A
farmer had been ‘taken’ by the fine print several times by a local car
dealer. One day, the car dealer informed the farmer that he was =
coming
over to purchase a cow. The farmer priced his unit as =
follows:
Basic
cow &nbs=
p;  =
; =
999.95
Handling &n=
bsp; &nb=
sp; &nbs=
p;
35.75
Extra
stomach =
&=
nbsp;
79.25
Two
tone (black/white) exterior =
142.10
Produce
storage compartment =
126.50
Heavy
duty straw
chopper =
189.60
Four
spigot output drain system =
149.20
Automatic
fly
swatter =
&=
nbsp;
88.50
Genuine
cowhide
upholstery &nb=
sp;
179.90
Deluxe
dual horns =
&=
nbsp; &n=
bsp; 59.25
Automatic
fertilizer attachment =
339.40
4
x 4 traction drive
assembly  =
;
884.16
Pre-delivery
wash and =
comb =
69.80
FARMERS
SUGGESTED LIST PRICE: 3343.36
Destination
charge &=
nbsp; &n=
bsp; &nb=
sp;
500.00
Additional
dealer
adjustments: &=
nbsp;
300.00
15%
methane gas
surcharge &nbs=
p;
501.50
TOTAL
LIST PRICE (Including options) =
$4643.86
Not
bad for a thousand dollar cow . . .
~~
Dr
Bob Griffin, www.grif.net
"Jesus
knows me, this I love"