Ryan and his wife Miriam went to the Del Mar fair every year, and every year Ryan would say, 'Miriam,I'd like to ride in that helicopter.' Miriam always replied, 'I know Ryan, but that helicopter ride is fifty dollars, and fifty dollars is fifty dollars' One year Miriam and Ryan went to the fair, and Ryan said, 'Miriam, I'm 85 years old. If I don't ride that helicopter, I might never get another chance.' To this, Miriam replied, 'Ryan 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 don't say a word I won't charge you a penny! But if you say one word it's fifty dollars.' Ryan and Miriam agreed and up they went. The pilot did all kinds of fancy maneuvers, but not a word was heard. He did is daredevil tricks over and over again, but still not a word. When they landed, the pilot turned to Ryan and said, 'By golly, I did everything I could to get you to yell out, but you didn't. I'm impressed!' ; Ryan replied, 'Well, to tell you the truth, I almost said something when Miriam fell out, but you know, fifty dollars is fifty dollars!'
