> train to a conference. At the station, the three accountants
> 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 an accountant.
> "Watch and you'll see," answers an engineer.
>
> They all board the train. The accountants take their
> respective seats but all three engineers cram into a toilet
> and close the door behind them. Shortly after the train has
> departed, the conductor comes around collecting tickets. He
> knocks on the toilet 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 accountants saw this and agreed it was quite a clever
> idea. So after the conference, the accountants decide to
> copy the engineers on the return trip and save some money.
> 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 accountant.
>
> "Watch and you'll see," answers an engineer.
> When they board the train the three accountants cram into a
> toilet and the three engineers cram into another one
> nearby.
>
> The train departs.
>
> Shortly afterward, one of the engineers leaves his toilet
> and walks over to the toilet where the accountants are
> hiding. He knocks on the door and says, Ticket, please."
>
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