(STATE GOVERNMENT) that the worse you do the job the sooner they promote you to the offices that are only figure heads anyway!
As many of us have worked a few different occupations( from janitor-to desk jockey-to manufacturing-to truck herder) I have seen that in some companies(STATE GOVERNMENT) that the worse you do the job the sooner they promote you to the offices that are only figure heads anyway!
I like both but Ricks tag line is the best one. 
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