A woman hired a contractor to repaint the
interior of her house. The woman walked the man through the second floor of her home and
told him what colors she wanted for each room. As they walked through the first room, the
woman said, "I think I would like this room in a cream color."
The contractor wrote on his clipboard,
walked to the window, opened it and yelled out, "Green side up!" He then closed
the window and continued following the woman to the next room.
The woman looked confused, but proceeded
with her tour. "In this room, I was thinking of an off blue."
Again, the contractor wrote this down, went
to the window, opened it and yelled out, "Green side up!"
This baffled the woman, but she was
hesitant to say anything. In the next room, the woman said she would like it painted in a
light rose color. And once more, the contractor opened the window and yelled, "Green
side up!"
Struck with curiosity, the woman mustered
up the nerve to ask, "Why do you keep yelling 'Green side up' out my window every
time I tell you the color I would like the room?"
The contractor replied, "Because I
have a crew of blondes laying sod across the street."
