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 helicopter.'
Esther always replied, 'I know Morris, but that
helicopter ride is fifty dollars, and fifty dollars is fifty dollars'
One year Esther and Morris went to the fair, and Morris said, 'Esther,
I'm 85 years old. If I don't
ride that helicopter, I might never get another chance.'
To this, Esther replied, 'Morris that helicopter
ride is fifty dollars, and fifty dollars is fifty
dollars.'
The pilot overheard the couple and 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 enti re
ride and not say a word, I won't charge you! But if you say one word, it's
fifty 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 and
said, 'By golly, I did everything I could to get you to yell out, but
you didn't. I'm impressed!'
Morris re plied, 'Well, to tell you the truth, I almost said something
when Esther fell out, but you know, fifty dollars is fifty dollars!'
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