The cowboy and the genie

[BigusDicus 9,829]

A modern day cowboy had spent many days crossing the North Dakota

prairies without water.

 

His horse had already died of thirst. He's crawling along the dusty

ground, certain that he has breathed his last

breath, when all of a sudden he sees an object sticking out of the

ground several yards ahead of him.

 

He crawls to the object, pulls it out of the ground and discovers what

looks to be an old briefcase.

 

He opens it and out pops a genie. But this is no ordinary genie.

 

She is wearing an IRS ID badge and a dull grey 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.' said the cowboy... 'I'm not going to trust

an IRS genie.'

 

'What do you have to lose? You've got no transportation and it looks

like you're a goner anyway!'

The cowboy thinks about this for a minute and decides that the genie is right.

'OK!, I wish I were along-side a lush spring with plenty of food and drink.'

 

***POOF***

 

The cowboy finds himself beside the most beautiful spring 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 was rich beyond my wildest dreams.'

 

** *POOF***

 

The cowboy 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 cowboy says... 'I wish that no

matter where I go, beautiful women will want and need me.'

 

***POOF***

 

He was turned into a tampon.

 

Moral of the story:

 

If the U.S. government offers to help you, there's going to be a

string attached.