THE PRETZEL HOLD
Our story begins at the Olympics, specifically the
wrestling event.
It is narrowed down to the Russian or the American
for the gold medal.
Before the final match, the American wrestler's trainer
came to him and said, "Now don't forget all the research
we've done on this Russian. He's never lost a match because of
this "pretzel" hold he has. Whatever you do, don't let
him get you in this hold! If he does, you're finished!" The
wrestler nodded in agreement.
Now, to the match: The American and the Russian circled
each other several times looking for an opening. All of a sudden
the Russian lunged forward, grabbing the American and wrapping
him up in the dreaded pretzel hold!
A sigh of disappointment went up from the crowd,
and the trainer buried his face in his hands for he knew all was
lost. He couldn't watch the ending.
Suddenly there was a scream, a cheer from the crowd,
and the trainer raised his eye just in time to see the Russian
flying up in the air. The Russian's back hit the mat with a thud,
and the American weakly collapsed on top of him, getting the pin
and winning the match.
The trainer was astounded! When he finally got the
American wrestler alone, he asks, "How did you ever get out
of that hold? No one has ever done it before!"
The wrestler answered, "Well, I was ready to
give up when he got me in that hold, but at the last moment, I
opened my eyes and saw this pair of balls right in front of my
face. I thought I had nothing to lose, so with my last ounce of
strength I stretched out my neck and bit those babies just as
hard as I could. "You'd be amazed how strong you get when
you bite your own balls!"
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