Labor Pain

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 labor pain to the father. 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. At this, they
decided to try for 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 got home, the mailman was dead on their
porch.

THE END