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MORRIS AND HIS WIFE ESTHER WENT TO THE STATE FAIR
> EVERY YEAR, AND EVERY YEAR MORRIS WOULD SAY,
> "ESTHER, I'D
> LIKE TO RIDE IN THAT HELICOPTER."
>
> ESTHER ALWAYS REPLIED ," I KNOW MORRIS, BUT THAT
> HELICOPTER RIDE IS 50 DOLLARS, AND 50 DOLLARS IS 50
> DOLLARS."
>
> ONE YEAR WHEN THEY WENT TO THE FAIR, MORRIS SAID,
> ESTHER I'M 85 YEARS OLD. IF I DON'T
> RIDE THAT HELICOPTER NOW, I MIGHT NEVER GET ANOTHER
> CHANCE."
>
> ESTHER REPLIED" MORRIS THAT HELICOPTER RIDE IS 50
> DOLLARS,
> AND 50 DOLLARS IS 50 DOLLARS."
>
> THE PILOT OVER HEARD THE COUPLE AND SAID," FOLKS
> I'LL
> MAKE YOU A DEAL.
>
> I'LL TAKE 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 AS MUCH AS ONE WORD,
> IT'S 50
> DOLLARS!"
>
> MORRIS AND ESTHER AGREED AND UP THEY WENT. THE PILOT
> DID ALL KINDS OF FANCY MANEUVERS, BUT NOT A WORD WAS
> HEARD. HE DID HIS DARE DEVIL TRICKS OVER AND OVER
> AGAIN, BUT STILL NOT A WORD.
>
> WHEN THEY LANDED, THE PILOT TURNED TO MORRIS AND
> SAID
> "BY GOLLY, I DID EVERYTHING I COULD TO GET YOU TO
> YELL
> OUT, BUT YOU DIDN'T. I'M IMPRESSED!"
>
> MORRIS REPLIED" WELL I WAS GOING TO SAY SOMETHING
> WHEN
> ESTHER FELL OUT,
>
> BUT 50 DOLLARS IS 50 DOLLARS."
> EVERY YEAR, AND EVERY YEAR MORRIS WOULD SAY,
> "ESTHER, I'D
> LIKE TO RIDE IN THAT HELICOPTER."
>
> ESTHER ALWAYS REPLIED ," I KNOW MORRIS, BUT THAT
> HELICOPTER RIDE IS 50 DOLLARS, AND 50 DOLLARS IS 50
> DOLLARS."
>
> ONE YEAR WHEN THEY WENT TO THE FAIR, MORRIS SAID,
> ESTHER I'M 85 YEARS OLD. IF I DON'T
> RIDE THAT HELICOPTER NOW, I MIGHT NEVER GET ANOTHER
> CHANCE."
>
> ESTHER REPLIED" MORRIS THAT HELICOPTER RIDE IS 50
> DOLLARS,
> AND 50 DOLLARS IS 50 DOLLARS."
>
> THE PILOT OVER HEARD THE COUPLE AND SAID," FOLKS
> I'LL
> MAKE YOU A DEAL.
>
> I'LL TAKE 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 AS MUCH AS ONE WORD,
> IT'S 50
> DOLLARS!"
>
> MORRIS AND ESTHER AGREED AND UP THEY WENT. THE PILOT
> DID ALL KINDS OF FANCY MANEUVERS, BUT NOT A WORD WAS
> HEARD. HE DID HIS DARE DEVIL TRICKS OVER AND OVER
> AGAIN, BUT STILL NOT A WORD.
>
> WHEN THEY LANDED, THE PILOT TURNED TO MORRIS AND
> SAID
> "BY GOLLY, I DID EVERYTHING I COULD TO GET YOU TO
> YELL
> OUT, BUT YOU DIDN'T. I'M IMPRESSED!"
>
> MORRIS REPLIED" WELL I WAS GOING TO SAY SOMETHING
> WHEN
> ESTHER FELL OUT,
>
> BUT 50 DOLLARS IS 50 DOLLARS."