JIM AND HIS WIFE EILEEN WENT TO THE STATE FAIR EVERY YEAR.

EVERY YEAR, JIM WOULD SAY, "EILEEN, I 'D LIKE TO RIDE IN THAT
HELICOPTER."

EILEEN ALWAYS REPLIED, " I KNOW JIM, BUT THAT HELICOPTER RIDE IS

50 DOLLARS AND 50 DOLLARS IS 50 DOLLARS."

A FEW YEARS LATER, EILEEN AND JIM WENT TO THE FAIR.

JIM SAID, "EILEEN, I'M 85 YEARS OLD. IF I DON'T RIDE THAT

HELICOPTER NOW, I MIGHT NEVER GET ANOTHER CHANCE."

EILEEN REPLIED, "JIM, 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."

JIM AND EILEEN AGREED -- AND UP THEY WENT.

THE PILOT DID ALL KINDS OF FANCY MANEUVERS.

HE DID HIS DAREDEVIL TRICKS OVER AND OVER AGAIN, BUT STILL NOT A WORD.

WHEN THEY LANDED, THE PILOT TURNED TO JIM. HE SAID, "BY GOLLY, I

DID EVERYTHING I COULD TO GET YOU TO YELL OUT, BUT YOU DIDN'T. I'M

IMPRESSED!"

JIM REPLIED, "WELL, I WAS GOING TO SAY SOMETHING WHEN EILEEN FELL

OUT, BUT 50 DOLLARS IS 50 DOLLARS."

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