Have you ever been told something and you have a difficult time believing it? I think that many of us have been in that situation and sometimes, we may continue to ask about the situation, even after we’ve been told multiple times it isn’t happening.
That is what happened to the man in the following joke. He was certain that he had things thought out properly but even after coming up with a brilliant plan, it didn’t quite work to his expectation.
A businessman rushed into the train station just in time to catch the Brisbane to Rockhampton Express. On taking his seat he asked the conductor what time the train reached Gladstone.
“There’s no stop in Gladstone on Wednesdays,” replied the conductor.
“What!” Exclaimed the businessman.
“There’s no stop in Gladstone on Wednesdays.”
“But it’s imperative. I have an important meeting there.”
The conductor is adamant. “This is the weekly express service and there’s no stop in Gladstone on Wednesdays.”
After much argument, a compromise was reached. The conductor agreed to ask the driver to slow down to 60 kilometers an hour as the train went through Gladstone. He would then hold the businessman out of the carriage window, the businessman could get his legs running in thin air as fast as he could and when the conductor thought his leg speed was sufficient, he would lower him down onto the platform.
So when the train reached Gladstone this plan was put into action and the businessman hit the platform running at full speed. He ran the full length of the platform, hoping he could stop himself before the end.
Just as the last carriage of the train was passing him by, his collar was grabbed by the strong arm of a shearer who heaved him back onboard through an open window.
“You were lucky there, mate,” said the shearer, “there’s no stop in Gladstone on Wednesdays.”