Because he thought people were taking him for granite.
You'd think it'd be the punchline, but apparently it's funnier when the person feints...
picking up tiny stool "we've thought of that"
One of them makes crack while the other just markets it.
He doesn't. He hires people with long fingers to do it for him.
You have to drop the bomb twice before she gets it.
A: Depressed.
His boss always took him for granite.
Don't take me for granite!