Too Expensive

George and his wife Marge went to the State Fair every year. Every year George would say, “Marge, I’d like to ride in that there airplane.”

And every year Marge would say, “I know, George, but that airplane ride costs ten dollars, and ten dollars is ten dollars.”

This year George and Marge went to the fair, and George said, “Marge, I’m 71 years old. If I don’t ride that airplane this year I may never get another chance.”

Marge replied, “George, that there airplane ride costs ten dollars, and ten dollars is ten dollars.”

The pilot, tired of hearing the annual argument 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.”

George and Marge agree 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 George, “By golly, I did everything I could think of to get you to yell out, but you didn’t.”

George replied, “Well, I was gonna say something when Marge fell out, but ten dollars is ten dollars.”