To Build or Not to Build
Published Jan 01, 1900
A couple of not very bright guys drove their pickup truck drove into a lumberyard. One saunters into the office and said, "Howdy. We need us some of them four-by-twos."
The clerk said, "You mean two-by-fours, don't you?"
The guy says, "Maybe right. Hold on. I'll go check," and headed out went back to the truck. A minute or so later he ambles back in and says, "Yep. That's it, I meant two-by-fours."
"Fine... How long do you need them?"
The slightly confused person paused for a minute, scratched his beard, then said, "Well now I'd better go check."
After awhile, he returned to the office and said, "A long time. Ya see, we're gonna build us a house."
Originally published November 14, 2002.
