Ten Dollar Flight

Stumpy Grider and his Wife Martha were from Portland, Maine. Every year they went to the Portland Fair, and every year Stumpy said:

- Ya know Mahtha, Ah'd like ta get a ride in that theah aihplane

Every year Martha would say:

- Ah know, Stumpy, but that aihplane ride costs ten dollahs...and ten dollahs is ten dollahs

So Stumpy says:

- By Jeebers Mahtha, I'm 71 yeahs old, if I don't go this time I may nevah go.

Martha replies:

- Stumpy, that theah aihplane ride is ten dollahs...and ten dollahs is ten dollahs.

So the pilot overhears them and says:

- Folks, I'll make you a deal, I'll take you both up for a ride, and if you can stay quiet for the entire ride and not say ONE word, I won't charge you, but just one word and it's ten dollars.

They agree and up they go... the pilot does all kinds of twists and turns, rolls and dives, but not a word is heard; he does it one more time, still nothing... so fair is fair and he lands.

He turns to Stumpy as they come to a stop and says:

- By golly, I did everything I could think of to make you hollar out, but you didn't!

And Stumpy replies:

- Well, Ah was gonna say something when Mahtha theah fell out... but then, ten dollahs IS ten dollahs!