ONE MORNING 3 ALABAMA GOOD OLD BOYS AND 3 YANKEES WERE IN
A TICKET LINE AT THE BIRMINGHAM TRAIN STATION HEADING TO
ATLANTA FOR A BIG FOOTBALL GAME.
THE 3 NORTHERNERS EACH BOUGHT A TICKET AND WATCHED AS THE 3
SOUTHERNERS BOUGHT JUST ONE TICKET AMONG THEM.
"HOW ARE THE 3 OF YOU GOING TO TRAVEL ON ONE 1
TICKET?" ASKED ONE OF THE YANKEES.
"WATCH AND LEARN" ANSWERED ONE OF THE BOYS FROM
THE SOUTH.
WHEN THE 6 TRAVELERS BOARDED THE TRAIN, THE 3 YANKEES SAT
DOWN, BUT THE 3 SOUTHERNERS CRAMMED INTO A BATHROOM
TOGETHER AND CLOSED THE DOOR.
SHORTLY AFTER THE TRAIN DEPARTED, THE CONDUCTOR CAME AROUND
TO COLLECT TICKETS..
HE KNOCKED ON THE BATHROOM DOOR AND SAID, "TICKETS
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 YANKEES SAW THIS HAPPEN AND AGREED IT WAS QUITE A
CLEVER IDEA. INDEED, SO CLEVER THAT THEY DECIDED TO DO THE
SAME THING ON THE RETURN TRIP AND SAVE SOME MONEY.
THAT EVENING AFTER THE GAME WHEN THEY GOT TO THE ATLANTA
TRAIN STATION, THEY BOUGHT A SINGLE TICKET FOR THE RETURN
TRIP WHILE TO THEIR ASTONISHMENT THE 3 SOUTHERNERS
DIDN'T BUY EVEN 1 TICKET.
"HOW ARE YOU GOING TO TRAVEL WITHOUT A TICKET?"
ASKED ONE OF THE PERPLEXED YANKEES.
"WATCH AND LEARN", ANSWERED ONE OF THE SOUTHERN
BOYS.
WHEN THEY BOARDED THE TRAIN THE 3 NORTHERNERS CRAMMED
THEMSELVES INTO A BATHROOM AND THE 3 SOUTHERNERS CRAMMED
THEMSELVES INTO THE OTHER BATHROOM ACROSS FROM IT.
SHORTLY AFTER THE TRAIN BEGAN TO MOVE, ONE OF THE
SOUTHERNERS LEFT THEIR BATHROOM AND WALKED QUIETLY OVER TO
THE YANKEE'S BATHROOM. HE KNOCKED ON THE DOOR AND SAID,
"TICKET PLEASE".
THERE'S JUST NO WAY ON GOD'S GREEN EARTH TO EXPLAIN
HOW THE YANKEES WON THE WAR....
