Dboating
Chieftain
The Hotel Bill...
A husband and wife are traveling by car from Key
West to Boston. After almost twenty-four hours
on the road, they're too tired to continue, and
they decide to stop for a rest. They stop at
a nice hotel and take a room, but they only
plan to sleep for four hours and then get back
on the road.
When they check out four hours later, the
desk clerk hands them a bill for $350.
The man explodes and demands to know why
the charge is so high. He tells the clerk although
it's a nice hotel, the rooms certainly aren't
worth $350. When the clerk tells him $350 is the
standard rate, the man insists on speaking to the
Manager. The Manager appears, and explains to the man
that the hotel has an Olympic-sized pool and a
huge conference center that were available for the
husband and wife to use. "But we didn't use them." the
man complains.
"Well, they are here, and you could have," explains
the Manager. He goes on to explain they could
have taken in one of the shows for which the hotel is
famous. "The best entertainers from New York,
Hollywood and Las Vegas perform here," the Manager says.
"But we didn't go to any of those shows,"complains
the man again. "Well, we have them, and you could have,"
the Manager replies.
No matter what facility the Manager mentions, the
man replies, "But we didn't use it!" The Manager
is unmoved, and eventually the man gives up and agrees
to pay. He writes a check and gives it to the Manager.
The Manager is surprised when he looks at the
check. "But sir," he says, 'this check is only
made out for $100."
"That's right," says the man. "I charged you $250
for sleeping with my wife."
"But! I didn't!" exclaims the Manager.
"Well," the man replies, "she was here, and you
could have."
A husband and wife are traveling by car from Key
West to Boston. After almost twenty-four hours
on the road, they're too tired to continue, and
they decide to stop for a rest. They stop at
a nice hotel and take a room, but they only
plan to sleep for four hours and then get back
on the road.
When they check out four hours later, the
desk clerk hands them a bill for $350.
The man explodes and demands to know why
the charge is so high. He tells the clerk although
it's a nice hotel, the rooms certainly aren't
worth $350. When the clerk tells him $350 is the
standard rate, the man insists on speaking to the
Manager. The Manager appears, and explains to the man
that the hotel has an Olympic-sized pool and a
huge conference center that were available for the
husband and wife to use. "But we didn't use them." the
man complains.
"Well, they are here, and you could have," explains
the Manager. He goes on to explain they could
have taken in one of the shows for which the hotel is
famous. "The best entertainers from New York,
Hollywood and Las Vegas perform here," the Manager says.
"But we didn't go to any of those shows,"complains
the man again. "Well, we have them, and you could have,"
the Manager replies.
No matter what facility the Manager mentions, the
man replies, "But we didn't use it!" The Manager
is unmoved, and eventually the man gives up and agrees
to pay. He writes a check and gives it to the Manager.
The Manager is surprised when he looks at the
check. "But sir," he says, 'this check is only
made out for $100."
"That's right," says the man. "I charged you $250
for sleeping with my wife."
"But! I didn't!" exclaims the Manager.
"Well," the man replies, "she was here, and you
could have."
, nice to see a joke where the punchline is not obvious.
