Amanaskedforamealinarestaurant.Thewaiterbroughtthefoodandputitonthetable.Afteramoment,themancalledthewaiterandsaid:

　　"Waiter!Waiter!There'saflyinmysoup!"

　　"Pleasedon'tspeaksoloudly,sir,"saidthewaiter,"oreveryonewillwantone."

　　FiveEnglishmenboardedatrainjustbehindfiveScots,who,asagrouphadonlypurchasedoneticket.Justbeforetheconductorcamethrough,alltheScotspiledintothetoiletstallatthebackofthecar.Astheconductorpassedthestall,heknockedandcalled"Tickets,please!"andoneoftheScotsslidaticketunderthedoor.Itwaspunched,pushedbackunderthedoor,andwhenitwassafealltheScotscameoutandtooktheirseats.TheEnglishmenweretremendouslyimpressedbytheScots'ingenuity.Onthetripback,thefiveEnglishmendecidedtotrythisthemselvesandpurchasedonlyoneticket.Theynoticedthat,oddly,theScotshadnotpurchasedanyticketsthistime.Anyway,again,justbeforetheconductorcamethrough,theScotspiledintooneofthetoiletstalls,theEnglishmenintotheother.ThenoneoftheScotsleanedout,knockedontheEnglishmen'sstallandcalled"Ticket,Please!"Whentheticketslidoutunderthedoor,hepickeditupandquicklyclosedthedoor.