The it-would-be-funny-if-it-wasn't-so-sad bit:
How would you like to be the aide who gets tasked with making THAT call?
'Big Hank's House O' Reptiles. This is Hank.'
'Hi, Hank, just a quick question: I've got a 2000 mile long ditch I need to fill with alligators. What would that cost me?'
'You...wait, what?'
'If you could also include shipping in the estimate, that would be great.'
'Don't call here again.'
Boru
Quote:a water-filled trench, stocked with snakes or alligators, prompting aides to seek a cost estimate.
How would you like to be the aide who gets tasked with making THAT call?
'Big Hank's House O' Reptiles. This is Hank.'
'Hi, Hank, just a quick question: I've got a 2000 mile long ditch I need to fill with alligators. What would that cost me?'
'You...wait, what?'
'If you could also include shipping in the estimate, that would be great.'
'Don't call here again.'
Boru
‘But it does me no injury for my neighbour to say there are twenty gods or no gods. It neither picks my pocket nor breaks my leg.’ - Thomas Jefferson