Earl and his wife, Edna, went to the state fair every year, and every year, Edna would say,
“Earl, I’d like to ride in that helicopter”
Earl always replied, “I know Honey, but that helicopter ride is fifty bucks, and fifty bucks is fifty bucks.”
One year Earl and Edna went to the fair and Edna said ,”Earl, I’m 85 years old and if I don’t ride that helicopter I might never get another chance.”
To this, Earl replied, “Edna, that helicopter ride is fifty bucks, and fifty bucks is fifty bucks.”
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 not say a word, I won’t charge you a penny! But if you say one word, it’s fifty dollars.”
Earl and Edna 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 Edna and said, “By golly, I did everything I could to get you to yell out, but you didn’t. I’m impressed.”
Edna replied, “Well, to tell you the truth, I almost said something when Earl fell out, but you know, fifty bucks is fifty bucks.”