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Feb 05, 2006 22:53

People of LJ.. Amuse and cheer me up.. please.

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e_silver February 6 2006, 14:17:32 UTC


MORRIS AND HIS WIFE ESTHER WENT TO THE STATE FAIR EVERY YEAR. 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."

A FEW YEARS LATER, ESTHER AND MORRIS 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 IS 50 DOLLARS AND 50 DOLLARS IS 50
DOLLARS."

THE PILOT OVERHEARD THE COUPLE. HE 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 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 DAREDEVIL TRICKS OVER AND OVER AGAIN, BUT STILL NOT A WORD.

WHEN THEY LANDED, THE PILOT TURNED TO MORRIS. HE 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."

I thought it was a little funny. I hope you are feeling better. I recommend some "Rusted Root" and ALOT of coffee. That always gets me jumpin'!

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nhhoss February 6 2006, 15:49:07 UTC
*G* Way to go Morris.... teach her to be such a penny pincher. Lotta coffee I got cover... rusted root.... hmmmm

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