Worked for a guy, who hired a guy, who had been in prison for 23 years, since he was 17. Guy told him he was an experienced carpenter. I had to explain where 3/8 was on a tape measure, in the “yeah, that mark between those two bigger marks, but not the smallest marks” vernacular. To this day, not sure who was dumber. The ex-con, experienced carpenter who couldn’t read a tape, or the idiot that hired a guy who spent his entire adult life in the pen as an experienced carpenter.

Last edited by OldGrayWolf; 09/07/20.