I have tears in my eyes from the thought alone... > >THE THREE WORST CHINESE TORTURE TESTS... > >A man is out in the Chinese wilderness and he's hopelessly lost. It's >been nearly three weeks since he's eaten anything besides what he >could forage and he's been reduced to sleeping in caves and under >trees. > >One afternoon he comes upon an old mansion in the woods. It has vines >covering most of it and the man can't see any other buildings in the >area. However, he sees smoke coming out of the chimney implying >someone is home. > >He knocks on the door and an old man answers, with a beard almost down >to the ground. The old man squints his eyes and says "What do you >want?" >The man says "I've been lost for the past three weeks and haven't had >a decent meal or sleep since that time. I would be most gracious if I >could have a meal and sleep in your house for tonight." > >The old Chinese man says "I'll let you come in on one condition: You >cannot mess around with my granddaughter." > >The man, exhausted and hungry readily agrees, saying "I promise I >won't cause you any trouble. I'll be on my way tomorrow morning." >The old Chinese man counters "OK, but if I do catch you then I'll give >you the three worst Chinese torture tests ever known to man." > >"OK, OK" the man said as he entered the old house. Besides, he >thought to himself, what kind of woman would live out in the >wilderness all her life? > >Well, that night, when the man came down to eat (after showering), he >saw how beautiful the granddaughter was. She was an absolute pearl, >and while he had only been lost three weeks, it had been many many >months without companionship. And the girl had only seen the >occasional monk besides her grandfather and well, they both couldn't >keep their eyes off each other throughout the meal. > >That night, the man snuck into the girls' bedroom and they had quite a >time, but had kept the noise down to a minimum. The man crept back to >his room later that night thinking to himself, "Any three torture >tests would be worth it after that experience." >Well, the next morning the man awoke to a heavy weight on his chest. >He opened his eyes and there was this huge rock on his chest. On the >rock was a sign saying "1st Chinese torture test: 100lb. rock on your >chest." > >"What a lame torture test" the man thought to himself as he got up and >walked over to the window. He opened the shutter and threw the rock >out. On the backside of the rock is another sign saying "2nd worst >Chinese torture test: Rock tied to right testicle." > >The man, seeing the rock was too far out the window to be grabbed, >jumps out the window after the rock. Outside the window is a third >sign saying "3rd worst Chinese torture test: Left testicle tied to >bedpost. Ouch, Ouch, Ouch, Ouch!!!!!!!