..............The
Car Salesman.............
A
man has spent many days crossing the desert without water. His camel
dies of thirst. He's crawling through the sands, certain that he
has breathed his last, when all of a sudden he sees a shiny object
sticking out of the sand several yards ahead of him. He crawls to
the object, pulls it out of the sand, and discovers what looks to
be an ash tray from an old car. He opens it and out pops a genie....
But
this is no ordinary genie. He is wearing a polka dot bow tie and
a plaid sport coat. There's a dog-eared little book in the breast
pocket with a blue cover. He has a pencil tucked behind one ear.
"Well, kid," says the genie. "You know how it works.
You have three wishes." "I'm not falling for this."
says the man. "I'm not going to trust a car salesman!"
"What
do you have to lose? You've got no transportation, and It looks
like you're a goner anyway!"
The
man thinks about this for a minute, and decides that the genie is
right. "OK, I wish I were in a lush oasis with plentiful food
and drink."
***POOF***
The
man finds himself in the most beautiful oasis he has ever seen.
And he is surrounded with jugs of wine and platters of delicacies.
"OK,
kid, what's your second wish."
"My
second wish is that I were rich beyond my wildest dreams."
***POOF***
The
man finds himself surrounded by treasure chests filled with rare
gold coins and precious gems.
"OK,
kid, you have just one more wish. Better make it a good one!"
After
thinking for a few minutes, the Arab says: "I wish that no
matter where I go beautiful woman will want and need me."
***POOF***
He
is turned into a tampon.
The
moral of the story?
If
a car salesman offers you anything at no cost, there's going to
be a string attached.