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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