Subject: THE GENIE
Date: Mon, 15 Sep 1997 21:53:44 -1000

 A man was walking along the beach and found a bottle.  He looked 
 around and didn't see anyone so he opened it.  A genie appeared and 
 thanked the man for letting him out.  The genie said, "For your 
 kindness I will grant you one wish, but only one."  The man thought 
 for a minute and said, "I have always wanted to go to Hawaii but have 
 never been able to because I'm afraid of flying and ships make me 
 claustrophobic and ill.  So I wish for a  road to be built from here
 to Hawaii."  The genie thought for a few minutes  and said, "No, I 
 don't think I can do that.  Just think of all the work involved with
 the pilings needed to hold up the hiway and how deep they would have
 to be to reach the bottom of the ocean.  Think of all the pavement 
 that would be needed.  No, that is just too much to ask."  The man 
 thought for a minute and then told the genie, "There is one other 
 thing that I have always wanted.  I would like to be able to 
 understand women. What makes them laugh and cry, why are they 
 temperamental, why are they so difficult to get along with?  
 Basically, what makes them tick?"  The genie considered for a few 
 minutes and said, "So, do you want two lanes or four?"
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