Three Malaysian Contractors
Three contractors are bidding to fix a broken fence at the Parliament house.; one from MIC another from MCA and the third, from UMNO . They go with a government official to examine the fence. The MIC contractor takes out a tape measure and does some measuring, then works some figures with a pencil. 'Well', he says, 'I figure the job will run about $900: $400 for materials, $400 for my crew and $100 profit for me.' The MCA contractor also does some measuring and figuring, and then says, 'I can do this job for $700: $300 for materials, $300 for my crew and $100 profit for me.' The UMNO contractor doesn't measure or figure but leans over to the Government official and whispers, '$2,700'. The official, incredulous, whispers, 'You didn't even measure like the other guys! How did y...