Ken and Edna
Ken and his wife Edna went to the state fair every year,
And every year Ken would say,
‘Edna, I’d like to ride in that helicopter’
Edna always replied,
I know Ken, but that helicopter ride is fifty bucks,
And fifty bucks is fifty bucks
One year Ken and Edna went to the fair,
and Ken said,
‘Edna, I’m 75 years old
If I don’t ride that helicopter, I might never get another chance’
To this Edna replied,
“Ken that helicopter ride is fifty bucks, and fifty bucks is fifty bucks’
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.’
Ken and Edna 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 Ken and said,
‘By golly, I did everything I could to get you to yell out, but you didn’t
I’m impressed!
Ken replied,
Well, to tell you the truth,
I almost said something when Edna fell out,
But you know
Fifty bucks is fifty bucks!
His request approved, the CNN News photographer quickly used a cell phone to call the local airport to charter a flight.
He was told a twin-engine plane would be waiting for him at the airport.
Arriving at the airfield, he spotted a plane warming up outside a hanger.
He jumped in with his bag, slammed the door shut, and shouted, ‘Let’s go’.
The pilot taxied out, swung the plane into the wind and took off.
Once in the air, the photographer instructed the pilot, ‘Fly over the valley and make low passes so I can take pictures of the fires on the hillsides.’
‘Why ?!?’ asked the pilot.
‘Because I’m a photographer for CNN, he responded, and I need to get some close up shots.’
The pilot was strangely silent for a moment, finally he stammered, ‘So, what you’re telling me, is . . . You’re NOT my flight instructor ?!?