<> Alice and Frank are Bungee-jumping one day. Alice
> says to Frank, you know,
> we could make a lot of money running our own
> Bungee-jumping service in
> Mexico."
>
> Frank thinks this is a great idea, so they pool
> their money and buy
> everything they'll need; a tower, an elastic cord,
> insurance, etc. They
> travel to Mexico and begin to set up on the square.
> As they are constructing
> the tower, a crowd begins to assemble. Slowly, more
> and more people gather
> to watch them at work. When they had finished, there
> was such a crowd they
> thought it would be a good idea to give a
> demonstration.
>
> So, Alice jumps. She bounces at the end of the cord,
> but when she comes back
> up, Frank notices that she has a few cuts and
> scratches. Unfortunately,
> Frank isn't able to catch her and she falls again,
> bounces and comes back up
> again.
>
> This time, she is bruised and bleeding.
>
> Again, Frank misses her. Alice falls again and
> bounces back up. This time
> she comes back pretty messed up -- she's got a
> couple of broken bones and is
> almost unconscious. Luckily, Frank finally catches
> her this time and says,
> "What happened? Was the cord too long?"
>
> Barely able to speak, Alice gasps, "No, the Bungee
> cord was fine...It was
> the crowd. What the hell is a pinata?!"