2 x 4 's

Paddy and Seamus in a pickup truck drove to the lumberyard. Paddy walked in to the office and said, “We need some four-by-twos.”

The clerk said, “You mean two-by-fours, don’t you?”

Paddy 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?”

Paddy paused for a minute and said, “I’d better go check.”

After a while, Paddy returned to the office and said, “A long time. We’re gonna build a house.”