canuck
10-03-2003, 10:06 AM
> A Cowboy Story
> >
> >A modern day cowboy has spent many days crossing the desert
> >without water.
> > His horse has already died of thirst.
> > He's crawling through the sand, certain that he has breathed
> > his last, when all of a sudden, he sees an 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 old brief case.
> > He opens it and out pops a genie. But this is no ordinary
> > genie. She is wearing an Internal Revenue Service ID badge and a
> dull gray dress.
> > There's a calculator in her pocketbook. She has a pencil
> > tucked behind one ear.
> >
> "Well, cowboy," says the genie... "You know how I work. You
> > have three wishes."
> > "I'm not falling for this." Says the man. "I'm not going to
> > trust an IRS auditor genie."
> > "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 plenty of food and
> drink."
> >
> > ***POOF***
> >
> >
> > The cowboy finds himself in the most beautiful oasis he has
> > ever seen. And he is surrounded with jugs of wine and platters of
> delicacies.
> > "OK, cowpoke, 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, cowpuncher, you have just one more wish. Better make it
> a good one!"
> >
> After thinking for a few minutes, the man says.. "I wish that
> > no matter where I go, beautiful women will want and need me."
> >
> > ***POOF***
> >
> > He is turned into a tampon.
> >
> The moral of the story: If the government offers you
> anything, there's going to be a string attached.
>
>
> >
> >A modern day cowboy has spent many days crossing the desert
> >without water.
> > His horse has already died of thirst.
> > He's crawling through the sand, certain that he has breathed
> > his last, when all of a sudden, he sees an 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 old brief case.
> > He opens it and out pops a genie. But this is no ordinary
> > genie. She is wearing an Internal Revenue Service ID badge and a
> dull gray dress.
> > There's a calculator in her pocketbook. She has a pencil
> > tucked behind one ear.
> >
> "Well, cowboy," says the genie... "You know how I work. You
> > have three wishes."
> > "I'm not falling for this." Says the man. "I'm not going to
> > trust an IRS auditor genie."
> > "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 plenty of food and
> drink."
> >
> > ***POOF***
> >
> >
> > The cowboy finds himself in the most beautiful oasis he has
> > ever seen. And he is surrounded with jugs of wine and platters of
> delicacies.
> > "OK, cowpoke, 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, cowpuncher, you have just one more wish. Better make it
> a good one!"
> >
> After thinking for a few minutes, the man says.. "I wish that
> > no matter where I go, beautiful women will want and need me."
> >
> > ***POOF***
> >
> > He is turned into a tampon.
> >
> The moral of the story: If the government offers you
> anything, there's going to be a string attached.
>
>