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Apr 12, 2010 2:45 PM CST MURPHY AND BORTHERR
patmac
patmacpatmacglasgow, Strathclyde, Scotland UK730 Threads 6 Polls 9,662 Posts
They are building an additional tunnel under the Tyne and when they opened the tenders for the job, apart from McAlpine (£4.5 billion), Costain (£4.8 billion) was one from Murphy Bros. (£184.28 + materials). As per the conditions of tender all tendees had to be interviewed and when asked how on earth they could contrive to build a tunnel under the Tyne for £184.28 Mick Murphy replied "My brother Patrick will start at South Shields and I will start at North Shields and we will meet in the middle, subject of course to you supplying the materials" Deciding to humour them, the interviewing officer asked, "And what happens if you miss each other?" Mick thought for a minute and then answered "You get two for the price of one!"
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Apr 12, 2010 3:53 PM CST MURPHY AND BORTHERR
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deacon6347deacon6347Amado, Arizona USA10 Threads 757 Posts
wit, humor, and hard work will carry the day every time each time auld sonlaugh
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