you earthlings do feel pain, i know. on the other hand those of us from krypton..... -----Original Message----- From: Bobby Greer [mailto:[log in to unmask]] Sent: Wednesday, November 10, 1999 8:37 AM To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Re: Denise's Denial-Long--Elaine P. and Denise Deri, A very funny story!! Bobby > >I let it be known, due to brain damage of the pain receptors, I >couldn't feel pain (a lie). After the initial flurry of people >eager for empirical confirmation of this astounding theory, >usually resulting in a bloody nose (whilst inwardly chanting the >soothing mantra "Om, Om, Omy, Oh my that smarts"). My stoic >efforts appeared to have worked, for half a term - no beatings. > >What my brilliant theory had failed to account for was Terry, a >boy of huge size and strength, but not of intellect. A veritable >collussus who though slow of thought possessed lightning >reflexes. A boy, who perhaps for that one time in his life, >grasped that age old scientific axiom, that to disprove a >hypothesis sometimes you need to test to destruction. Our >conversation proceeded as follows:- > > "I heard you feel no pain" > > "That's right - I can't feel anything" Mentally steeling > myself for the forthcoming bloody nose. > > "I cut your hand off!!" > >The fact I lasted 4 strokes of his metal comb on the back of my >wrists, owes more to the speed of his reflexes, than any stoicism >on my part. The blood curdling scream I emitted certainly marked >the definite end of my "no pain" theorem. > > "I fought yer wuz lying!!" > >Cheers, > >-- >Deri James