An old, tired-looking dog wandered into my yard. I could tell from his collar and well-fed belly that he had a home and was well taken care of . He calmly came over to me and I gave him a few pats on the head then he followed me into my house, slowly walked to the hall, curled up in the corner and went to sleep. An hour later he went to the door and I let him out.

The next day he was back again, greeted me in my yard, walked inside and resumed his spot in the hall and again slept for about an hour. This continued off and on for several weeks.

Being curious, I pinned a note to his collar: ' I would like to find out who the owner of this wonderful sweet dog is and ask you if you are aware that almost every afternoon your dog comes to my house for a nap.'

The next day he arrived for his nap with a different note pinned to his collar : ' He lives in a home with 6 children, 2 under the age of 3. He's trying to catch up on his sleep. Can I come with him tomorrow ?'

A man and his wife went to the State Fair every year and every year the man would say, " I'd like to ride in that helicopter" but each year his wife always replied, " I know, but that helicopter ride is fifty dollars and fifty dollars is fifty dollars!!"

One year they went to the Fair and the man said desperately, " You know I'm 85 years old now and if I don't ride that helicopter, I may never get another chance!" but still his wife replied, " That helicopter ride is fifty dollars and you know that fifty dollars is fifty dollars!"

On this occasion though the pilot overheard the couple and feeling sorry for the husband said, " Folks, I'll make a deal with you ! I'll take both of you for a ride . If you can stay quiet for the entire flight and not say a word, I won't charge you a thing but if you say a word, it's fifty dollars !"

The couple agreed eager to get the ride for free and up they went.

The pilot did allsorts of fancy manoevres but not a word was heard. He did his daredevil tricks over and over but still not a word. When they landed the pilot said, " By golly, I did everything I could to get you to yell out but you didn't ! I'm truly impressed !!"

The man replied, " Well, to tell you the truth, I almost said something when my wife fell out but you know..... fifty dollars is fifty dollars !"