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A few months ago, there was an opening with theCIA
for an assassin. These highly classified positions are
hard to fill, and there's a lotof testing and background
checks involved before you can even be considered for
theposition. After sending some applicants through the
background checks, training andtesting, they narrowed
the possible choices down to two men and a woman, but
only oneposition was available.
The day came for the final test to see whichpeson
would get the extremely secretive job. The CIA men administering
the test took oneof the men to a large metal door and
handed him a gun. "We must know that you willfollow
our instructions whatever the circumstances," they
explained. "Insidethis room, you will find your
wife sitting in a chair. Take this gun and killher."
The man looked horrified and said, "You can't beserious!
I could never shoot my wife!" "Well,"
said theCIA man, "you're definitely not the right
man for this job then."
So they brought the second man to the same doorand
handed him a gun. "We must know that you will follow
instructions no matter whatthe circumstances,"
they explained to the second man. "Inside you willfind
your wife sitting in a chair. Take this gun and kill
her." Thesecond man looked a bit shocked, but nevertheless
took the gun and went in the room. Allwas quiet for
about 5 minutes; then the door opened. The man came
out of the roomwith tears in his eyes. "I tried
to shoot her; I just couldn't pull the triggerand shoot
my wife. I guess I'm not the right man for the job."
"No," the CIA man replied, "Youdon't
have what it takes. Take your wife and go home."
Now they only had the woman left to test.They led
her to the same door to the same room and handed her
the same gun. "We must be sure that you will follow
instructions no matter what the circumstances;this is
your final test. Inside you will find your husband sitting
in a chair. Takethis gun and kill him." The woman
took the gun and opened the door. Before the dooreven
closed all the way, the CIA men heard the gun start
firing, one shot after anotherfor 13 shots. Then all
hell broke loose in the room. They heard screaming,
rashing,and banging on the walls. This went on for several
minutes; then all wentquiet.
The door opened slowly, and there stood the woman.
She wiped the sweatfrom her brow and said, "You
guys didn't tell me the gun was loaded withblanks. I
had to beat the son of a bitch to death with the chair!"
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