A husband and wife are driving 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 planning 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.
"It's a nice hotel," he says to the clerk, "but 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. "You could also have taken in one of the shows for which the hotel is famous. Entertainers from New York, Hollywood and Las Vegas perform here," the Manager says.
"But we didn't go to any of those shows." "Well, we have them, and you could have," the Manager replies. He's unmoved by the man's argument.
Eventually the man gives up, wanting only to settle his bill and to be on his way. He writes a check and gives it to the Manager. The Manager is surprised when he looks at the check.
"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."
