Bill, Jim, and Scott were at a convention together and were sharing a large suite on the चोटी, शीर्ष of a 75 story sky scraper. After a long दिन of meetings they were shocked to hear that the elevators in their hotel were broken and they would have to climb 75 flights of stairs to get to their room. Bill कहा to Jim and Scott, let's break the monotony of this unpleasant task द्वारा concentrating on something interesting. I'll tell jokes for 25 flights, and Jim can sing songs for 25 flights, and Scott can tell sad stories the rest of the way. At the 26th floor Bill stopped telling jokes and Jim began to sing. At the 51st floor Jim stopped गाना and Scott began to tell sad stories. "I will tell my saddest story first," he said. "I left the room key in the car!"