Dublin town council wanted a new extension to the Toilet block built, so called in three builders to tender some quotes.

The first one, a builder from Cork quoted £3000.

When the clerk of works asked him for a breakdown of the costs, he said:

'Dats Tree tousand pounds, one tousand for da materials, one tousand for da labourers and one tousand profit for meself...'

The builders from Londonderry was next:

''Dats SIX tousand pounds....two tousand for da materials, two tousand for da labourers and two tousand profit for da company'

When the builder from Dublin quoted Nine thousand pounds, the clerk was astonished at this, and asked for an explaination:

'Dats Noine grand. Tree grand for you, Tree grand fer me, and we'll let da cont from Cork do da job...




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