Dealing with the Public

Funny Tuesday - Lawyers and Engineers

Three lawyers and three engineers were going to a conference by train. At the station, the three lawyers each bought tickets and watched as the three engineers bought only one.

‘How are three people going to travel on only one ticket?’ asked one of the three lawyers.

‘Watch and you’ll see,’ answered one of the engineers.

They all got on the train. The lawyers took their seats but all three engineers crammed into the toilet and closed the door behind them. Shortly after the train departed, the inspector came round checking tickets. He knocked on the toilet door and said, ‘Ticket, please.’ The door opened slightly and an arm appeared with a ticket in its hand. The conductor checked it and moved on. The lawyers saw this and agreed it was a clever idea. So, after the conference, the lawyers decided to copy the engineers and save some money on their tickets. When they got to the station, they bought just one ticket for the return trip.

To their surprise, the engineers didn’t buy a ticket at all.

‘How are you going to travel without a ticket?’ asked one confused lawyer.

‘Watch and you’ll see,’ said one of the engineers.

When they got on the train, the three lawyers crammed into a toilet and the three engineers crammed into another one nearby. The train departed.

A few moments later, one of the engineers left his toilet and walked over to the toilet where the lawyers were hiding.

He knocked on the door and said, ‘Ticket, please.’

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SCHOFIELD, James (2004) Double Dealing - Intermediate Business English Course, Summertown Publishing, p. 25