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Wattie, an elderly Scottish farmer, received a letter from the Department for Work & Pensions, stating that they suspected he was not paying his employees enough and they would send an inspector to interview them.

On the appointed day, the inspector turned up. "Tell me about your staff," he asked Wattie.

"Well," said Wattie, "there's the farm hand. I pay him £240 a week, and he has a free cottage. Then there's the housekeeper. She gets £190 a week, along with free board and lodging.

There's also the half wit. He works a 16 hour day, does 90% of the work, earns about £25 a week, along with a bottle of whisky every week, and occasionally gets to sleep with my wife."

"That's who I want to talk to," said the inspector, "the half wit."

"That'll be me then " said Wattie.

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