Morris
and his wife Esther went to the state fair every year and every
year Morris would say, "Esther, I'd like to ride in that airplane."
Esther
always replied, "I know Morris, but that airplane ride costs
50
dollars, and 50 dollars is 50 dollars."
One
year Morris and Esther went to the fair and Morris said, "Esther,
I'm
85 years old. If I don't ride that airplane I might never get another
chance."
Esther
replied, "Morris, that airplane ride costs 50 dollars, and
50 is
dollars is 50 dollars."
The
pilot overheard them and said, "Folks, I'll make you a deal.
I'll take
you both up for a ride. If you can stay quiet for the entire ride
and not
say one word, I won't charge you; but if you say one word it's 50
dollars."
Morris
and Esther agreed and up they went.
The
pilot did all kinds of twists and turns, rolls and dives, but not
a
word was heard. He did all his tricks over again, but still not
a word.
When they landed, the pilot turned to Morris and said, "By
golly, I did
everything I could think of to get you to yell out, but you didn't."
Morris
replied, "Well, I was gonna say something when Esther fell
out, but 50 dollars is 50 dollars." |
