A married couple went to the

hospital to have their baby

delivered.

Upon their arrival, the doctor said

that the hospital was testing an

amazing new high-tech machine

that would transfer a portion of

the mother's labor pain to the

baby's father.

He asked if they were interested.

Both said they were very much in

favor of it.

The doctor set the pain transfer to

10 percent for starters, explaining

that even 10 percent 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 kick it up

a notch.

The doctor then adjusted the

machine to 20 percent pain

transfer.

The husband was still feeling fine.

The doctor then checked the

husband's blood pressure and was

amazed at how well he was doing.

At this point they decided to try

for 50 percent.

The husband continued to feel quite

well. Since the pain transfer was

obviously helping the wife

considerably, the husband

encouraged the doctor to transfer

ALL the pain to him.

The wife delivered a healthy baby

with virtually no pain, and the

husband had experienced none.

She and her husband were ecstatic.

When they got home they found

the UPS man dead on the porch.