Big John

[mohican]

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 feet 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."
Moral of the story:
Be sure there is a problem in the first place before working hard to solve one.