kjordan2001 Posted July 7, 2003 Share Posted July 7, 2003 Three engineers and three mathematicians are traveling by train to a conference. At the station, the three mathematicians 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?" asks a mathematician. "Watch and you'll see," answers an engineer. They all board the train. The mathematicians 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 mathematicians see this and agree it is quite a clever idea, so after the conference, they decide to copy the engineers on the return trip and save some money (being clever with money, and all that). When they get to the station, they buy a single ticket for the return trip. To their astonishment, the engineers don't buy a ticket at all. "How are you going to travel without a ticket?" asks one perplexed mathematician. "Watch and you'll see," answers an engineer. When they board the train, the three mathematicians cram into one 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 mathematicians are hiding. He knocks on the door and says, "Ticket, please." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
altezza Veteran Posted July 7, 2003 Veteran Share Posted July 7, 2003 This joke have exactly the same topic as this topic https://www.neowin.net/forum/index.php?act=...f=48&t=89789&s= ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kjordan2001 Posted July 7, 2003 Author Share Posted July 7, 2003 Musta missed that one, never heard it with Indians and Pakistani's :huh: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dewy Posted July 7, 2003 Share Posted July 7, 2003 LoL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iczman Posted July 7, 2003 Share Posted July 7, 2003 lol, why comparing mathematicians to engineers? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrogers Posted July 7, 2003 Share Posted July 7, 2003 because while mathematicians are smart, they typically don't have a way/don't know how to practically apply their knowledge as engineers do. This joke illustrates that there's more to intelligence than just being book-smart. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eye_see_you Posted July 7, 2003 Share Posted July 7, 2003 hmmm simple and brilliant on the engineers part lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NeoMayhem Posted July 7, 2003 Share Posted July 7, 2003 lol :p Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ElectricDemon Posted July 7, 2003 Share Posted July 7, 2003 since today is monday, the other version of the joke was posted last week, or sometime before.. here goes..... :ninja: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lawtai Posted July 7, 2003 Share Posted July 7, 2003 heh, well I just read this one for the first time, and it's pretty good. Nice post! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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