Instructions?

[Rodgera]

The proud father brought home a backyard swing set for his
children and immediately started to assemble it with all the
neighbourhood children anxiously waiting to play on it.

After several hours of reading the directions, attempting
to fit bolt A into slot B, etc., he finally gave up and
called upon an old handyman working in a neighbouring yard.

The old-timer came over, threw the directions away, and in
a short while had the set completely assembled.

It's beyond me," said the father, "how you got it together
without even reading instructions."

"To tell the truth," replied the old-timer, "I can't read,
and when you can't read, you've got to think."

[Dave50]

how bloody true is that! LOL! love it!

[DavidG]

[Allan at Wallan]

I had trouble reading your joke
... so now I will think about it instead.

Allan

[weisyboy]

its funny because its true

its amazing what you can do when you need to

[wheelinround]

I thought about reading it but didn't