Spoiled In Transmission

This is the way the railway man heard the conundruin : "At what time shortly before noon is it 3 o'olock? At a quarter of 12, beoause a quarter of 12 is S. " And this the way he worked it off on bis friends: "At what time shortly before noon is it 3 o'clock? At 11 :45, because 11 :45 is 8. It docsn't sound right either, blarue it, but that's the way I heard it. " - Chicago Tribune.