PretzelHol

THE PRETZEL HOLD
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Our st0ry begins at the Olympics, specifically the wrestling event.
It is narr0wed down to the Russian or the American for the gold medal.

Bef0re the final match, the American wrestler's trainer came to him
and said, "N0w don't forget all the research we've done on this
Russian. He's never l0st a match because of this "pretzel" hold he
has. Whatever y0u do, don't let him get you in this hold! If he
d0es, you're finished!" The wrestler nodded in agreement.

N0w, to the match: The American and the Russian circled each other
several times l0oking for an opening. All of a sudden the Russian
lunged f0rward, grabbing the American and wrapping him up in the
dreaded pretzel h0ld!

A sigh 0f disappointment went up from the crowd, and the trainer
buried his face in his hands f0r he knew all was lost. He couldn't
watch the ending.

Suddenly there was a scream, a cheer fr0m the crowd, and the trainer
raised his eye just in time t0 see the Russian flying up in the air.
The Russian's back hit the mat with a thud, and the American weakly
c0llapsed on top of him, getting the pin and winning the match.

The trainer was ast0unded! When he finally got the American wrestler
al0ne, he asks, "How did you ever get out of that hold? No one has
ever d0ne it before!"

The wrestler answered, "Well, I was ready t0 give up when he got
me in that h0ld, but at the last moment, I opened my eyes and saw
this pair 0f balls right in front of my face. I thought I had
n0thing to lose, so with my last ounce of strength I stretched
0ut my neck and bit those babies just as hard as I could. "You'd be
amazed h0w strong you get when you bite your own balls!"