The bell rings and the morning announcements begin as student #1 and student #2 enter the class together.
Teacher: "You're late, get a tardy slip."
Students leave the classroom to get tardy slips. (5 minutes later) Student #1 comes in.
Teacher: "Where's student #2?"
Student #1: Mumbling "I don't know.."
(30 seconds later) Student #2 enters classroom with bell game tickets in one hand and tardy slip in another.
Teacher: astonished "You got tickets!"
Student #2: "Well, it was on the way..."
Class laughter