To: Shark King who wrote (12207 ) 8/18/1998 9:10:00 PM From: Lee N Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 43774
OFF SUBJECT: > >> A few months ago, there was an opening with the CIA for an assassin. > These highly classified positions are hard to fill, and there's a lot > of testing and background checks involved before you can even be > considered for the position. After sending some applicants through the > background checks, training and testing, they narrowed the possible > choices down to 2 men and 1 woman, but only one position was available. > > The day came for the final test to see which person would get the > extremely secretive job. The CIA men administering the test took one > of the men to a large metal door and handed him a gun. "We must know > that you will follow your instructions no matter what the > circumstances," they explained. "Inside this room, you will find your > wife sitting in a chair. Take this gun and kill her." The man got a > shocked look on his face and said, "You can't be serious! I could never > shoot my own wife!" "Well," says the CIA man, "you're definitely not > the right man for this job then. > > So they bring the second man to the same door and hand him a gun. "We > must know that you will follow instructions no matter what the > circumstances," they explained to the second man. "Inside you will > find your wife sitting in a chair. Take this gun and kill her." The > second man looked a bit shocked, but nevertheless took the gun and > went in the room. All was quiet for about 5 minutes, then the door > opened. The man came out of the room with tears in his eyes. I tried > to shoot her, I just couldn't pull the trigger and shoot my wife. I > guess I'm not the right man for the job." "No" the CIA man replied, > "You don't have what it takes. Take your wife and go home." > > Now they're down to the last candidate to test. They lead the woman > to the same door of the same room and hand her the same gun. "We must > be sure that you will follow instructions no matter what the > circumstances. Inside you will find your husband sitting in a chair. > Take this gun and kill him." The woman took the gun and opened the > door. Before the door even closed all the way, the CIA heard the gun > start firing. One shot after another for 13 shots. Then all hell > broke loose in the room. They heard screaming, crashing, banging on > the walls. This went on for several minutes, then all went quiet. > The door opened slowly, and there stood the woman. She wiped the > sweat from her brow and said, "You guys didn't tell me the gun was > loaded with blanks!! I had to beat him to death with the chair.!" >