Two longtime government engineers were standing at the base of a flagpole, looking up. A woman walked by and asked what they were doing.
“We’re supposed to find the height of the flagpole,” said the first one, “but we don’t have a ladder.”
The woman took a wrench from her purse, loosened a few bolts, and laid the pole down. Then she took a tape measure from her pocket, took a measurement, announced, “Eighteen feet, six inches,” and walked away.
Both men stood there for a moment, before one said to the other, “that’s just like a woman. We ask for the height and she gives us the length.”
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“We’re supposed to find the height of the flagpole,” said the first one, “but we don’t have a ladder.”
The woman took a wrench from her purse, loosened a few bolts, and laid the pole down. Then she took a tape measure from her pocket, took a measurement, announced, “Eighteen feet, six inches,” and walked away.
Both men stood there for a moment, before one said to the other, “that’s just like a woman. We ask for the height and she gives us the length.”