How Long?

[Sir Stinkalot]

Two men in a pickup truck drove into a lumberyard. One of the men walked in the office and said, "We need some four-by-twos". The clerk said, "You mean two-by-fours, don't you?"

The man said, "I'll go check," and went back to the truck. He returned in a minute and said, "Yeah, I meant two-by-fours." "Alright. How long do you need them?"

The customer paused for a minute and said, "I'd better go check." After a while, the customer returned to the office and said, "A long time. We're gonna build a house."

[ubeaut]

"A Polishers Handbook" page 52 as contributed to the BB by Shane Watson http://ubb.ubeaut.com.au/ubb/Forum10/HTML/000156.html