From: utzoo!decvax!ucbvax!ARPAVAX:CAD:teklabs!tekmdp!jimd Newsgroups: net.jokes Title: Roman joke Article-I.D.: tekmdp.1235 Posted: Tue Jun 1 08:43:09 1982 Received: Thu Jun 3 05:55:25 1982 Back in the days of Caesar there were very strict laws. It seems that one day a man was brought before Caesar himself to be tried for committing murder. The punishment was given as Caesar bellowed out "An Eye for an Eye, a Tooth for a Tooth. You killed and man and now your life will also be taken." Immediately the man begged forgiveness and pleaded with Caesar to spare him his life. Finally, Caesar gave in, but not until the murderer could earn his freedom. Caesar told the man "You will be spared, if you can accomplish three tasks". The murderer said "Anything, anything to live". Caesar went on to tell him that the three doors before them contained the rooms where the tasks were to be completed. Behind the first door there were 50 bottles of wine. He was to drink all of them. Then behind the second door was a man-eating tiger. He was to pull its teeth. Behind the last door was a woman who had never been satisfied. He must satisfy her. The murderer walked into the first room and began to drink and drink. For two hours he drank until he had finished drinking all 50 bottles of wine. He staggered out through the door and asked "OK, now where is the tiger" Caesar pointed the way as the man proceded through the door to the man-eating tiger. An hour went by during which there was heard much roaring and screaming from behind the second door. At the end of this hour the man crawled out of the second room all clawed and torn and said to Caesar "OK, now where is that woman who wants her teeth pulled".