Sue and Bob, a pair of tight wads, lived in the midwest, and had been married for many years. Bob had always wanted to go flying, and the desire deepened each time a barn stormer flew into town to offer rides.

Bob would ask, and Sue would say, "No way. Ten dollars is ten dollars."

The years went by, and Bob figured he didn't have much longer to live, so he got Sue out to the show, explaining, "It's free to watch. Let's at least watch."

But being there, and seeing the plane gracefully loop and weave in the sky, Bob could not contain his desire. He and Sue got into argument.

The Pilot, between flights, overheard the argument and said, "I'll tell you what. I'll take you up flying, and if you don't say a word in flight the ride is on me, but if you bark one sound, you pay the ten dollars."

Bob and Sue agreed, so off they flew, the Pilot doing as many rolls, and dives as he could in his effort to get Bob and Sue to scream or speak out, frequently heading to the ground as fast as the plane could go, and pulling out of the dive at just the very last second. Not a word. Finally he admitted defeat and went back the airport.

"I'm surprised," remarked the pilot. "I really expected you to cry out. Weren't you scared?"

"Well I almost said something when Sue fell out, but then ten dollars is ten dollars."