> > Pregnancy Pains > > > >A married couple went to the hospital
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 pain transfer
> >dial to 10% for starters, explaining that even 10% was probably more pain
> >than the father had ever experienced before. > > > >But, as
the labor progressed, the husband felt fine and asked the doctor to > >go ahead
and bump it up a notch. The doctor then adjusted the machine to > >20% pain
transfer. The husband was still feeling fine. The doctor checked > >the husband's
blood pressure and was amazed at how well he was doing. > > > >At this
point they decided to try for 50%. > > > >The husband continued to feel
quite well. Since it was obviously helping > >out his wife considerably, the
husband 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.