Funny stories: The stapler
This is a story that rarely anyone believes but I kid you not, this is not a made up story at all. A colleague of mine back in Czech Republic made out he could shoot staples with deadly accuracy.
I put him to the test in front of all my team saying that if he is so accurate he could shoot my forehead with a staple and I promised not to slap him if it really hurt. It was arranged after one lunch time in a local park. He promised to bring his best game and his best stapler.
The day went on and I didn't feel so confident in my friends ability any more, what happened if he slipped and shot my eye? Maybe he isn't that accurate after all. Well I can tell you that he set up a dartboard in the office and, going by the staples already there, he was quite deadly, especially compared to me with real darts.
The time had come to put my colleague's staple shooting skills to the test, he asked me to close my eyes and promised he would count to 3, on the count of 3 I would feel the staple pierce my forehead. The team goaded him into shooting, he asked for silence and for me to close my eyes. He then slowly said that he was going to count to twenty.... he took what seemed 30 seconds between counts as my anxiety built and the lull that was left by the silence was shocking. By the time the 15th count came past and an eternity passed, I opened my eyes. No one was there, I trudged back to the office where everyone laughed at me for believing that someone could shoot staples. I learned to be less gullible in the future!