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Friday, October 29, 2004 Y 11:55 AM

3 INDIANS and 3 FRENCH are travelling by train to a Cricket match at the World Cup.

At the station, the 3 FRENCH buy a ticket each and watch as the 3 INDIANS> buy just one ticket for them all.>> "How are the 3 of you going to travel on only one ticket?" asks one of the> FRENCH. "Watch and learn," answers one of the INDIAN.

They all board the train. The FRENCH take their respective seats but all 3> INDIANS cram into a toilet and close the door behind them.>> Shortly after the train departs, 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 FRENCH see this and agree it was quite a clever idea.

So after the> game, they decide to copy the INDIAN style on the return trip and savesome> money.>> When they get to the station, they buy one ticket for three on the return> trip. To their astonishment, the INDIANS don't buy ticket at all!!!>> How are you going to travel without a ticket?" says one perplexed FRENCH.> "Watch and learn," answers an INDIAN.

When they board the train the 3 FRENCH cram into one toilet and soon after> the 3 INDIANS cram into another nearby toilet.>> The train departs.

Shortly afterwards, one of the INDIAN leaves the toilet> and walks over to the toilet where the FRENCH are hiding.

He knocks on the door and says, "Ticket please." The door opens just a> crack and a single armemerges with a ticket in hand.

The INDIAN takes the ticket and goes back into his toilet !!!