Sven and Ole





Two Minnesota engineers were standing at the base of a flagpole, looking
> up.
> A woman walks by and asks what they were doing.
> "Ve're supposed to find da height of dis flagpole, " said Sven, "but ve
> don't haff a ladder."
> The woman took a wrench from her purse, loosened a couple of bolts, and
> laid
> the pole down on the ground.
> Then she took a tape measure from her pocketbook, took a measurement,
> announced, "Twenty one feet, six inches," and walked away.
> Ole shook his head and laughed. "Ain't dat just like a voman! Ve ask fer
> da
> height and she gives us da length!"
> Sven and Ole have since quit their engineering jobs and are currently
> serving in the United States Senate.