The Longest Thread in History

[AnthonyN]

THE HOTEL BILL
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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 decided 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 althought 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!"