Birthrate

A little town had a high birth rate that had attracted the attention of
the sociologists at the state university. They wrote a grant proposal; got
a huge chunk of money; hired a few additional sociologists, anthropologist
and a family planning and birth control specialist; moved to town; rented
offices; set up their computers; got squared away; and began designing
their questionnaires and such. While the staff was busy getting ready for
their big research effort, the project director decided to go to the local
drugstore for a cup of coffee. He sat down at the counter, ordered his
coffee, and while he was drinking it, he told the druggist what his
purpose was in town, then asked him if he had any idea why the birth rate
was so high. "Sure," said the druggist. "Every morning the six o'clock
train comes through here and blows for the crossing. It wakes everybody
up, and, well, it's too late to go back to sleep, and it's too early to
get up."