Ed and Erma had never missed a trip to the state fair each summer of the 60 years of marriage. Each year Ed would look at the helicopter rides with longing but Erma would put the kibosh on the idea by saying, "$50 bucks is $50 bucks." And they would keep walking.
One year, the helicopter pilot heard this interchange and offered to take them up for free if they didn't say a word. They agreed to go up. The pilot did every trick maneuver he could think of. He went sideways. He dipsy doodled. He came close to flying upside down, but didn't hear a word out of the old couple.
As he was landing, the pilot turned to Ed who was sitting beside him and said, "I'm amazed. Neither of you said a word that whole time." Ed replied. "Well I pert near said something when Erma fell out, but fifty bucks is fifty bucks.
