THE GENIE

A husband takes his wife to play her first
game of golf. Of course, the wife promptly
hacked her first shot right through the
window of the biggest house adjacent to the
course. The husband shouted ,
'I warned you to be careful! Now we'll have
to apologize and see how much your lousy
drive is going to cost us!'
So the couple walked up to the house and
knocked on the door. A warm voice said,
'Come on in.'
When they opened the door they saw the
damage that was done: glass was all over
the place, and a broken antique bottle was
lying on its side near the broken window.
A man reclining on the couch asked, 'Are
you the people that broke my window?'
'Uh...yeah, sir. We're sure sorry about that,'
the husband replied.
'Oh, no apology is necessary. Actually I want
to thank you. You see, I'm a genie, and I've
been trapped in that bottle for a thousand
years. Now that you've released me, I'm
allowed to grant three wishes. I'll Give you
each one wish, but if you don't mind, I'll keep
the last one for myself.'
'Wow, that's great!' the husband said.
He pondered a moment and blurted out,
'I'd like a million dollars a year for the rest
of my life.'
'No problem,' said the genie. 'You've got it,
it's the least I can do. And I'll guarantee you
a long, healthy life!'
'And now you, young lady, what do you want?'
the genie asked. 'I'd like to own a gorgeous
home complete with servants in every country
in the world,' she said.
'Consider it done,' the genie said. 'And your
homes will always be safe from fire, burglary
and natural disasters!'
'And now,' the couple asked in unison,
'what's your wish, genie?' ' Well, since I've
been trapped in that bottle and haven't been
with a woman in more than a thousand
years, my wish is to sleep with your wife.'
The husband looked at his wife and said,
'honey, you know we both now have a fortune,
and all those houses. What do you think?'
She mulled it over for a few moments and
said, 'You know, you're right. Considering
our good fortune, I guess I wouldn't mind,
but what about you, honey?'
'You know I love you sweetheart,' said the
husband. 'I'd do the same for you!'
So the genie and the woman went upstairs
where they spent the rest of the afternoon
enjoying each other. The genie was insatiable.
After about three hours of non-stop fun,
the genie rolled over and looked directly
into her eyes and asked,
'How old are you and your husband?'
'Why, we're both 35,' she responded
breathlessly.
'Really?! Thirty-five years old and both
of youstill believe in genies??'
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"Never approach a bull from the front,
a horse from the rear -- or a fool from
any direction."
Danny Saradon
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