To: Ian@SI who wrote (19146 ) 5/14/2001 7:54:10 AM From: Ian@SI Respond to of 62567 > A MOOOOVING STORY > > On a farm out in the country, lived a man and a woman and their > three sons. Early one morning, the woman awoke. While looking out the > window toward the pasture, she saw that the family's only cow was > lying dead in the field. The situation looked hopeless to her -- how > could she possibly continue to feed her family now? In a depressed > state of mind, she hung herself. > When the man awoke to find his wife dead, as well as the cow, he > too began to see the hopelessness of the situation, and he shot > himself in the head. > The oldest son woke to discover his parents dead (and the cow!), > and he decided to go down to the river and drown himself. When he > reached the river, he discovered a mermaid sitting on the bank. > She said, "I've seen all and know the reason for your despair. But > if you will have sex with me five times in a row, then I will restore > your parents and the cow to you." The son agreed to try, but after > four times, he was simply unable to get it up again. So the mermaid > drowned him in the river. > The second oldest son woke up. After discovering what had > happened, he too decided to throw himself into the river. > The mermaid said to him, "If you will have sex with me ten times in > a row, then I will make everything right." And while the son tried > his best (seven times!), it was not enough to satisfy the mermaid, so > she drowned him in the river. > The youngest son woke up, saw his parents dead, the dead cow in the > field, and his brothers gone. He decided that life was a hopeless > prospect, and he went down to the river to throw himself in. And > there he also met the mermaid. > "I have seen all that has happened, and I can make everything right > if you will only have sex with me fifteen times in a row." > The young son replied, "Is that all? Why not twenty times in a > row?" The mermaid was somewhat taken aback by this request. > Then he said, "Hell, why not twenty-five times in a row?" And even > as she was reluctantly agreeing to his request, he said, "Why not > THIRTY times in a row?" > Finally, she said, "Enough!! Okay, if you will have sex with me > thirty times in a row, then I will bring everybody back to perfect > health." > Then the young son asked, "Wait! How do I know that thirty times > in a row won't kill you like it did the cow?"