great joke....from eva

 

>>  Ed and his wife Norma go to the state fair every year, and every year Ed would say,  "Norma, I'd like to ride in that helicopter."
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>> Norma always replied, "I know Ed, but that helicopter ride is fifty bucks, and fifty bucks is fifty bucks!"
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>> One year Ed and Norma went to the fair, and Ed said, "Norma, I'm 75 years old.  If I don't ride that helicopter, I might never get another chance."
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>> To this, Norma replied, "Ed, that helicopter ride is fifty bucks, and fifty bucks is fifty bucks "
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>> 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 don't say a word I won't charge you a penny!  But if you say one word it's fifty dollars."
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>> Ed and Norma agreed and up they went.
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>> The pilot did all kinds of fancy maneuvers, but not a word was heard.
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>> He did his daredevil tricks over and over again, but still not a word...
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>> When they landed, the pilot turned to Ed and said, "By golly, I did everything I could to get you to yell out, but you didn't. I'm impressed!"
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>> Ed replied, "Well, to tell you the truth I almost said something when Norma fell out, but you know...
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>> Fifty bucks is fifty bucks!