The swordsman from the north opened a wooden box and a fly came out. In a flash, he whipped his katana through the air and the fly fell, in two pieces.
The swordsman from the south had a smaller box, and a gnat flew out. Whip, one stroke with katana and the gnat fell, in two pieces.
The third swordsman was Jaime Yankowitz from Crown Heights. He took out a bigger box and released a bumblebee. This time there were two strokes of his katana, and the bumblebee flew off, still in one piece.
The examiner said, “he is not dead.”
Yankowitz answered, “you’re not supposed to die from a circumcision.”