> The CIA had an opening for an assassin. After all the background
> > checks, interviews and testing were done, there were 3 finalists...
> > 2 men and a woman. For the final test, the CIA agents 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. Inside this room, you will find your wife sitting in
> > a chair. Kill her!!!"
> >
> > The man said, "You can't be serious. I could never shoot my wife."
> > The agent said, "Then you're not the right man for this job. Take
> > your wife and go home."
> >
> > The second man was given the same instructions. He took the gun and
> > went into the room. All was quiet for about five minutes. Then the
> > man came out with tears in his eyes. "I tried, but I can't kill my
> > wife." The agent said, "You don't have what it takes. Take your wife
> > and go home."
> >
> > Finally, it was the woman's turn. She was given the same
> > instructions to kill her husband. She took the gun and went into the
> > room. Shots were heard, one shot after another. They heard
> > screaming, crashing, banging on the walls. After a few minutes, all
> > was quiet. The door opened slowly and there stood the woman. She
> > wiped the sweat from her brow.
> >
> > "This gun is loaded with blanks", she said. "I had to beat him to
> > death with the chair."
> >
> > Moral: Never put a woman to the test.