A little old lady is on a bus, buying a
ticket from the bus conductor, fumbling in a voluminous bag for the correct change. After
15 minutes the conductor becomes so enraged that he hits her on the head with the
ticket-dispenser, and the poor old dear dies instantly.
Not surprisingly, he is convicted and put
on death row. Just before he is to be electrocuted, his last request is for 12 pounds of
bananas, which he devours. They strap him into the chair, flip the switch, and he just
sits there, smiling. According to tradition, this is considered a reprieve from God and he
is freed.
Somehow he gets his old job back and he is
happily dispensing tickets when he sees a girl stick her gum on the back of a seat on the
bus. Enraged, he lunges out with the ticket dispenser, breaking the offender's neck and
killing her. Again, he is convicted and sent to death row. He again eats the 12 pounds of
bananas, and lo and behold, the electricity does not harm him. This time the executioner
cleans the contacts, makes him sit in a bucket of water, he tries everything - but the
conductor won't die. So again, he is set free.
Amazingly he regains his job. It takes him
1 day to lose his temper and beat to death a young boy who starts to chew his bus ticket.
He returns to death row, eats the bananas, and survives the electrocution.
At this point, the executioner can take no
more- his professional pride has been hurt. Before setting the conductor free again, he
asks him his secret. "What is it with the bananas?" he asks.
"Oh, the bananas have nothing to do
with it," replies our friend. "I'm just a bad conductor."
