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St. Peter is inspecting the pearly gates of heaven, along with one of those Heaven supervisors. As it turns out, the gates need some work done, so St. Peter says he'll get right on it. The sup says that, according to regulation, three bids must be submitted before any work can be done. St. Peter, in shock because he doubts there will be ANY contractors in Heaven -- much less three -- agrees and proceeds to get his bids.

The first guy he finds is an Irishman. The Irish guy looks at the gates, inspects them, and bids £1200 for the project: £400 for parts, £400 for labor, and £400 for himself. St. Peter thanks the guy and says that once he has received two more bids, he'll get back to him.

The next guy St. Peter finds -- after an extensive search, mind you -- is an Italian. The Italian inspects the damage and bids £900: £300 for parts, £300 for labor, and £300 for himself. St. Peter thanks him and says that once another bid is received he'll make the decision of whom to contract with.

Finally, after an exhaustive search of Heaven, St. Peter finds the third and final contractor -- a Jewish guy. The Jew looks at the damage, inspects the gates, and bits £2900.

"£2900!" cries St. Peter.

"Yes. £1000 for you, £1000 for me, and we pay the Italian £900 to do the work."