[pct-l] Helicopter Ride

[Hiker97]

Trail Spanky and his hiking partner/wife TrailDust went to the hiker ruck every year, and every year Spanky would say, 'TrailDust, I'd like to go over and take a ride in that helicopter.'

TrailDust always replied, 'I know Spanky, but that helicopter ride is fifty
dollars, and fifty dollars is fifty dollars.'

One year TrailDust and Spanky went to the ruck, and Spanky said, 'TrailDust, I'm 85 years old.  If I don't ride that helicopter, I might never get another
chance.'  To this, TrailDust replied, 'Spanky 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.'  

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

Spanky replied, 'Well, to tell you the truth, I almost said something when
TrailDust fell out, but you know, fifty dollars is fifty dollars!'
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Your pals, Switchback, Stinker the Trail Skunk, and Piney the hybrid trail support vehicle