Two Newfies are tasked with measuring the height of the flagpole in the front yard of an office building. 

They take a tape along & stand at the bottom of the pole looking up.

The first Newfie says I'll hold the end of the tape in my mouth & climb up when I get to the top you can determine how high it is.

He tries to shimmy up the pole, but slips & falls to the ground after scaling only three feet.

The second Newfie tries, but he is no more successful.

As they are figuring out what they'll do next, a woman comes along & asks what their problem is.

They explain that they have to measure the height of the flagpole.

"That's easy!" she says & pulls the pole out of the ground, lays it down, takes the tape & measures it. "Twenty-seven feet, four inches", she says as she returns the pole to the upright position.

One Newfie turns to the other & says, "Typical woman! We ask for the height & she gives us the length!"