Engineers

Sven and Ole,
                        Two Minnesota engineers were
                        standing at the base of a flagpole,
                         looking up. A woman walks by 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.