Two Engineers Were Standing at the Base

“but we don’t have a ladder.”
The woman took a wrench from her purse,
loosened a couple of bolts, and laid
the pole down on the ground.
Then she took a tape measure from
her handbag, took a measurement and
announced, “Twenty one feet,
six inches,” and walked away.
One engineer shook his head and
laughed, “Typical blonde!
We ask for the height and she
gives us the length!”