THE PAST SIMPLE - Handyman and the porch (a joke)

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A man, wanting to earn some money, to hire himself out as a handyman-type and canvassing a wealthy neighbourhood. He to the front door of the first house and the owner if he any jobs for him to do. "Well, you can paint my porch. How much will you charge?"
expastporch.jpg The man "How about 50 dollars?" The man and him that the paint and other materials that he might need were in the garage. The man's wife, inside the house, the conversation and to her husband, "Does he realize that the porch goes all the way around the house?" The man , "He should, he was standing on it."
A short time later, the man to the door to collect his money. "You're finished already?" he . "Yes," the man , "and I paint left over, so I it two coats." Impressed, the man in his pocket for the $50.
"And by the way," the man , "it's not a Porch, it's a Ferrari."