bcb@hhb.UUCP (Bob Burchfield) (02/06/86)
Here's a recycled joke that's been kicking around:
The Secretary of Defense calls a meeting with the the presidents
of Westinghouse, General Electric, and General Dynamics to have them bid
on an S.D.I. (Star-Wars Defense Initiative) contract. He opens the bidding
with the president of Westinghouse who bids $30 trillion.
"$30 trillion. How do you figure that?" inquires the Secretary.
"Well, I figure it'll take $10 trillion to develop the hardware,
$10 trillion to develop the software, and another $10 trillion for me."
The Secretary turns to the president of GE who bids $60 trillion.
When asked how he came up with that figure, he responds, "It'll be
$20 trillion for the hardware, $20 trillion for the software, and
$20 trillion for me."
Finally, the Secretary asks for the General Dynamics bid which
is $90 trillion. When asked to justify the bid, the president of General
Dynamics takes the Secretary aside, "You see, it's $30 trillion for me,
$30 trillion for you, and $30 trillion to subcontract the work to
Westinghouse."
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