Tom is applying for a job as a signalman for the local railroad,
and is told to meet the inspector at the signal box.
The
inspector decides to give Tom a pop quiz, asking, "What would
you do if you realized that two trains were heading towards each
other on the same track?"
Tom says, "I would switch one train to another track."
"What
if the lever broke?" asks the inspector.
"I'd run down to the tracks and use the manual lever,"
answers Tom.
"What
if that had been struck by lightning?" challenges the inspector.
"Then," Tom continues, "I'd run back up here and
use the phone to call the next signal box."
"What
if the phone was busy?"
"In that case," Tom argues, "I'd run to the street
level and use the public phone near the station".
"What
if that had been vandalized?"
"Oh, well," says Tom, "in that case I'd run into
town and get my Uncle Leo."
This
puzzles the inspector, so he asks, "Why would you do that?"
"Because
he's never seen a train crash!"
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