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A man owned a small farm in Vermont. The Vermont Labor Board claimed he was underpaying his help, so they sent an agent down to interview him.
"I need a list of your employees and how much you pay them," demanded the agent.
"Well," replied the farmer, "there's my farm hand -- I pay him $200 per week plus free room and board.
The cook has been here a bit more than a year and I pay her $150 every week plus free room and board.
Then there's the half-wit who works about 18 hours per day and does about 90% of the work.
He makes $10 per week, pays his own room and board, and I buy him a bottle of bourbon every Saturday night.
And, once in a while, he's pretty sociable with my wife."
"That's the guy I want to talk to -- the half-wit," says the agent.
"You're talking to him," replied the farmer.
Every normal man must be tempted, at times, to spit on his hands, hoist the black flag, and begin slitting throats.
H. L. Mencken
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How True Mac.This is a brilliant comedic take on real life.  Having been self employed for over 30 years I can totally relate to this. As the "Boss" you have to put up with the standover tactics of union organizers and you only get the leftovers. Many times this is how I felt  . Now that I am retired this is how I feel  
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How True Mac.This is a brilliant comedic take on real life.
Having been self employed for over 30 years I can totally relate to this. As the "Boss" you have to put up with the standover tactics of union organizers and you only get the leftovers.
Many times this is how I felt .
Now that I am retired this is how I feel
Oooooohhh, now it's gonna be an anti-union thread. I reccomend reading the classic, "Grapes of Wrath". This comes to mind because of the funny joke that this thread began with.
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Grapes Of Wrath 3 oz Blue Curacao liqueur 1 oz vodka 2 oz cranberry juice 2 oz grape juice 1 oz Coca-Cola® 1 splash pineapple juice Fill collins glass with ice. Pour blue curacao and vodka into the glass. Fill 3/4 of the glass with 1/2 cranberry juice and 1/2 grape juice. Then fill the rest of the glass with coke. Add a splash of pineapple at the top and then shake thoroughly. 
Every normal man must be tempted, at times, to spit on his hands, hoist the black flag, and begin slitting throats.
H. L. Mencken
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Union Boilermaker 1 Big Mug of Tavern Tap Beer 1 Shot of Cheap House Whiskey Drink enough of the Beer to make room and drop shot glass and Whiskey into Mug, drink reasonably fast, then call wife and tell her you will be a little late, before you become completely incoherent. 
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A man owned a small farm in Vermont. The Vermont Labor Board claimed he was underpaying his help, so they sent an agent down to interview him.
"I need a list of your employees and how much you pay them," demanded the agent.
"Well," replied the farmer, "there's my farm hand -- I pay him $200 per week plus free room and board.
The cook has been here a bit more than a year and I pay her $150 every week plus free room and board.
Then there's the half-wit who works about 18 hours per day and does about 90% of the work.
He makes $10 per week, pays his own room and board, and I buy him a bottle of bourbon every Saturday night.
And, once in a while, he's pretty sociable with my wife."
"That's the guy I want to talk to -- the half-wit," says the agent.
"You're talking to him," replied the farmer.
Ain't that the truth!
We all like to think of ourselves as rugged individualists. But when push comes to shove most of us are sheep who do what we are told. Worst of all, a lot of us become unpaid agents of whoever is controlling the agenda by enforcing the current dogma on the few rugged individualists who actually exist.
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How True Mac.This is a brilliant comedic take on real life.
Having been self employed for over 30 years I can totally relate to this. As the "Boss" you have to put up with the standover tactics of union organizers and you only get the leftovers.
Many times this is how I felt .
Now that I am retired this is how I feel
Oooooohhh, now it's gonna be an anti-union thread. I reccomend reading the classic, "Grapes of Wrath". This comes to mind because of the funny joke that this thread began with.
The anti-union plane has just landed Rich.
The whine goes on after the engine has stopped
Dinosaur.
"Oh Man I only ride 'em.I don't know what makes 'em work". Donald "Oddball" Sutherland
"Don't let the bastards get you down". Kris Kristofferson
"I am only paranoid because everyone is against me". Larry [Frank Burns] Linville
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How True Mac.This is a brilliant comedic take on real life.
Having been self employed for over 30 years I can totally relate to this. As the "Boss" you have to put up with the standover tactics of union organizers and you only get the leftovers.
Many times this is how I felt .
Now that I am retired this is how I feel
Oooooohhh, now it's gonna be an anti-union thread. I reccomend reading the classic, "Grapes of Wrath". This comes to mind because of the funny joke that this thread began with.
The anti-union plane has just landed Rich.
The whine goes on after the engine has stopped
Yeah, well, I think we already beat the "union thread" a while ago. I was just bored. But I am just finishing a book by Robert Ellis, "A Nation in Torment", and there is a chapter about the Okies and other migrants moving into California to pick crops. Some pretty brutal stories. Quite the good book and writer. Kind of a minor classic, along with his history of New York.
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Union Boilermaker
1 Big Mug of Tavern Tap Beer
1 Shot of Cheap House Whiskey
Drink enough of the Beer to make room and drop shot glass and Whiskey into Mug, drink reasonably fast, then call wife and tell her you will be a little late, before you become completely incoherent.
Down our way this is known as a "Depthcharge"
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If I knew then what I know now !!!!!!!!
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How True Mac.This is a brilliant comedic take on real life.
Having been self employed for over 30 years I can totally relate to this. As the "Boss" you have to put up with the standover tactics of union organizers and you only get the leftovers.
Many times this is how I felt .
Now that I am retired this is how I feel
Oooooohhh, now it's gonna be an anti-union thread. I reccomend reading the classic, "Grapes of Wrath". This comes to mind because of the funny joke that this thread began with.
The anti-union plane has just landed Rich.
The whine goes on after the engine has stopped
Yeah, well, I think we already beat the "union thread" a while ago. I was just bored. But I am just finishing a book by Robert Ellis, "A Nation in Torment", and there is a chapter about the Okies and other migrants moving into California to pick crops. Some pretty brutal stories. Quite the good book and writer. Kind of a minor classic, along with his history of New York.
Ellis is a better source than Steinbeck concerning the great migration to Cali, less of a political motive to grind. Interestingly, the migration started long before the Dust Bowl.
Every normal man must be tempted, at times, to spit on his hands, hoist the black flag, and begin slitting throats.
H. L. Mencken
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