Nathan Meget

Dan and his wife Mary went to the state fair every year. And every year Dan would say to Mary, “You know Mary, I would love to go for a ride in the helicopter.“ And Mary’s response was always the same. “I know that Dan but the helicopter ride costs $50, And let’s face it, $50 is $50.” Mary would say. This went on for many years and eventually, they were at the fair one year and Dan said to Mary, “You know Mary, I’m 87 now. If I don’t ride the helicopter this year, I may not get another chance. I ain’t got much time left.“ Well, Mary had known hard times and so she could never be frivolous with money. Once again her response was the same, “Dan, you know the helicopter costs $50 and $50 is $50.“ Well as they were talking, the helicopter pilot overheard their conversation. “Hey, listen folks”, he said, “I’ll offer you a deal. I’ll take you both for a ride in the helicopter and if you can both stay completely quiet for the entire ride then you can have it for free. However, you must not say a word. If you do say anything you must pay the $50.” Well, this sounded like a great deal to Dan and Mary, so naturally, they agreed and up they went in the helicopter. In an attempt to get them to say something, the pilot performed every fancy trick and move he knew but they didn’t say a word. To up the ante, the pilot did his death-defying tricks over and over again, but still, there wasn’t so much as one word spoken. Finally, they landed and the pilot turned to Dan and said, “Wow! I’ve got to hand it to you. I did everything I could to get you to scream or shout out, but you didn’t. I’m really impressed!“ “Well to be honest”, said Dan, “I almost said something when Mary fell out but, you know, $50 is $50!“ #614clinton