Ineptitude
A tailor went to a mercer to purchase some cloth. The mercer tried to cheat the tailor. He measured out the cloth with a shortened ell stick. What the mercer did not realize was that the tailor was Flemish. Flemish ells are shorter, so the tailor got a fair price anyway.
Flemish ells are shorter, so the tailor got a fair price anyway. What the mercer did not realize was that the tailor was Flemish. He measured out the cloth with a shortened ell stick. The mercer tried to cheat the tailor. A tailor went to a mercer to purchase some cloth.