[3211] in Humor
One Wish
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Brian T Sniffen)
Sat May 13 14:48:07 2000
To: humor@MIT.EDU
From: Brian T Sniffen <brians@MIT.EDU>
Date: 13 May 2000 14:48:01 -0400
Two men were adrift in a lifeboat, following a dramatic escape from a
burning freight vessel. While rummaging through the boat's provisions,
one of the men stumbled across an old oil lamp. Secretly hoping that a
Genie would appear, he rubbed the lamp vigorously. To the amazement of
the castaways,one did come forth. This particular Genie, however,
stated that she could only deliver one wish, not the standard
three. Without giving much thought to the matter the man blurts out,
"Make the entire ocean into beer!"
Immediately the Genie clapped her hands with a deafening crash, and
the entire sea turned into the finest brew ever sampled by mortals.
Simultaneously, the Genie vanished to her freedom. Only the gentle
lapping of beer on the hull broke the stillness as the two men
considered their circumstances. The other man looked disgustedly at
the one whose wish had been granted. After a long, tension-filled
moment, he spoke,
"Nice going! Now we're going to have to pee in the boat."
