Doing the Math ... On The Border Line Style

On The Border Line bloggers Dr. Bubba and Dr. Junior were standing at the base of a flagpole, looking up. A man named Dratsum walked by and asked what they were doing.

"We're supposed to find the height of the flagpole," said Dr. Bubba, "but we don't have a ladder."

Dratsum took a wrench from his pocket, loosened a few bolts, and laid
the pole down. Then he took a tape measure from his pocket, took a
measurement, announced,

"Eighteen feet, six inches," and walked away.

Dr. Junior shook his head and laughed. "Ain't that just like a socialist? We ask for the height, and he gives us the length!"