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, listens to the man, and then explains 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.”