John and his wife went to the state fair every year. Each time, John would say, “I’d like to ride in that airplane.”
And every year, his wife would reply, “I know, Johnny, but that airplane ride costs ten dollars, and ten dollars is ten dollars.”
Finally, one year, John said, “I’m 71 years old. If I don’t ride that airplane this year, I may never get another chance.”
His wife replied, “That 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’ll cost you ten dollars.”
John and his wife agreed, and up they went. The pilot did all kinds of twists and turns, but John and his wife didn’t say a word. He tried all his tricks again, but still not a word.
When they landed, the pilot turned to John and said, “By golly, I did everything I could think of to get you to yell out, but you didn’t.”
John replied, “Well, I was gonna say something when my wife fell out, but ten dollars is ten dollars.”
