One morning 3 Lancashire Lads and 3 Cockneys were in a ticket queue at Manchester Piccadilly train station heading to Euston for a Wembley cup final.
The 3 Cockneys each bought a ticket and watched as the 3 Lancastrians bought just one ticket between them.
"How are the 3 of you going to travel on one 1 ticket?" asked one of the Cockneys. "Tha must watch and learn" answered one of the boys from the North.
When the 6 travellers boarded the train, the 3 Londoners sat down, but the 3 Northerners crammed into a toilet together and closed the door.
Shortly after the train set off the conductor came around to collect tickets. He knocked on the toilet 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 Southerners 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 Euston, they bought a single ticket for the return trip while to their astonishment the 3 Lancashire lads didn't even buy 1 ticket.
"How are you going to travel without a ticket?" asked one of the perplexed Cockneys. "Tha must watch and learn", answered one of the Lancastrians.
When they boarded the train the 3 Cockneys crammed themselves into a toilet and the 3 Lancashire lads crammed themselves into another toilet.
Shortly after the train began to move, one of the Lancastrians left their toilet and walked over to the Cockney's toilet. He knocked on the door and said "ticket please".
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