A couple of blonde men in a pickup truck drove into a lumberyard. One of the blonde 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 a minute later and said, «Yeah, I meant two-by-fours.»
«All right. 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.»
Talking about movies.
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