ticket please

[mo. beagler]

Three Irishmen and three Englishmen are traveling by train to a football
match in London. At the station, the three Brits each buy a ticket and watch as the three Irishmen buy just one ticket between them.

“How are the three of you going to travel on only one ticket?”, asks one of the Englishmen. “Watch and learn,” answers one of the Irishmen.

They all board the train. The English take their respective seats but all three Irishmen cram into a toilet and close the door behind them. Shortly after the train has departed, the conductor arrives to collect the 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 Englishmen are mightily impressed by this, so after the game, they decide to copy the Irishmen on the return trip and save some money.

When they get to the station, they buy a single ticket for the return trip. To their astonishment, the Irishmen don’t buy a ticket at all!

“How are you going to travel without a ticket?” asks one perplexed Brit.
“Watch and learn,” says one Paddy.

When they board the train, the three Irishmen cram into a toilet and the three Englishmen pile into another nearby. The train departs. Shortly afterward, one of the Irishmen leaves the toilet and sneaks across to the toilet where the Englishmen are hiding.
He knocks on the door and says, “Ticket please…”