Seat On The Bus

"Seat On The Bus"*

*A radical feminist is getting on a bus when, just
in front of her, a man gets up from his seat.

She thinks to herself, "Here's another man trying
to keep up the customs of a patriarchal society by
offering a poor, defenceless woman his seat," so
she pushes him back onto the seat.

A few minutes later, the man tries to get up again.
 She is still insulted so she refuses to let him up again.

Finally, the man says, "Look, lady, you've got to let
me get up. I'm twelve blocks past my stop already."

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"Big John Doesn't Pay"*

*One fine day, a bus driver went to the bus garage,
started his bus, and drove off along the route. No
problems for the first few stops, a few people got
on, a few got off, and things went generally well.

At the next stop, however, a big hulk of a guy got
on. Six foot eight, built like a wrestler, arms hanging
down to the ground. He glared at the driver and said,
"Big John doesn't pay!" and sat down at the back.
Did I mention that the driver was five feet three, thin,
and basically meek? Well, he was. Naturally, he didn't
argue with Big John, but he wasn't happy about it.

The next day the same thing happened-Big John got
on again, made a show of refusing to pay, and sat
down. And the next day, and the one after that, and
so forth. This grated on the bus driver, who started
losing sleep over the way Big John was taking advantage
of him. Finally he could stand it no longer. He signed up
for body building courses, karate, judo, and all that
good stuff. By the end of the summer, he had become
quite strong; what's more, he felt really good about himself.

So on the next Monday, when Big John once again got
on the bus and said, "Big John doesn't pay!," the driver
stood up, glared back at the passenger, and screamed, "And why not?"

With a surprised look on his face, Big John replied, "Big John has a bus
pass."
Received on Wed Jan 27 07:08:39 2010