Guest guest Posted May 24, 1999 Report Share Posted May 24, 1999 >A married couple went to the hospital together to have their baby > >delivered. Upon their arrival, the doctor said he had invented a new > >machine that would transfer a portion of the mother's pain to the father > >of the baby. He asked if they were willing to try it out. They were both > >very much in favor of it. The doctor set the knob to 10 percent for > >starters, explaining that even 10 percent was probably more pain than > >the father had ever experienced before. But as the labor progressed, the > >husband felt fine, so he asked the doctor to go ahead and bump it up a > >notch. The doctor then adjusted the machine to 20 percent pain transfer. > >The husband was still feeling fine. The doctor checked the husband's > >blood pressure and pulse and was amazed at how well he was doing. Then, > >they decided to try 50 percent. The husband continued to feel quite > >well. Since it was obviously helping out his wife considerably, he > >encouraged the doctor to transfer ALL the pain to him. The wife > >delivered a healthy baby with virtually no pain. She and her husband > >were ecstatic. When they arrived back at home, they found the mailman > >dead on the front porch. > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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