Green Side Up
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." ,
said the woman. 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."