The FBI was badly in need of top agents. They began a nationwide search
of their active agents who showed great promise as prospective trainees
for this position. They found three candidates. Before training could begin,
each candidate would have to pass a test. The purpose of the test was to
determine whether the trainee could kill on demand, and without remorse.
On the day of the test, the three candidates showed up and were placed in a
waiting room. The first trainee was then brought in and given instructions:
"Here's your weapon, trainee. I want you to go into the next room and kill
the person sitting there." "No problem", replied the trainee. He entered the
room and, after a few seconds, returned and said, "I'm sorry, I can't kill
that woman - that's my wife." He was dismissed.
The second trainee was brought in and given instructions: "I want you to take
this gun and go into the other room and kill the person sitting there". "Okay",
said the trainee. He went into the next room and then returned shortly. "I can't
kill her, she's my girlfriend!" He was also dismissed. The agents were getting
nervous. They were down to only one possible trainee.
So they brought him in and gave him instructions: "You see this gun? Take it into
the next room with you and kill the person sitting there!" "No problem." The man
grabbed the gun and walked briskly into the next room. "Blam! Blam! Blam!" Three
shots. Then silence, followed by "CRASH! BANG! BOOM!". The man came out furious!
He said, "Why didn't you tell me there were blanks in the gun?!? I had to beat
her to death with the chair!!!"