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."

Comments

President_Calhoun t1_ixn0qv2 wrote on November 24, 2022 at 6:10 PM

#653,310

Good one!

a_very_solid_potato t1_ixo1hs9 wrote on November 24, 2022 at 10:51 PM

#657,045

Lol

Aeosin15 t1_ixp67bl wrote on November 25, 2022 at 5:01 AM

#662,111

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

GadhaKahinKa t1_ixp924a wrote on November 25, 2022 at 5:32 AM

#662,458

New one! Haha

EvadingDoom OP t1_ixpfpmu wrote on November 25, 2022 at 6:53 AM

#663,227

Replying to Aeosin15 (#662,111)

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.