Raymond and his wife Ester went to the state fair every year, and every
year Raymond would say, 'Ester, I'd like to ride in that helicopter.

'Ester always replied, 'I know Raymond, but that helicopter ride is fifty
dollars, and fifty dollars is fifty dollars'.

One year Ester and Raymond went to the fair, and Raymond said, 'Ester, I'm
82 years old. If I don't ride that helicopter, I might never get another
chance.'

To this, Ester replied, 'Raymond, that helicopter ride 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.'

Raymond and Ester 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 Raymond and said, 'By golly, I did everything I could to get you
to yell out, but you didn't. I'm impressed!'

Ranymond replied, 'Well, to tell you the truth, I almost said something
when Ester fell out, but you know, fifty dollars is fifty dollars!'