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 entire ride and don't say a word, I
won't charge you a penny!
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 manoeuvres, but not a word was heard. He did his daredevil
manoeuvres over and over again, but still no 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 replied, "Well, to tell you the truth, I almost said something when Esther
fell out, but you know, fifty dollars is fifty dollars".
