bilbo b asked:


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’