A man is walking on a Callifornia beach, and discovers a corked bottle washed on shore. He picks it up, opens it, and a genie pops out.
The man says to the genie, "who are you?" To which, the genie replies, "I'm a genie, and for letting me out of this bottle, I will grant you 3 wishes."
Excited, the man says, "I want to be the wealthiest man in the world" To which, the genie replies, "granted."
Next, the man says, "I want to be the smartest man in the world." To which, the genie replies, "granted."
Finally, the man says, "I've always wanted to go to Hawaii, but I'm afraid of flying, and I get sea sick...I want you to build a bridge from here to Hawaii, so that I can drive to it." To which, the genie replied, "I'm sorry, but that is impossible, and I cannot grant it."
But the man persisted, reminding the genie of his pledge to grant him 3, not 2, wishes.
I understand, said the genie, but what you've asked would take a monumental effort on my part, and would be years in the making. Quite frankly, it is possible, and I can grant you this wish, but it would just be so very difficult for me that I cannot think of anything more difficult that anyone could possibly wish for, and I cannot bear even the thought of taking on such a difficult task. Please, for my sake, is there anything else that you'd like? Ask anything else, and I will grant it."
The man thought a minute, then said, "I'd like to understand women."
With a disgruntled look on his face, the genie replies, "would you like a 2 lane or 4 lane bridge?"
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