A man is working on a train collecting tickets.

He rings the bell for the engineer to go while there's still a woman half getting on the train. The engineer sets off, the woman falls from the train and is killed. At the trial the man is convicted of murder and, seeing as it's Texas, he's sent to the electric chair. On the day of his execution, he's placed in the chair and the executioner grants him a final wish.

"Well" says the man, "is that your packed lunch over there?" "Yes," answers the executioner. "Can I have that green banana?" says the man.

The executioner gives the man his green banana and waits until he's eaten it. When the man's finished, the executioner flips the switch, sending hundreds of thousands of volts through the man. When the smoke clears the man is still alive. The executioner can't believe it.

"Can I go?" the man asks. "I suppose so," says the executioner, "that's never happened before."

The man leaves and eventually gets a job back on the trains selling tickets. Again he rings the bell for the engineer to go while people are still getting on. A man falls under the wheels and is killed. The guy is convicted of murder again and sent to the electric chair. The executioner is determined to do it right this time so he rigs the chair up to the electric supply for the whole state of Texas.

The guy is again placed in the chair. "What is your final wish?" asks the executioner. "Can I have that green banana in your packed lunch?" says the condemned man. The executioner sighs and reluctantly gives up his banana. The guy eats the banana and the executioner flips the switch. Millions of volts course through the chair blacking out Texas. When the smoke clears, the man is still sitting in the chair smiling. The executioner can't believe it and lets the man go.

Well, would you believe, this guy gets his job back on the trains. Once again he rings the bell while the passengers are still getting on, this time killing three of them. He is sent to the electric chair again. The executioner rigs up the chair to the electric supply for all of the United States, determined to get his man this time. The man sits down in the chair, smiling.

"What's your final wish ?" asks the executioner. "Well" says the man, "can I have that green banana out of your packed lunch?" The executioner hands over his banana and the man eats it all, skin included. The executioner pulls the handle and a brazillion volts go through the chair. When the smoke clears the man is still sitting there alive without even a burn mark.

"I give up" says the executioner, "I don't understand how you can still be alive after all that." He stroked his chin. "It's something to do with that green banana isn't it?" he asked.

"Nahh" said the guy,

"I'm just a really bad conductor."