> 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."
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