A husband and wife are travelling by car from Key West to
Boston. After almost twenty-four hours on the road, they're too tired to continue and decide to stop for a rest. They choose a nice hotel and take a room, but they only plan to sleep for a few 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 and then explains that the hotel has an Olympic-size pool and a huge conference centre that were available for the husband and wife to use.
"But we didn't use them!" the man complains.
"Well, they're here, and you could have," explains the manager.
"and you could have taken in one of our shows for which the hotel is
famous". "The best entertainers from New York, Hollywood and Las Vegas perform here".
"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 not moved, 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 cheque 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".