Topic: Contractor

[Clive]

A woman wants the inside of her house painted and she calls a contractor in to
help her. They wander around the house, and she points out the colors she wants.
She says, "Now, in the living room, I'd like to have neutral beige, very soft
and warm."

The contractor nods, pulls out his pad of paper and writes on it. Then he goes
to the window, leans out and yells, "Green side up!"

The woman is most perplexed but she lets it slide. They wander into the next
room. She says, "In the dining room I'd like a light white, not stark, but very
bright and airy." The contractor nods, pulls out his pad of paper and writes on
it. Then he goes to the window, leans out, and yells "Green side up"! The woman
is even more perplexed but still lets it slide. They wander further into the
next room. She says, "In the bedroom, I'd like blue. Restful, peaceful, cool
blue."

The contractor nods, pulls out his pad of paper and writes on it. Then
once more he goes to the window, leans out and yells "Green side up"!

This is too much. The woman has to ask. So she says, "Every time I tell you a
colour, you write it down, but then you yell out the window 'Green side up.' What
on earth does that mean?"

The contractor shakes his head and says, "I have four blondes laying turf
across the street."

[Simon]