Joe_4090
12-04-2005, 06:17 AM
A guy is working in his garden. Suddenly his hoe strikes a solid object.
Upon investigation, the object turnes out to be a very old and ornate
bottle. With some difficulty, the guy manages to pry off the tightly-
fitted cap. A thick cloud of strange smoke pours out and suddenly
an enormous genie appears before the astounded man.
The genie bows low before his new master. "You have released me
from my long imprisonment, I am forever grateful! Customarily, you
should be entitled to three wishes granted. However, my powers
are diminished from my long captivity, I fear. The best I can manage
is ONE wish. So please, think carefully and choose well, master!"
Delighted, the man paused a moment to decide. "I know just what
I want," he declares...and states his wish to the genie.
The genie is quite taken aback. "That is a most unusual request,"
he remarks. "Are you quite certain of this...have you give it careful
thought"??? "Genie, there's nothing odd about that in this day and
age. Every man wants what I wished for," explained the guy.
"Very well then," declared the genie. "I still think it is a most demented
wish, but if it is your desire then so shall it be! By sundown tomorrow,
your wish shall be granted!" With that, the genie snapped his fingers
and vanished in a puff of smoke.
The man could hardly sleep that night as he was so excited. All the
following day he would frequently stop working to check for his wish
granted. However the day passed with no evidence of his wish happen-
ing. Finally, as the sun sank low in the horizon, the man sat down on
the sofa in disgust, feeling the genie had let him down.
Suddenly there came a loud knock on the door. Puzzled at who could
be calling so late in the day, the man opened the door.
THERE THEY STOOD! Two white-robed and hooded Klans-men loomed
in the doorway....eyeing the alarmed guy malevolently.
"W-w-what can I d-do for you?" the intimidated guy stuttered.
Said the tall Klansman who was clutching the hangman's noose:
"The genie sent us................................................ .......
"Are you the fellow who wanted to be 'HUNG' LIKE A BLACK MAN"???
Upon investigation, the object turnes out to be a very old and ornate
bottle. With some difficulty, the guy manages to pry off the tightly-
fitted cap. A thick cloud of strange smoke pours out and suddenly
an enormous genie appears before the astounded man.
The genie bows low before his new master. "You have released me
from my long imprisonment, I am forever grateful! Customarily, you
should be entitled to three wishes granted. However, my powers
are diminished from my long captivity, I fear. The best I can manage
is ONE wish. So please, think carefully and choose well, master!"
Delighted, the man paused a moment to decide. "I know just what
I want," he declares...and states his wish to the genie.
The genie is quite taken aback. "That is a most unusual request,"
he remarks. "Are you quite certain of this...have you give it careful
thought"??? "Genie, there's nothing odd about that in this day and
age. Every man wants what I wished for," explained the guy.
"Very well then," declared the genie. "I still think it is a most demented
wish, but if it is your desire then so shall it be! By sundown tomorrow,
your wish shall be granted!" With that, the genie snapped his fingers
and vanished in a puff of smoke.
The man could hardly sleep that night as he was so excited. All the
following day he would frequently stop working to check for his wish
granted. However the day passed with no evidence of his wish happen-
ing. Finally, as the sun sank low in the horizon, the man sat down on
the sofa in disgust, feeling the genie had let him down.
Suddenly there came a loud knock on the door. Puzzled at who could
be calling so late in the day, the man opened the door.
THERE THEY STOOD! Two white-robed and hooded Klans-men loomed
in the doorway....eyeing the alarmed guy malevolently.
"W-w-what can I d-do for you?" the intimidated guy stuttered.
Said the tall Klansman who was clutching the hangman's noose:
"The genie sent us................................................ .......
"Are you the fellow who wanted to be 'HUNG' LIKE A BLACK MAN"???