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London bus passengers will seldom state their exact destination. This conversation recently overheard is typical. Enter two elderly women, after stopping the bus. First Woman (offering fare money): You go to Dalston Junction don't you?" Conductor : "No, ma'am. The •35 is the best for you, ma'am. We turn off at Shoreditch." Second Woman : "That will do for us. We can change there, can't we ? " C.: " Yes, ma'am. Fare's more. that way, of course."
F.W. : "You don't go to Hackney, I suppose?" C.: " Oh, yes, we do—past the station." S.W. : " Do you go near Pembury Grove?" C.: "Yes, we pass Pembury Grove:" • F.W. : " It's the Pembury Arms, we want." 0.: "We stop at the Pembury Arms." S.W. : "Well, why didn't you say so in the first place?" 0.: "Because I'm not a thought reader, ma'am.