'No.' Get Used to It.

A few years ago I was passing through Nashville on the way to a speaking engagement in Orlando. In an attempt to get bumped up to First Class, I approached the gate agent and asked her if that cabin was full. She said, "No." I asked if the wait list was full and she said, "No." Since it was a sister company to an airline for which I am a million mile flyer and thus have special privileges, I asked if I could get bumped to First Class. She said, "No." I asked if I could be put on the wait list. She said, "No." With a smile on my face I said to her, "You say 'No' to me a lot. Were we ever married?" Five minutes later, she stopped laughing, regained her composure and said, "Honey, you sit down right there and I will take care of you."