Texas builds it larger

A Texan, while visiting Toronto, found himself in the back seat of a taxi cab
on the way to his hotel. Passing by the Royal York the Texan asked the cab
driver "What's that building there?" "That's the Royal York Hotel" replied the
cabbie. "The Royal York? How long did it take to build that?" asked the Texan.
"About 12 years" replied the cabbie.


"12 years? We build 'em twice as high, twice as wide and four times as long
down in Texas, and we do that in six months."


A while later the cab driver makes his was past the Metro-Toronto Convention
Centre. "What's that building over there?" asked the Texan. "That's the
Metro-Toronto Convention Centre" replied the cabbie. "Convention Centre? How
long'd it take to build that?" asked the Texan. "About three years" replied the
cabbie. "Three years? We build 'em twice as high, three times as long and four
times as wide as that down in Texas, and it only takes us about two weeks."


Shortly thereafter the cabbie drives past the CN Tower. "What's that building
there?" asks the Texan, pointing at the tower. "Danged if I know" replied the
cabbie, "It wasn't here when I drove by yesterday."