Wife Martha went to the state fair

Stumpy and his wife Martha went to the state fair every year.


Every year Stumpy would say, “Martha, I’d like to

ride in that there airplane.”


And every year Martha would say, “I know Stumpy,

but that airplane ride costs ten dollars, and ten

dollars is ten dollars.”


One year Stumpy and Martha went to the fair

and Stumpy said, “Martha, I’m 71 years old.


If I don’t ride that airplane this year I may

never get another chance.”


Martha replied, “Stumpy, that there airplane ride

costs ten dollars, and ten dollars is ten dollars.”


The pilot overheard them and said, “Folks, I’ll

make you a deal, I’ll take you both up for a ride.


If you can stay quiet for the entire ride and not

say one word, I won’t charge you, but if you say

one word it’s ten dollars.”


Stumpy and Martha agreed and up they went.


The pilot did all kinds of twists and turns, rolls

and dives, but not a word was heard.


He did all his tricks over again, but still not a word.


They landed and the pilot turned to Stumpy,

“By golly, I did everything I could think of to get you

to yell out, but you didn’t.”


Stumpy replied, “Well, I was gonna say something

when Martha fell out, but ten dollars is ten dollars.”