A boat painter was awarded the job of painting a small sail boat and when he was asked by the owner, how long it would take him to finish the job, he replied, "Two weeks".
Three weeks went by and the owner, a little concerned about the delay, confronted the painter.
"Hey Carl", said the owner, "You told me that it would take you two weeks to paint my boat and it's been three weeks....What' s up with that?"
The painter put his paintbrush down, looked the owner square in the eye and said, "That was two NAUTICAL weeks, like a nautical mile, they're a little longer".
Three weeks went by and the owner, a little concerned about the delay, confronted the painter.
"Hey Carl", said the owner, "You told me that it would take you two weeks to paint my boat and it's been three weeks....What' s up with that?"
The painter put his paintbrush down, looked the owner square in the eye and said, "That was two NAUTICAL weeks, like a nautical mile, they're a little longer".