A man waiting for a bus held his hands about four inches apart. He got on the bus, and when the driver asked for his fare, the man told him to take the money out of his coat pocket. The driver did as he said and drove on.

The man walked to the rear of the bus and sat down, still holding his hands in the same position. A woman passenger turned to him and asked, “Excuse me sir, are you alright?”

“Yes I am, thank you,” he replied.

“Why are you holding your hands like that?”

“Because I’m on my way to the hardware store and I need a piece of pipe this long.”