Bubba and Earl, mechanical engineers...   grea-@library.umass.edu   Jan 07, 2006 09:34 PST  Hi, ENTS, I thought that all ye who measure trees might get a kick out of this message that I recently received. Even the tangent method might have worked for this one. -Ken ----- Forwarded message ----- Bubba and Earl, mechanical engineers, were standing at the base of a flagpole, looking up. A woman walked by and asked what they were doing. "We're supposed to find the height of the flagpole," said Bubba, " but we don't have a ladder." The woman took a wrench from her purse, loosened a few bolts, and laid the pole down. Then she took a tape measure from her pocket, took a measurement, announced "eighteen feet, six inches," and walked away. Earl shook his head and laughed. "Ain't that just like a dumb blonde? We asked for the height, and she gives us the length!" ----- End forwarded message -----   Home