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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 and 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 him free again, he asks him his secret, "What is it with the bananas?"
"Oh, the bananas have nothing to do with it," he replies. "I'm just a bad conductor."
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