nilesfunnies

Thursday, September 01, 2005

[nilesfunnies] Railways


Mr. Patel goes to his local railway station to get a ticket to visit his
brother in Pakistan. At the station the ticket seller is bemused:
'I'm sorry I can't sell you a ticket for Karachi, but if you go to London,
there is an international ticket office at Victoria, they may be able to
help you'

So he goes to London. At Victoria station the ticket collector says 'Sorry
we can't sell intercontinental rail tickets here, you will have to visit
the intercontinental ticket office in Paris.

So he takes the Eurostar to Paris, and visits the intercontinental ticket
office. 'Sorry sir we can't sell you a ticket to Karachi, but I can sell
you a ticket to Istanbul which is on the way and they may be able to
help'.

So he goes to Istanbul where he is able to buy a ticket to Baghdad. And so
his journey continues with him buying tickets which take him part of the
way until he finally reaches Karachi.

He spends a couple of weeks with his brother then decides to return home
to England. He goes to the railway station in Karachi and asks if he can
possibly buy a ticket back to Watford.

'Certainly Sir, Watford North, Watford West or Watford Junction?'