Here's the joke. It's from Reader's Digest page 150 of the January 2007 edition:
Three boys are bragging about their fathers.
"My dad can shoot an arrow and reach the target before the arrow does."
"Well, my dad's a hunter and he can fire his gun and be there before the bullet."
"That's nothing," the third boy says. "My dad works for the city. He stops working at 4:30 and gets home by 3:45"
The last part, I don't get...help?
2006-12-17 14:29:49 · 14 answers · asked by She, Her 1 in Entertainment & Music ➔ Jokes & Riddles
geobert (or whatever your name is), that just makes the joke un-funny. i'm not blaming you, i'm blaming the dude who wrote it.
2006-12-17 14:32:54 · update #1
kinky-that was my first guess. also geoberts was a possibility. still don't know what the working for the city part makes it hilariousssss...
2006-12-17 14:33:43 · update #2
The City workers are government workers. You always see those people standing around or leaving early. ; )
I know cause I'm one of them...lol
2006-12-17 15:06:52 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
He means his dad gets off of work at 4:30. However, in some cities, the employees leave early, therefore the man is home before he is supposed to be.
In my city, the sanitation people work four days per week, 10 hours a day. They have a specific route that must be taken care of, if they finish early, they leave, but are still paid for 10 hours. Even worse, if they finish early and help with someone else's route, they are paid overtime, even though their official workday is not over.
2006-12-17 14:44:03 · answer #2 · answered by drewbear_99 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
It means that the dad goes home one day earlier - 3:45 in the morning (in fact, one day late if you take into consideration all the previous days/time) than his time off from work, because he goes somewhere else for the evening and goes home only at 3:45 -dawn.
2006-12-17 14:42:20 · answer #3 · answered by ? 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I think it means that the dad leaves for work at 4:30 a.m and comes back at 3:45 a.m., or vice versa.
2006-12-17 14:34:29 · answer #4 · answered by taylor ! 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-12-30 14:03:50 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
the clock at work is different from home? one is 4:30 at home it's 3:45, even so i don't get it
2006-12-17 14:54:55 · answer #6 · answered by Sugar Cookie 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
well, either he left work early or it means 3:45 am, which would insinuate that he goes to strip clubs and such. either way, its not a very good joke.
2006-12-17 14:34:41 · answer #7 · answered by thrila_in_manilla 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
He left work early
2006-12-17 14:31:32 · answer #8 · answered by geobert24 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
City workers are lazy and leave work early?
2006-12-17 14:56:08 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
he leaves work early to get home before his wife and boy.
2006-12-17 14:38:42 · answer #10 · answered by milkyway 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋