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The art of bidding
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James Michael Curly was the second Irish-American Mayor of Boston. (Honey Fitzgerald, the father of Mrs. Rose Kennedy, was the first.) Curly had a scandolous career. He ran for office wice from jail. He gave a construction project to one of his contributors; the structure collapsed.
When asked if he was at fault, he said the failure was "due to an injudicious mixture of sand and cement." Here's a joke some have attributed to James Michael. The city of Dublin decided to erect a monument. Each contractor had to present his offer to his honor, the Mayor himself. The first bidder was a Kerry man. "What is your bid?" says the Mayor. "3,000 pounds, your honor." says the Kerryman. "Could you break that down for me?" "Yes, your honor. That's 1,000 pounds for meself, 1,000 pounds for materials, and 1,000 pounds for me help." "Thanks and we'll get back to you." says the Mayor. Next comes a contractor from Donegal. "What is your bid?" says the Mayor. "6,000 pounds, your honor." says the Kerryman. "Could you break that down for me?" "Yes, your honor. That's 2,000 pounds for meself, 2,000 pounds for materials, and 2,000 pounds for me help." "Thanks and we'll get back to you." says the Mayor. Next comes a contractor from Cork. "What is your bid?" says the Mayor. "9,000 pounds, your honor." says the Kerryman. "9,000 pounds! Could you break that down for me?" "Yes, your honor. That's 3,000 pounds for yourself, 3,000 pounds for meself, and we'll get that fool from Kerry to build it for 3,000 pounds."
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