A Ships painter was awarded the job of painting a Sloop and when the newly appointed Captain asked him, how long it would take him to finish the job, he replied, "Two weeks".
Three weeks went by and the Captain, a little concerned of the delay, confronted the painter. "You told me that it would take you two weeks to paint my Sloop and it's been three weeks. The painter put his paintbrush down, looked the Captain in the eye and said, "That was two NAUTICAL weeks, just like a nautical mile, they're a little longer".


Rob.