US Government Employee: “Okay, awesome. So that’s a solid contract for the Lunar Lander for NASA. Great doing business with you.”
Northrop Grumman salesman: “Yeah, sure, happy to help us win the space race against the Soviets!”
Gov Employee: “Now if you’ll excuse me, I need to go figure out who we’re going to get to build a stealth bomber for the Air Force.”
Grumman: “Oh, we can do that too!”
Gov Employee: “Whoa, really? Thanks, that really makes the rest of the week easier. I appreciate it! Now all I need to do is find someone to make some cute little mail delivery trucks for the USPS.”
Grumman: “You’re not gonna believe this…”
Just to head off any pedantry: I know this isn’t how it went, but it’s funnier this way.
I believe the history is Grumman made the usps trucks and then a little while after, they merged with Northrup, to make Northrup Grumman.
You didn’t pay any attention to their comment trying to head off your pedantry. Did you?
So they make a variety of “delivery” vehicles…
No wonder I never see, hear or detect the mail carrier on radar.
“you get what you pay for”
