3 Egyptians And 3 Americans

Time for a little fun reading ......

Three American and three Egyptian engineers are traveling by train to a conference. At the station, the three Americans each buy a ticket and watch as the three Egyptians buy only a single ticket.

"How are three people going to travel on only one ticket?", asked one of the three Americans.

"Watch and you will see", answers one of the Egyptians.

They all board the train. The Americans take their respective seats, but all three Egyptians cram into the 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 Americans saw this and agreed it was quite a clever idea.

So after the conference, the Americans decide to copy the Egyptians 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 Egyptians don't buy a ticket at all.

"How are you going to travel without a ticket?", asks one perplexed American.

"Watch and you will see", says one of the Egyptians.

When they board the train the three American cram into a toilet and the three Egyptians cram into another one nearby. The train departs.

Shortly afterward, one of the Egyptians leaves his toilet and walks over to the toilet where the American are hiding. He knocks on the door and says,

"Ticket, please."Time For A Little Fun: 3 Egyptians and 3 Americans[/COLOR]

It is not finished. Probably the entire story is too long for a single post?

I like this. It reminds me of the stories I read from the books of Reader's Digest (www.rd.com) which I received as a gift from my private English instructor (a retired history professor lived in New Jersey).