Miners and Lawyers....
Three lawyers and three coal miners from West Virginia
are travelling by train to a workers compensation
conference in Washington,DC. At the station the
lawyers each buy tickets and watch as the three coal
miners buy only a single ticket.
"How are you three idiots going to travel on only one
ticket?" asks a lawyer.
"Watch and you'll see," answers one of the coal
miners.
They all board the train. The lawyers take their
seats, but all three coal miners cram into the toilet
and close the door behind them. Shortly after the
train has departed, the conductor comes around
collecting the 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 lawyers saw this and agreed that it was
quite a clever idea. So, (recognizing the coal miners'
common sense intellect) after the conference, the
lawyers decide to copy the coal miners' idea on the
return trip and save some money. When they get to the
station, they buy one ticket for the return trip. To
their astonishment, the coal miners 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 one of the coal
miners. When they board the train the three lawyers
cram into the toilet. The three coal miners cram into
another one nearby. The train departs.
Shortly afterward, one of the coal miners leaves his
toilet and walks over to the toilet where the lawyers
are hiding. He knocks on the door and says, "Ticket
please."
|
|
|
|
