Long Jump

Tony lived in Staten Island, New York, and worked in
Manhattan. He had to take the ferryboat home every
night. One evening, he got down to the ferry and
found there was a wait for the next boat, So Tony
decided to stop at a nearby tavern. Before long he
was feeling no pain. When he got back to the ferry
slip, the ferryboat was just six feet from the dock.
Tony, afraid of missing this one and being late for
dinner, took a running leap and landed right on the
deck of the boat.
"How did you like that jump, buddy?" said a proud
Tony to a deck hand.
"It was great," said the sailor. "But why didn't you
wait? We were just pulling in!"