A lady was about to get on a crowded bus when she discovered her fitted skirt was too snug for her to lift her foot up onto the first step.

Feeling a bit self-conscious, she gave the driver an awkward smile and reached behind to discreetly loosen the zipper of her skirt — hoping that little adjustment would help. It didn’t.

Trying again, she smiled politely once more and unzipped a bit further. Still no improvement.

Not one to give up easily, she made one last effort, pulling the zipper down even more — just enough, she thought, to finally get her leg up.

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Just then, a burly man standing behind her — clearly from out of town — calmly placed his big hands on her waist and hoisted her onto the step.

Startled and flustered, the woman spun around and exclaimed:

“Excuse me! You have no right to put your hands on me! I don’t even know you!”

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The man tipped his hat with a grin and replied:

“Ma’am, under normal circumstances, you’d be absolutely right… but after you unzipped yourself three times in front of me, I figured we were past introductions.”