A guy is hired to paint lines on a little country road.

Submitted by EvadingDoom t3_z3o78f in Jokes

The boss gives him a big can of paint and a brush and sends him out.

At the end of the day, when he comes to get paid, he tells the boss he got two miles done. The boss is pretty impressed.

At the end of the second day, the painter reports that he did half a mile. The boss is a little surprised at the drop, but he thinks maybe the first-day enthusiasm just wore off.

At the end of the third day, the painter reports that he did 400 yards. The boss says "That's quite a difference from the first day."

The painter says "Yeah, well it's a lot longer walk back to the paint can now."

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GadhaKahinKa t1_ixp924a wrote

New one! Haha

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Me_is_irish t1_ixpq08t wrote

Heard this joke years ago about a Newfie( someone from Newfoundland Canada). Distances varied but same concept lol

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Aeosin15 t1_ixp67bl wrote

I've always heard this as a "these people are so dumb" kind of joke.

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EvadingDoom OP t1_ixpfpmu wrote

I heard this as that kind of joke roughly 45 years ago. Incidentally, it was my mom's friend who told it to me then, and I have never heard or read it anywhere since.

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gofractal t1_ixtv0ew wrote

What's the difference between half a mile and 400 yards? Is it 43 barrels of butter?

Asking for those of us who are used to real measurements.

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