I have an uncle in Texas He's a wealthy guy, made it big in oil. He recently decided to build a new pool for his house. Of course, being a Texan it couldn't be just any pool. He decided to build the biggest pool of anyone he knew. I don't know exactly how big it was, but it had to be at least a couple hundred yards long. The things, my uncle's also got a bit of an eccentric streak to him. I don't know if it was the money, or Texas, or just something about him, but the end result was that he decided to add some excitement to the pool. So he purchased some dangerous animals. Eels, Sharks, Gators, you name it. Then, once he gets all that done, he decides he needs to show it off. So he invites all his friends and family to come down and take a look at his brand new pool. Once he has everyone there and gathered around the pool, he starts talking: ""Friends, Family, I've got a proposition for you. As you all know, I've built the finest pool around, but a pool's no good if no one swims in it. So, the first person to swim the length of this here pool will get one of three rewards: ""1. A million dollars ""2. Half my land ""or 3. My daughter's hand in marriage"" Well, no sooner does my Uncle finish saying this, there's a splash at one end of the pool. Everyone looks, and there's a young man, probably early 20's bobbing around in the shallows. Well he gets himself together pretty quickly, and he starts swimming. It's a hard fought swim, too. I don't know if I ever seen one man go through so much. Finally, though, beaten, battered, and bruised he makes it to the other end of the pool and climbs out. My uncle goes up to him and says: ""Son, I gotta admit, I didn't think anyone was gonna be able to do this. That's a damn fine thing you done. So what do you want? The million dollars?"" ""No, sir"" ""Well, is it half my land?"" ""No, sir"" ""Ahaaa, you want my daughter's hand in marriage?"" ""Uh, no sir. No."" ""Huh. Well, that's all I was offering, but I tell you what, if you could have anything in the world, what would it be?"" ""Sir, if I could have anything in the world, I'd kill to have the name of the guy who pushed me in back there.""