In the early days of france if you were caught doing something wrong, they would lop off your head with a guillotine. If the blade hung up on the wooden rails and stopped before taking off your head, it was considered an act of God and you were set free. This one day the law had two petty thieves and an ENGINEER who had got caught doing something wrong. The blade screeches to a stop inches above the first thieves neck and they let him go. As he is running into the woods they free up the blade and strap down the second petty thief. This time the blade only makes it half way down before binding up and stopping. They turn the second thief loose, free up the blade and grab the engineer, who has been intently watching, as they lead him over to strap him into the guillotine, he screams, wait, wait, I think I see the problem......
