QUICK STOP AT VICTORIA STATION
A man who was traveling on a train asked the ticket collector what time the train would stop at Victoria Station. “This train doesn’t stop at Victoria, it’s the express.” “You’ve got to be kidding! I HAVE GOT OFF at Victoria Station!” “Sorry sir, this train will not stop at Victoria.” “There must be something you can do.” “Well there is one thing…” “What is it? I’ll do anything. I have to get off at Victoria Station.” “I could get the engineer to slow down, and I could dangle you out the door and lower you onto the platform as we pass Victoria Station.” The man thought for a moment and asked, “Do you really think it will work?” “I don’t know, but if you want off at Victoria Station, then it’s worth a try.” So when the train approached the platform at fifty miles per hour, the conductor held the man in mid-air the door, and the man…
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