Engineers and Accountants Travel in a Train
Three engineers and three accountants are buying tickets for a train ride, and the engineers bet the accountants that they can ride the train with only one ticket between the three of them. The accountants accept, and as they all board the train the engineers all go into the bathroom together. When the conductor comes by, he knocks on the bathroom door and says, “Ticket, please!” and one of the engineers holds out the ticket for conductor. Once he’s gone, all the engineers climb out. The accountants are very impressed, and vow that next time they ride the train together they will have to try this technique.
The next week, they all find themselves in line for tickets once again, and this time the engineers bet they can ride the train with zero tickets between them. The accountants accept the bet and they all board the train together. This time, all three accountants climb into the bathroom together with their one ticket. After they’re inside, one of the engineers comes by, knocks on the door and says, “Ticket, please!”