Two men and one woman were interviewed for the position of assassin.
The first man was handed a gun and instructed to enter a room and shoot the individual seated in a chair. He went in and then straight out. "That's my wife," he explained, "and I can't murder her."
"We're sorry," the interviewers continued, "but you don't have what it takes to be an assassin."
The same task was given to the second man. He remained in the room for a full minute before exiting, shaking his head. "That's my wife," he explained, "and I couldn't bring myself to shoot."
"We're sorry," the interviewers continued, "but you also don't have what it takes to be an assassin."
Finally, the woman entered. She remained in the room for five minutes, during which time there was a loud ruckus from within. She finally emerged, out of breath and looking a little roughed up. "You might have mentioned my spouse was in there," she panted. "And the stupid gun you gave me turned out to be full of blanks, so I had to beat him to death with the chair!"
