Labour pains

[iggy1966]

A married couple went to have their baby delivered. Upon their arrival,
>the doctor said he had invented a new machine that would transfer a
>portion
> of the mother's labour pain to the baby's father.
>
>He asked if they were willing to try it out. They were both very much in
>favour of it. The doctor set the pain transfer to 10% for starters,
>explaining that even 10% was probably more pain than the father had ever
>experienced before.
>
>However, as the labour progressed, the husband felt fine and asked the
>doctor to go ahead and kick it up a notch. The doctor then adjusted the
>machine to 20% pain transfer. The husband was still feeling fine. The
>doctor checked the husband's blood pressure and was amazed at how well he
>was doing.
>
>
>At this point, they decided to try for 50%. The husband continued to feel
>quite well.
>
>
>Since the pain transfer was obviously helping out the wife considerably,
>the
>husband encouraged the doctor to transfer ALL the pain to him.
>
>The wife delivered a healthy baby with virtually no pain. She and her
>husband were ecstatic.
>
>When they got home, the postman was dead on the porch.