Helicopter Ride
Don D
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MORRIS AND HIS WIFE ESTHER WENT TO THE STATE FAIR EVERY YEAR.
EVERY YEAR, MORRIS WOULD SAY, "ESTHER, I 'D LIKE TO RIDE IN THAT HELICOPTER." ESTHER ALWAYS REPLIED, " I KNOW MORRIS, BUT THAT HELICOPTER RIDE IS $50 DOLLARS, AND $50 DOLLARS IS $50 DOLLARS."
ONE YEAR LATER, ESTHER AND MORRIS WENT TO THE FAIR. MORRIS SAID, "ESTHER, I'M 85 YEARS OLD. IF I DON'T RIDE THAT HELICOPTER NOW, I MIGHT NEVER GET ANOTHER CHANCE." ESTHER REPLIED, "MORRIS, THAT HELICOPTER IS $50 DOLLARS AND $50 DOLLARS IS $50 DOLLARS."
THE PILOT OVERHEARD THE COUPLE. HE SAID, "FOLKS,
I'LL MAKE YOU A DEAL.I'LL TAKE THE BOTH OF YOU FOR A RIDE. IF YOU CAN STAY QUIET FOR THE ENTIRE
RIDE AND NOT SAY A 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 FANCY MANEUVERS. BUT NOT A WORD WAS HEARD. HE DID HIS DAREDEVIL TRICKS OVER AND OVER AGAIN, BUT! STILL NOT A WORD. WHEN THEY LANDED, THE PILOT TURNED TO MORRIS. HE SAID, "BY GOLLY, I DID EVERYTHING I COULD TO GET YOU TO YELL OUT, BUT YOU DIDN'T. I'M IMPRESSED!"
MORRIS REPLIED, "WELL, I WAS GOING TO SAY SOMETHING WHEN ESTHER FELL OUT, BUT $50 DOLLARS IS $50 DOLLARS.
(Sorry for the caps. It was copy & paste.
EVERY YEAR, MORRIS WOULD SAY, "ESTHER, I 'D LIKE TO RIDE IN THAT HELICOPTER." ESTHER ALWAYS REPLIED, " I KNOW MORRIS, BUT THAT HELICOPTER RIDE IS $50 DOLLARS, AND $50 DOLLARS IS $50 DOLLARS."
ONE YEAR LATER, ESTHER AND MORRIS WENT TO THE FAIR. MORRIS SAID, "ESTHER, I'M 85 YEARS OLD. IF I DON'T RIDE THAT HELICOPTER NOW, I MIGHT NEVER GET ANOTHER CHANCE." ESTHER REPLIED, "MORRIS, THAT HELICOPTER IS $50 DOLLARS AND $50 DOLLARS IS $50 DOLLARS."
THE PILOT OVERHEARD THE COUPLE. HE SAID, "FOLKS,
I'LL MAKE YOU A DEAL.I'LL TAKE THE BOTH OF YOU FOR A RIDE. IF YOU CAN STAY QUIET FOR THE ENTIRE
RIDE AND NOT SAY A 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 FANCY MANEUVERS. BUT NOT A WORD WAS HEARD. HE DID HIS DAREDEVIL TRICKS OVER AND OVER AGAIN, BUT! STILL NOT A WORD. WHEN THEY LANDED, THE PILOT TURNED TO MORRIS. HE SAID, "BY GOLLY, I DID EVERYTHING I COULD TO GET YOU TO YELL OUT, BUT YOU DIDN'T. I'M IMPRESSED!"
MORRIS REPLIED, "WELL, I WAS GOING TO SAY SOMETHING WHEN ESTHER FELL OUT, BUT $50 DOLLARS IS $50 DOLLARS.
(Sorry for the caps. It was copy & paste.
Comments
If the situation were reversed would Esther have said, the hell with the $50? She would not have accomplished anything because Morris would be dead anyhow. I guess it's the thought that counts. :-?
Does that mean the alarm clock goes off 3 times a week instead of 5? Or, you trek to work every day for 6 hours instead of 8 or 10? Or, they call you when they need you and that particular day you had plans?