> Thirty Times in a Row
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>>On a farm out in the country lived a man and a woman and their
>>three sons.
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>>Early one morning, the woman awoke, and while looking out of the
>>window onto to the pasture, she saw that the family's only cow was
>>lying dead in the field. The situation looked hopeless to her --
>>how could she possibly continue to feed her family now?
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>>In a depressed state of mind, she hung herself. When the husband
>>awoke to find his wife dead, as well as the cow, he too began to
>>see the hopelessness of the situation, and he shot himself in the
>>head.
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>>Now the oldest son woke up to discover his parents dead (and the
>>cow!), and he decided to go down to the river and drown himself.
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>>When he got to the river, he discovered a mermaid sitting on the
>>bank. She said, "I've seen all and know the reason for your
>>despair. But if you will have sex with me five times in a row, I
>>will restore your parents and the cow to you."
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>>The son agreed to try, but after four times, he was simply unable
>>to satisfy her again. So the mermaid drowned him in the river.
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>>Next the second oldest son woke up. After discovering what had
>>happened, he too decided to throw himself into the river.
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>>The mermaid said to him, "If you will have sex with me ten times in
>>a row, I will make everything right." And while the son tried his
>>best (seven times!), it was not enough to satisfy the mermaid, so
>>she drowned him in the river.
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>>The youngest son woke up and saw his parents dead, the dead cow in
>>the field, and his brothers gone. He decided that life was a
>>hopeless prospect, and he went down to the river to throw himself
>>in.
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>>And there he also met the mermaid. "I have seen all that has
>>happened, and I can make everything right if you will only have sex
>>with me fifteen times in a row."
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>>The young son replied, "Is that all? Why not twenty times in a
>>row?"
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>>The mermaid was somewhat taken aback by this request. Then he said,
>>"Hell, why not twenty-five times in a row?" And even as she was
>>reluctantly agreeing to his request, he said, "Why not THIRTY times
>>in a row?"
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>>Finally, she said, "Enough!! Okay, if you will have sex with me
>>thirty times in a row, then I will bring everybody back to perfect
>>health." Then the young son asked, "Wait! How do I know that thirty
>>times in a row won't kill you like it did the cow?"
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