> Three engineers and three accountants were traveling by train to a
> conference. At the station, the three accountants each bought
> tickets and watched as the three engineers bought only a single ticket. "How
> are three people going to travel on only one ticket?" asked an
> accountant. "Watch and you'll see," answered an engineer.
>
> They all boarded the train. The accountants took their respective
> seats, but all three engineers cramed into a restroom and closed the
> door behind them. Shortly after the train departed, the conductor came around
> collecting tickets. He knocked on the restroom door and
> said, "Ticket, please." The door opened just a crack and a single arm emerged
> with a ticket in hand. The conductor took it and moved on.
>
> The accountants saw this and agreed it was quite a clever idea. So
> after the conference, the accountants decided to copy the
> engineers on the return trip and save some money (being clever with money, and
> all that). When they got to the station, they bought a
> single ticket for the return trip. To their astonishment, the engineers didn't
> buy a ticket at all. "How are you going to travel without a
> ticket?" said one perplexed accountant. "Watch and you'll see," answered an
> engineer.
>
> When they boarded the train, the three accountants cramed into a
> restroom and the three engineers cramed into another nearby. The
> train departed. Shortly afterward, one of the engineers left his restroom and
> walked over to the restroom where the accountants were
> hiding. He knocked on the door and said, "Ticket, please."
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