Tadpoleman
Well-known member
> > A man has spent many days crossing the Sahara without water. His trusty
> >
> > horse and camel have both long since died of thirst. Drier than a
> >
> > Californian raisin, he is on all fours crawling through the sands
> >
> > certain that he has breathed his last.
> >
> > All of a sudden he sees an object sticking out of the sand 6 feet ahead
> > of
> > him.
> >
> > He crawls to the object, pulls it out of the sand and discovers what
> > looks
> > to be an old briefcase.
> >
> > He opens it and out pops a genie, but this is no ordinary genie. He is
> >
> > a dull looking character, wearing an Inland Revenue ID badge and a naff
> >
> > grey suit. There\'s a calculator in his pocket, and a pencil tucked
> > behind
> > one ear.
> >
> > \"Well, kid,\" drones the monotone genie. \"You know how it works. You have
> > three wishes.\"
> >
> > \"I\'m not falling for that old chestnut,\" replies the weary man. \"I\'m not
> > going to trust a tax inspector!\"
> >
> > \"What do you have to lose? You\'ve got no transportation, and it looks
> > like
> > you\'re gonna die anyway!\"
> >
> > Sighing, the man thinks about this for a minute, and decides that the
> > dull
> > genie is right.
> >
> > \"OK, I wish I were in a lush oasis with plentiful food and drink\".
> >
> > ********* P O O F **********
> >
> > The man finds himself in the most beautiful oasis he has ever seen, and
> >
> > he is surrounded with carafes of vino superior and platters of Marks &
> > Spencer delicacies.
> >
> > \"OK sir, what\'s your second wish?\"
> >
> > \"My second wish is that I were rich beyond my wildest dreams.\"
> >
> > ********** P O O F **********
> >
> > The man finds himself surrounded by treasure chests, filled with rare
> >
> > gold coins, precious gems and a cheque which would keep the Beckhams for
> > life.
> >
> > \"Very well sir, you have just one more wish. Better make it a good one!\"
> >
> > After thinking for a few minutes, the man says, \"I wish that no matter
> >
> > where I go beautiful women will want and need me.\"
> >
> > ********** P O O F **********
> >
> > He is turned into a tampon.
> >
> > And the moral of the story?
> >
> >
> > If the Inland Revenue offers you ANYTHING, there must be a string
> > attached.
> >
bert
> >
> > horse and camel have both long since died of thirst. Drier than a
> >
> > Californian raisin, he is on all fours crawling through the sands
> >
> > certain that he has breathed his last.
> >
> > All of a sudden he sees an object sticking out of the sand 6 feet ahead
> > of
> > him.
> >
> > He crawls to the object, pulls it out of the sand and discovers what
> > looks
> > to be an old briefcase.
> >
> > He opens it and out pops a genie, but this is no ordinary genie. He is
> >
> > a dull looking character, wearing an Inland Revenue ID badge and a naff
> >
> > grey suit. There\'s a calculator in his pocket, and a pencil tucked
> > behind
> > one ear.
> >
> > \"Well, kid,\" drones the monotone genie. \"You know how it works. You have
> > three wishes.\"
> >
> > \"I\'m not falling for that old chestnut,\" replies the weary man. \"I\'m not
> > going to trust a tax inspector!\"
> >
> > \"What do you have to lose? You\'ve got no transportation, and it looks
> > like
> > you\'re gonna die anyway!\"
> >
> > Sighing, the man thinks about this for a minute, and decides that the
> > dull
> > genie is right.
> >
> > \"OK, I wish I were in a lush oasis with plentiful food and drink\".
> >
> > ********* P O O F **********
> >
> > The man finds himself in the most beautiful oasis he has ever seen, and
> >
> > he is surrounded with carafes of vino superior and platters of Marks &
> > Spencer delicacies.
> >
> > \"OK sir, what\'s your second wish?\"
> >
> > \"My second wish is that I were rich beyond my wildest dreams.\"
> >
> > ********** P O O F **********
> >
> > The man finds himself surrounded by treasure chests, filled with rare
> >
> > gold coins, precious gems and a cheque which would keep the Beckhams for
> > life.
> >
> > \"Very well sir, you have just one more wish. Better make it a good one!\"
> >
> > After thinking for a few minutes, the man says, \"I wish that no matter
> >
> > where I go beautiful women will want and need me.\"
> >
> > ********** P O O F **********
> >
> > He is turned into a tampon.
> >
> > And the moral of the story?
> >
> >
> > If the Inland Revenue offers you ANYTHING, there must be a string
> > attached.
> >
bert
