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July 30, 2026

Wyoming Ranch Wage Investigation Takes a Strange Turn

—I need a list of your employees and how much you pay them, the investigator said.

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—Well, replied the rancher, there’s my ranch hand, who’s been with me for three years. I pay him $1,200 a week, plus free room and board.

—The cook has been here for 18 months, and I pay her $1,000 a week, plus free room and board.

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—Then there’s the half-w!t. He works about 18 hours every day, with no days off, and does about 90% of all the work around here. He makes about $10 a week and pays his own room and board.

The rancher looked the investigator straight in the eye.

—But I buy him a bottle of b0urb0n every Saturday night, and he also sl€€ps with my wife occasionally.

—That’s the guy I want to talk to… the half-w!t, said the investigator.

—You’re talking to him, replied the rancher.

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Did you see that last line coming, or did the rancher rope you in too? Share it with someone who enjoys a good old-fashioned twist ending 🤠

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