Ten Dollars
Posted by: clean-hewmor <clean-hewmor@...>
would say, "Martha, I'd like to ride in that there airplane." And every year
Martha would say, "I know Stumpy, but that airplane ride costs ten dollars, and
ten dollars is ten dollars."
One year Stumpy and Martha went to the fair and Stumpy said, "Martha, I'm 71
years old. If I don't ride that airplane this year I may never get another
chance." Martha replied, "Stumpy that there airplane ride costs ten dollars,
and ten dollars is ten dollars."
The pilot overheard them and said, "Folks, I'll make you a deal. I'll take you
both up for a ride. If you can stay quiet for the entire ride and not say one
word, I won't charge you, but if you say one word it's ten dollars."
Stumpy and Martha agreed and up they go. The pilot does all kinds of twists and
turns, rolls, and dives, but not a word is heard. He does all his tricks over
again, but still not a word.
They land and the pilot turns to Stumpy, "By golly, I did everything I could
think of to get you to yell out, but you didn't."
Stumpy replied, "Well, I was gonna say something when Martha fell out, but ten
dollars is ten dollars."