[1997.jul.21] > > CIA TRAINING > > Three men are going through CIA training, trying to become secret > agents. They finally got through all their written and physical tests > when they are pulled aside by one of the instructors who took them to > a > small room with another room adjacent to it. They brought the first > guy's wife into the room and left her there. The instructor then > loaded > two rounds into a pistol, handed it to the first man saying, "Go kill > your wife of five years." The trainee took the weapon, went into the > next room. He came back out one minute later and said, "I can't do > it." > The instructor replied, "Then you fail out - get out." The second > candidate's wife was brought to the room. The instructor then loaded > two rounds into a pistol, handed it to the second man and said, "Go > kill your wife of ten years." The trainee took the weapon, went into > the next room, but returned three minutes later and said, "I can't do > it." The instructor replied, "Then you fail out -get out." Finally, > the third candidate's wife was left in the adjacent room. The > instructor loaded two rounds into a pistol, handed it to the third man > and said, "Go kill your wife of fifteen years." The trainee took the > weapon, went into the next room where there is silence for one minute. > Suddenly, there was the sound of two gunshot, followed by a huge > commotion in the room. The third man came out finally, sweating > profusely, and said, "Good job, asshole! You gave me blanks - I had to > choke the bitch!" >