five

The guys conferred - "you have to give one joint answer only between you;
you may not ask us anything about this number, you have ten seconds and the rule is simple EACH of you takes one kick to the balls for each number you are off by.

After a group huddle and discussion, they guys guessed four, as there were four of them and four of the girls. Henry only just managed to say it before their 10 seconds were up.

"Well, I'm very sorry, guys, but you're WRONG, VERY WRONG.
tHE CORRECT ANSWER WAS OF COURSE 1997, the year I had my first date,
which ended, when he groped my bottom, in my first complete ball squashing.
So you guys were off by 1993 - we will be kind and let you share in the punishment, you shall each receive every 4th kick"

And so they were off and underway. The first four kicks were right on target, and the boys were really in paine. Four down, 1989 to go ... PRESENT BALLS! ... WHAM! ZOCK! POW! BANG! KNEE! KERROW! ...

Before the girls had even reached 40, ie 1953 kicks to go, two of the men collapsed in paine and a third one tried to run off, and had to be chased down, tackled by all four girls, and dragged back by his feet.

"Okay" said Natalia "I can see that you guys are going to be giving us some trouble, so LUCKILY I have prepared these four ceiling hooks and matching cuffs. You guys are going to have to, because you have been bad, have to have your
hands tied to the ceiling from now on, leaving your balls wonderfully exposed for us to practice our kicks on, and because one of you has tried to run away, I'm afraid, we are going to have to double your punishment to 3980 kicks, and every time one of you says anything, we are going to have to double it again, understood?"

The men nodded, reluctantly, realising that they had better comply from now on, or they will be in extra deep trouble.

Then, once the men were all secured and their soar balls were exposed, the girls went back to work: 3980 Wham! Ooooofff! 3989 Wham! Ooooofff! 3988 Wham! Ooooofff! 3987 Wham! Ooooofff! 3986 Knee Wham! Ooooofff! 3985 Wham! Ooooofff! 3984 Wham! Ooooofff! 3947 Wham! Ooooofff! "2946 - hang on, I've lost count .... oh well, we'll just have to start again then, from the beginning! 3989! Wham! Ooooofff! 3988! Wham! Ooooofff! 3987! Wham! Ooooofff! ...