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A father and his young son are travelling on the Central Line. The father reads a book on parenting, while the little boy clambers around restlessly.

BOY: Daddy?

FATHER: (not looking up) Hmm?

BOY: Why does the train go underground?

FATHER: Because it’s easier to travel across London when you’re underground.

BOY: Why?

FATHER: Because then you don’t get stuck in traffic jams.

BOY: Why?

FATHER: Because there are no cars underground.

BOY: Why?

FATHER: Because cars travel on roads above the ground.

BOY: Why?

FATHER: Because that’s what they were designed to do.

BOY: Why?

FATHER: (sighing) Because people needed to get around faster.

BOY: (pauses, considering this) Daddy?

FATHER: What?

BOY: If they designed cars to get around faster, then why do we have to travel on the underground?

FATHER: Oh, just because!