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Three engineers and three human resources consultants were travelling by train together to a professional conference. At the station the three HR professionals each purchased a ticket to their destination. They then watched as the three engineers only purchased one ticket. As they boarded the train one of the HR people asked, "How are three of you going to travel with only one ticket?" "Watch and you'll see." was the response. When the conductor was due to come around the three engineers all stood up and went to the restroom. The conductor checked each ticket in the carriage and then knocked on the restroom door, "Ticket please", he said. The door opened just a crack and a single arm emerged holding a ticket. The conductor took the ticket and moved on. The HR consultants saw this, agreed that it was a good plan and decided to do it on the return journey. After the conference, at the station an HR consultants purchased just one ticket. The three HR consultants were amazed to see that the engineers didn't buy any tickets at all. "How will you travel without any ticket at all?" asked one of the HR consultants. "Watch and see." came the reply. The conductor was expected shortly after the train commenced its journey so the three HR consultants crammed into the rest room and the three engineers all went into the restroom in the next carriage. A couple of minutes later one of the engineers left their restroom and went to the HR consultants restroom. He knocked on the door and said, "Tickets please!"
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