A man wrote a letter to a small hotel in a midwest town
he planned to visit on his vacation.

He wrote, "I would very much like to bring my dog with me.
He is well groomed and very well behaved. Would you be
willing to permit me to keep him in my room with me at night?"

An immediate reply came from the hotel owner, who said,
"I've been operating this hotel for many years. In all
that time, I've never had a dog steal towels, bedclothes,
silverware or pictures off the walls. I've never had to
evict a dog in the middle of the night for being drunk and

One night at an economy motel, I ordered a 6:00 a.m. wake-up call.
The next morning, I awoke before 6:00, but the phone did not ring
until 6:30.

"Good morning," a young man said sheepishly. "This is your wake-up
call."

Annoyed, I let the hotel worker have it. "You were supposed to call
me at 6:00 AM!" I complained. "What if I had a million-dollar deal
to close this morning, and your oversight made me miss out on it?"

"Well, sir," the desk clerk quickly replied, "if you had a million-
dollar deal to close, you probably wouldn't be staying in this motel!"