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JUST JOKING

The genie

A man was walking along a Florida beach, and stumbled across an old lamp. He picked it up, rubbed it, and out popped a genie. The genie said, “Okay. You released me from the lamp, blah blah blah! This is the fourth time this month, and I’m getting a little sick of these wishes, so you only get one wish!”

The man sat and thought about it for a while, and said: “I’ve always wanted to go to Hawaii, but I’m scared to fly, and I get very seasick. Could you build me a bridge to Hawaii, so I can drive over there to visit?”

The genie laughed and said: “That’s impossible. Think of the logistics of that! How would the supports ever reach the bottom of the Pacific? Think of how much concrete... how much steel! No, think of another wish.”

The man then tried to think of a really good wish. Finally, he said: “I’ve been married and divorced four times. My wives always said that I don’t care and that I’m insensitive. So, I wish that I could understand women... know how they feel inside, and what they’re thinking when they give me the silent treatment... know why they’re crying, know what they really want, when they say ‘nothing’... know how to make them truly happy.”

The genie said: “You want that bridge with two lanes or four?”

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Adam and Eve

Adam was walking around the Garden of Eden feeling very lonely, so God asked Adam: “What is wrong with you?” Adam said he didn’t have anyone to talk to. God said he was going to give him a companion, and it would be a woman. He said : “This person will cook for you and wash your clothes. She will always agree with every decision you make. She will bear your children, and never ask you to get up in the middle of the night to take care of them. She will not nag you, and will always be the first to admit she was wrong when you’ve had a disagreement. She will never have a headache, and will freely give you love and compassion whenever needed.”

Adam asked” “What would a woman like this cost me?” God said: “An arm and a leg.” Adam said: “What can I get for just a rib?” Well...

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