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[Christopher Collom <collom@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

There has to be a moral hidden in here somewhere!

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Three paleontologist and three cladists are traveling by train to a
conference.  At the station, the three cladists each buy tickets and
watch as the three paleontologists buy only a single ticket. "How are three
people going to travel on only one ticket?" asks a cladist. "Watch
and you'll see," answers a paleontologist.

They all board the train. The cladists take their respective seats
but all three paleontologists cram into a restroom and close the door behind
them.  Shortly after the train has departed, the conductor comes around
collecting tickets.  He knocks on the restroom 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 cladists saw this and agreed it was quite a clever idea. So
after the conference, the cladists decide to copy the paleontologists on
the return trip and save some money (being clever with money and
morphological characters, and all!).  When they get to the station, they
buy a single ticket for the
return trip. To their astonishment, the paleontologists buy no tickets at all.

"How are you going to travel without a ticket?" says one perplexed
cladist. "Watch and you'll see," answers a paleontologist.  When they
board the train the three cladists cram into a restroom and the
three paleontologists cram into another one nearby.  The train departs.
Shortly afterward, one of the paleontologists leaves his restroom and walks
over to the restroom where the cladists are hiding.   He knocks on
the door and says, "ticket please."

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