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A crowded bus on the point of leaving Manchester for
Stockport was found by its conductress to have one too
many standees. She therefore asked, “Who was the last
person to get on the bus?” No one said a word.
Declaring that the bus would not leave until the extra
passenger was put off, she went and fetched the
driver, who also asked, “All right, who was the last
person to get on the bus?” Again there was a public
silence. So the two went to find an inspector. He
asked, “Who was the last person to get on the bus?” No
one spoke. He then announced that he would fetch a
policeman. While the conductress, driver, and
inspector were away looking for a policeman, a little
man came up to the bus stop and asked, “Is this the bus
to Stockport?” Hearing that it was, he got on. A few
minutes later the three returned accompanied by a
policeman. He asked, “What seems to be the trouble?
Who was the last person to get on the bus?” The little
man said, “I was.” The policeman said, “All right, get
off.” All the people on the bus burst into laughter.
The conductress, thinking they were laughing at her,
burst into tears and said she refused to make the trip
to Stockport. The inspector then arranged for another
conductress to take over. She, seeing the little man
standing at the bus stop, said, “What are you doing
there?” He said, “I’m waiting to go to Stockport.” She
said, “Well, this is the bus to Stockport. Are you
getting on or not?” |