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To: Canuck Dave who wrote (7017)	9/23/1998 6:31:00 PM
From: High Grader	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 62549

This is an old one but I haven't seen it here so : Our story begins at the Olympics, specifically the wrestling event. > >It is narrowed down to the Russian and the American for the gold medal. > >Before the final match, the American wrestler's trainer comes to him > >and says, "Now don't forget all the research we've done on this > >Russian. He's never lost a match because of this "pretzel" hold he > >has. Whatever you do, don't let him get you in this hold! If he does, > >you're finished!" > > > >The wrestler nods in agreement. > > > >Now to the match: The American and the Russian circle each other > >several times looking for an opening. All of a sudden the Russian > >lunges forward, grabbing the American and wrapping him up in the > >dreaded pretzel hold. A sigh of disappointment goes up from the > >crowd, and the trainer buries his face in his hands for he knows all > >is lost. He can't bear to watch the ending. > > > >Suddenly there's a blood curdling scream, a cheer from the crowd, > >and the trainer raises his eyes just in time to see the Russian flying > >up in the air. The Russian's back hits the mat with a thud, and the > >American weakly collapses on top of him, getting the pin, the > >match, and the Gold Medal. > > > >The trainer is astounded! When he finally gets the American wrestler > >alone, he asks, "How did you ever get out of that hold? No one has > >ever done it before!" > > > >The wrestler answers, "Well, I was ready to give up when he got me > >in that hold, but at the last moment, I opened my eyes and saw this > >pair of balls right in front of my face. I thought I had nothing to lose, > >so I stretched out my neck and bit those babies as hard as I could." > > > >"You'd be surprised how strong you get when you bite your own balls!"