The CIA loyalty test...
The latest CIA candidate class was nearing
graduation. As a test, three of the best candidates were to be
put to a loyalty test. Each candidate and their wives were
summoned to a group of offices at the CIA academy. The men were
in one room, the wives in another, and the examiners in another.
The first candidate was called into the examination room. One of
the examiners placed a gun on the table and explained that the
candidate is to pickup the gun, go in the other room, and shoot
his wife in the head.
The candidate hardly even thinks about it before stating that he
can't do it. There's no way that he could shoot his wife!
The second candidate is called into the examination room. He,
too, is asked to go into the other room and shoot his wife in the
head. He thinks about it for a while and says that he just
couldn't do that.
Finally, the third candidate is called into the examination room.
After hearing the request, he thinks about it for a while but
eventually picks up the gun and goes into the other room.
Immediately, there is a bang heard from the room holding the
wives. Then, five more bangs in quick fashion. After that, there
is the sound of a scuffle and furniture being knocked over. A
moment later, he emerges from the room with his hair all messed
up, scratches on his face, and his clothes torn.
One examiner asked, "what happened?"
He replied, "some jerk put blanks in the gun so I had to
strangle her!"