Banta Singh happened to be in a queue at a railway station ticket counter with two men ahead of him. “Ek Punjab Mail dena,” demanded the man in front. He was given a ticket. “Ek Punjab Mail dena,” the second man asked & was handed a ticket. Then came the turn of Banta Singh, “Ek Punjab female dena!” “‘What do you mean by Punjab female?” asked the clerk. “It is for my wife,” replied Banta Singh.