RitcheyRch
12-13-2007, 08:47 AM
There are two big conferences in NY....one for Engineers and one for
Lawyers. They are both being held in the same building downtown. On the
first day of the conference, two groups run into each other at the
train
station and chat while waiting in line to buy tickets into the city.
When they reach the counter, the three lawyers each buy tickets and
watch as the three Engineers buy only a single ticket. "How are three
people going to travel on only one ticket?" asks a lawyer. "Watch and
you'll see," answers an Engineer.
They all board the train. The lawyers take their respective seats, but
all three Engineers cram into a restroom and close the door behind
them.
Shortly after the train has departed, the conductor comes around
collecting tickets. He knocks on the restroom door and says, "Ticket,
please." The door opens just a crack and a single arm emerges with a
ticket in hand. The conductor takes it and moves on. The lawyers saw
this and agreed it was quite a clever idea.
So after the conference, the lawyers decide to copy the Engineers on
the
return trip and save some money (recognizing the Engineers' superior
intellect). When they get to the station, they buy a single ticket for
the return trip. To their astonishment, the Engineers don't buy a
ticket
at all. "How are you going to travel without a ticket?" says one
perplexed lawyer. "Watch and you'll see," answers an Engineer.
When they board the train the three lawyers cram into a restroom and
the
three Engineers cram into another one nearby. The train departs.
Shortly
afterward, one of the Engineers leaves his restroom and walks over to
the restroom where the lawyers are hiding. He knocks on the door and
says, "Ticket, please."
Lawyers. They are both being held in the same building downtown. On the
first day of the conference, two groups run into each other at the
train
station and chat while waiting in line to buy tickets into the city.
When they reach the counter, the three lawyers each buy tickets and
watch as the three Engineers buy only a single ticket. "How are three
people going to travel on only one ticket?" asks a lawyer. "Watch and
you'll see," answers an Engineer.
They all board the train. The lawyers take their respective seats, but
all three Engineers cram into a restroom and close the door behind
them.
Shortly after the train has departed, the conductor comes around
collecting tickets. He knocks on the restroom door and says, "Ticket,
please." The door opens just a crack and a single arm emerges with a
ticket in hand. The conductor takes it and moves on. The lawyers saw
this and agreed it was quite a clever idea.
So after the conference, the lawyers decide to copy the Engineers on
the
return trip and save some money (recognizing the Engineers' superior
intellect). When they get to the station, they buy a single ticket for
the return trip. To their astonishment, the Engineers don't buy a
ticket
at all. "How are you going to travel without a ticket?" says one
perplexed lawyer. "Watch and you'll see," answers an Engineer.
When they board the train the three lawyers cram into a restroom and
the
three Engineers cram into another one nearby. The train departs.
Shortly
afterward, one of the Engineers leaves his restroom and walks over to
the restroom where the lawyers are hiding. He knocks on the door and
says, "Ticket, please."