How your tax dollars are spent.
This probably shouldn't be in the jokes section. It actually happens like this. Well you have to laugh or you would cry at the wasted dollars.
Defence Purchasing and Procurement Process explained.
This has to be the best explanation of this process I have ever seen. I'm sure there are some here who will appreciate this logic!!
Enjoy
So, Defence wants to buy a dog for 50 bucks.
DMO says no, not when we can buy a cat for 30.
DMO goes ahead and purchases a cat.
After years of field trials, it is decided that the cat cannot perform the function of a dog.
Defence says look, we can still get a dog for 50 bucks, and it's all good.
DMO says no, we've already got the cat, and we can retrofit it out to perform the function of a dog for only 45 bucks! That's still cheaper than the dog!
DMO kit the cat out, and with a lot of screaming and shouting, the cat almost passes the tests.
DMO decide to lower the standard of the test because it is unfair on the cat, who is feeling belittled because it is expected to pass the dog test.
DMO hire a cat specialist for 30 bucks to design a testing process for the cat. Once the testing process is tailored to suit the cat, it passes with flying colours!
DMO supply Defence with the upgraded cat. Once in use, Defence discovers that the cat is not as functional as a dog, and demands a dog.
DMO have no money left to purchase a dog after project ?Cat? blew out the budget, and Defence has no choice but to put up with the cat."
Burying an 'Oirishman at sea. . .
Mick and Paddy had promised their Uncle Seamus, who had been a seafaring gent all his life, to bury him at sea when he died.
Of course, in due time, he did pass away and the boys kept their promise.
They set off with Uncle Seamus all stitched up in a burial bag and loaded onto their rowboat.
After a while Mick says, 'Do yer tink dis is fer enuff out, Paddy?'
Without a word Paddy slips over the side only to find himself standing in water up to his knees.
'Dis'll never do, Mick. Let's row some more.'
After a bit more rowing Paddy slips over the side again but the water is only up to his belly, so they row on.
Again Mick asks Paddy, 'Do yer tink dis is fer enuff out Paddy?'
Once again Paddy slips over the side and almost immediately says, 'No dis'll neva do.' The water was only up to his chest.
So on they row and row and row and finally Paddy slips over the side and disappears.
Quite a bit of time goes by and poor Mick is really getting himself into a state when suddenly Paddy breaks the surface gasping for breath.
'Well is it deep enuff yet, Paddy?'
WAIT FOR IT
'Aye 'tis,
NOW hand me dat shovel.'