06 April 2006, 12:37
hamdeniThree kenyans and three Tanzanians
>Three Kenyans and three Tanzanians are traveling by train to a conference.
>At the station, the three Kenyans each buy tickets and watch as the three
>Tanzanians buy only a single ticket.
>
>"How are three people going to travel on only one ticket?" asks a Kenyan.
>"Watch and you'll see," answers a Tanzanian.
>
>They all board the train. The Kenyans take their respective seats but all
>three Tanzanians cram into a bathroom and close the door behind them.
>
>Shortly after the train has departed, the conductor comes around collecting
>tickets. He knocks on the bathroom 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 Kenyans see this and agree it was quite a clever idea. So after the
>conference, the Kenyans decide to copy the Tanzanians 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 Tanzanians don't buy a
>ticket at all.
>
>"How are you going to travel without a ticket?" says one perplexed Kenyan.
>Watch and you'll see," answers a Tanzanian.
>
>When they board the train the three Kenyans cram into a bathroom and the
>three Tanzanians cram into another one nearby. The train departs. Shortly
>afterward, one of the Tanzanians leaves his bathroom and walks over to the
>bathroom where the Kenyans are hiding.
>
>He knocks on the door and says, "Ticket, please."
>
>
Hamdeni