Three lawyers and three engineers are traveling by train to a conference.

At the station, the three lawyers each buy tickets and watch as the three

engineers buy only a single ticket.

How are three people going to travel on only one ticket? asked one of

the

three lawyers.

Watch and youll see, answers one of the engineers.

They all board the train. The lawyers take their respective seats but all

three engineers cram into a restroom and close the door behind them.

Shortly after the train has departed, the conductor comes around

collecting tickets. He knocks on the restroom 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 it was

quite a clever idea. So after the conference, the lawyers decide to copy

the engineers 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 engineers dont buy a ticket at all.

How are you going to travel without a ticket, asks one perplexed lawyer.

Watch and youll see, says one of the engineers.When they board the train the three lawyers cram into a restroom and the

three engineers cram into another one nearby. The train departs.

Shortly afterward, one of the engineers leaves his restroom and walks over

to the restroom where the lawyers are hiding He knocks on the door and says,

Ticket, please.