"Terminal" Joke

Yesterday afternoon, on my way back home, while I was seated in the jeep that was not yet filled up to capacity, my attention was caught by the conductor who seemed to loathe the spaces between the passengers. I just observed the way he moved his lips as he silently counted the number of passengers that would still fit in. He then spoke in a voice that was both a command and a request, "Isog isogi man po nindo".

Each of us then moved closer to the person seated next to us, except for a decent-looking young guy who was completely absorbed in composing a text message in his 3G cellphone. Somewhat annoyed, the conductor stared at him and spoke in a manner that was purely a command, "Noy, isog isogi man". The guy for the first time heard what he was told, complied, then resumed his texting.

The driver of the jeepney next in line who had sensed the irritation in the conductor's voice humorously said, "Ata na maboboot an pasahero mo, papairisogon mo".

That was the first time I heard that joke. And that was very funny.