Gosh dangit, Earl! You’re much too old to be building silly forts with that fart of a “grandson”, Nelson. We know he’s adopted. How about you explain to him what fortnight means! This is the only way he won’t end up poor like you.
Earl you rascal. If you don’t change the furnace filter, Opal will have to do it. She doesn’t know how to do it. What if she puts roscoe in the furnace instead? quit making forts and fix silly!
Awww! What’s more important: a boring household chore or spending time with your grandson? For the record, though, I find it odd that Earl would use the term ‘fortnight.’ It’s primarily in use in Britain.
An electrical engineering professor complained we mechanical engineering types figured speed of light in furlongs per fortnight..I responded,“186,281.7 miles per second times eight furlongs per mile times 3600 seconds per hour times 24 hours per day times14 days per fortnight. What’s the problem??”
When I was dumb enough to work we had the option of working a “nine-day-fortnight” — five day workweek, two-day weekend, four day workweek, three-day weekend, repeat.
RowdyRainous almost 10 years ago
Gosh dangit, Earl! You’re much too old to be building silly forts with that fart of a “grandson”, Nelson. We know he’s adopted. How about you explain to him what fortnight means! This is the only way he won’t end up poor like you.
captainkoala1963 almost 10 years ago
Earl you rascal. If you don’t change the furnace filter, Opal will have to do it. She doesn’t know how to do it. What if she puts roscoe in the furnace instead? quit making forts and fix silly!
Templo S.U.D. almost 10 years ago
No, really, Earl. What’s a fortnight?
Llewellenbruce almost 10 years ago
“Quite stalling around Earl and replace the filter”.
LeoAutodidact almost 10 years ago
And THAT’s why He’s the Cool Grandpa!
Superfrog almost 10 years ago
That excuse is too weak.
electricshadow Premium Member almost 10 years ago
What MayKitten said, fortnight = fourteen nights, i.e. two weeks.
puddymom almost 10 years ago
Earl is starting to remind me of my husband; the procrastination part.
woodworker318 almost 10 years ago
Every one seems to be echoing the same answer. What difference does it make if it is 14 days, 14 nights or two weeks? It’s all the same.
willkepley almost 10 years ago
What a good Grandpa. A fortnight is 14 days.
pcolli almost 10 years ago
A fortnight is two sennights.
dutchs almost 10 years ago
Our first homework exercise in Chemistry in college was unit conversion: calculate the speed of light in Furlongs per fortnight. (1.8 trillion)
jtviper7 almost 10 years ago
My filter’s on the top on my vaulted ceiling.
patsy62 almost 10 years ago
YAY Grandpa !!
Perkycat almost 10 years ago
Gotta love Earl. Who cares how long it is. You won’t always have the chance to make a fort – you can change the filter any time.
Ginny Premium Member almost 10 years ago
Not the most helpful husband, but a super grandfather!
gordol almost 10 years ago
One of my favorite measurements: Furlongs per Fortnight.
2252895 almost 10 years ago
I like grandpa’s fortnight the best. Build away you two.
1MadHat Premium Member almost 10 years ago
14 consecutive days and/or nights.
erin.adamic Premium Member almost 10 years ago
Awww! What’s more important: a boring household chore or spending time with your grandson? For the record, though, I find it odd that Earl would use the term ‘fortnight.’ It’s primarily in use in Britain.
Number Three almost 10 years ago
If Earl was a specific kind of guy he would have said “I’ll do it in 14 days”
xxx
David Huie Green LoveJoyAndPeace almost 10 years ago
An electrical engineering professor complained we mechanical engineering types figured speed of light in furlongs per fortnight..I responded,“186,281.7 miles per second times eight furlongs per mile times 3600 seconds per hour times 24 hours per day times14 days per fortnight. What’s the problem??”
JP Steve Premium Member almost 10 years ago
When I was dumb enough to work we had the option of working a “nine-day-fortnight” — five day workweek, two-day weekend, four day workweek, three-day weekend, repeat.
Hunter7 almost 10 years ago
to add to the growing list – 14 nights.
wonkmaster over 6 years ago
Fortnite, you mean. :D