The Ride

This story in many forms has been around longer than Ovaltine.
Such a classic certainly deserves a spot in our archives
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>

Morris and his wife Edna went to the state fair every year, and every year Morris would say, "Edna, I'd like to ride in that helicopter."
Edna always replied, "I know Morris, but that helicopter ride is fifty dollars, and fifty dollars is fifty dollars."

One year Edna and Morris went to the fair, and Morris said, "Edna, I'm 85 years old. If I don't ride that helicopter, I might never get another chance."

To this, Edna replied, "Morris that helicopter is fifty dollars, and fifty dollars is fifty dollars."

The pilot overheard the couple and said, "Folks I'll make you a deal. I'll take the 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 one word, it's fifty dollars."

Morris and Edna agreed and up they went. The pilot did all kinds of fancy maneuvers, but not a word was heard. He did his daredevil 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, to tell you the truth, I almost said something when Edna fell out, but you know, fifty dollars is fifty dollars."

Joe,

Thanks, I love it. I think I know that guy. And Edna,

MTV

Thanks Joe.

Good one Joe, I gotta remember it.

Tim

There used to be a pretty good one Downeast about the man from away who operated a tethered balloon at the County Fair.

Of course the balloon gets away with the operator and his passengers and drifts off into the fog for awhile before emerging over a farmyard.

The pilot spots the farmer straight off and yells down to him:

"Farmer, where be I?!?"

The farmer glances up and before he returns to working on his tractor yells back:

"You're in a balloon, you goddamn fool!"