A man sends his wife to Home Depot A man busy with his project sends his wife to Home Depot. When she gets there she finds the closest associate and tells him ""I need some...oh yes, 4 by 2's"" and the associate kind of chuckles. He says that usually people call them 2 by 4's but that's OK. He walks with her to the limber section and asks ""how long do you need them"" she says ""forever, we're building a deck"".