After leaving a bar late at night and on his way home, a middle aged man stumbles upon an odd looking oil lamp. He rubs it a bit, and guess what, a genie pops out.
The genie says :
"Hello master, I will grant you a wish and make it quick because I have another appointment"
"What ? Just one wish ? I thought it was 3 wishes" replies the man.
"That was under the old management, now it's just the one wish, so you'd better think of a good one"
"well, let me think for a minute, then"
After thinking about it for a while the man comes back to the genie and asks :
"You know, all my life I've always wanted to visit Tahiti. But I'm subject to seasickness and I'm afraid of planes. So what I'd like you to do is to build me a bridge from my home to Tahiti, so that I could drive there."
The genie looks at him in bewilderment and says :
"What ? Are you out of your mind ? Do you have any idea how much concrete I will need? Not to mention all kinds of permits. And don't get me started on the human resources costs. No, it cannot be done. You've gotta think of something else."
The man grumbles a bit, but goes back to think a little extra and after a good ten minutes comes back to the genie.
"Alright genie. You see, I am three times divorced, and had a a lot of women in my youth. But all of them said I was not the man they wished I was, that I didn't understand they needs and that I failed to fulfill what they desired. I've asked them repeatedly what it was, but whatever I did, it was never enough.
So my wish is this : I want to be able to understand women"
The genie has a thoughtful face for a few seconds and then says :
"So, that bridge of yours, would you like two lanes or four ?"
