To: The Philosopher who wrote (30005 ) 12/5/2003 11:31:45 AM From: Glenn Petersen Respond to of 62549 A young man is wandering, lost, in a forest when he comes upon a small house. Knocking on the door he is greeted by an ancient Chinese man with a long gray beard. I'm lost," said the man. "Can you put me up for the night?" "Certainly,"the Chinese man said, "but on one condition. If you so much as lay a finger on my daughter, I will inflict upon you the three worst Chinese tortures known to man." "Okay," said the man, thinking that the daughter must be pretty old as well, and he entered the house. Over dinner, the daughter came down the stairs. She was young, beautiful and had a fantastic body. She was obviously attracted to the young man, as she couldn't keep her eyes off him during the meal. Remembering the old man's warning, he ignored her, and finally went up to bed alone. But during the night, he could bear it no longer, and he snuck into her room for a night of passion. He was careful to keep everything quiet so the old man wouldn't hear and, near dawn, he crept back to his room, exhausted but happy. He woke to feel a pressure on his chest. Opening his eyes he saw a large rock on his chest with a note on it that read: 'Chinese Torture 1: Large rock on chest.' "Well", that's pretty pathetic," he thought. "If that's the best the old man can do, then I don't have much to worry about." He picked the boulder up, walked over to the window, and with a great effort, heaved it out. However, as he did this, he noticed another note nearby that read: 'Chinese Torture 2: Rock tied to left testicle.' In a panic he glanced down and saw the rope that was already getting close to taut. Figuring that a few broken bones was better than castration, he jumped out of the window after the boulder. As he plummeted towards the ground he saw a large sign on the ground that read: 'Chinese Torture 3: Right testicle tied to bed post'.