Philster
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A pleasure boater was cruising about, escaping the wrath of his wife and nagging mother-in-law, who was particularly hard to deal with as she was harping on and on about his latest boat and how much money it would cost, and how it'd be better to save that money and blah, blah, blah... yadda, yadda, yadda.
So, the man beaches his boat and takes a quiet stroll along the shore to relax a bit, when he stumbles upon a genie lamp, which he decides to rub with a laugh, cursing his mother-in-law, because at this point, what is there to lose?
Sure enough he is greeted by a genie, and he is granted three wishes... with one catch, as the genie noted by saying, "Sir, you have found me, but your laughter implied doubt and a dislike for your mother-in-law, and therefore anything you wish for I shall grant you, but for each of your three wishes, your mother-in-law will receive double of what you wish for.
The man mulled it over for a minute... and although his mother-in-law would get double, at least he'd get what he wanted.
"Genie", the man muttered, "For my first wish, I would like one billion dollars." And so, the genie presented to him one billion dollars deposited in banks across the country, and reminded him, "Now your mother-in-law has two billions dollars in all the same banks."
So the man continued, "Genie, for my second wish, I would like an 80' sailing vessel -- a beautiful yacht -- staffed with a seasoned crew and expert mechanic so I can sail the world. The genie obliged, and reminded the man that his mother-in-law would have two yachts and two crews of the very best men.
The man was beginning to resent his mother-in-law, but he was not dissuaded; he decided to go ahead and make his third and final wish:
He thought about it, then said...
"Genie, for my third wish, I would like to be beaten half to death."
So, the man beaches his boat and takes a quiet stroll along the shore to relax a bit, when he stumbles upon a genie lamp, which he decides to rub with a laugh, cursing his mother-in-law, because at this point, what is there to lose?
Sure enough he is greeted by a genie, and he is granted three wishes... with one catch, as the genie noted by saying, "Sir, you have found me, but your laughter implied doubt and a dislike for your mother-in-law, and therefore anything you wish for I shall grant you, but for each of your three wishes, your mother-in-law will receive double of what you wish for.
The man mulled it over for a minute... and although his mother-in-law would get double, at least he'd get what he wanted.
"Genie", the man muttered, "For my first wish, I would like one billion dollars." And so, the genie presented to him one billion dollars deposited in banks across the country, and reminded him, "Now your mother-in-law has two billions dollars in all the same banks."
So the man continued, "Genie, for my second wish, I would like an 80' sailing vessel -- a beautiful yacht -- staffed with a seasoned crew and expert mechanic so I can sail the world. The genie obliged, and reminded the man that his mother-in-law would have two yachts and two crews of the very best men.
The man was beginning to resent his mother-in-law, but he was not dissuaded; he decided to go ahead and make his third and final wish:
He thought about it, then said...
"Genie, for my third wish, I would like to be beaten half to death."
