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May 21, 2005
Genghis Khan and the Genie
One day an elderly Jewish Pole, living in Warsaw, finds an old lamp in his attic. He starts to polish it and (poof!) a genie appears in cloud of smoke.
"Greetings, Mortal!" exclaims the genie, stretching and yawning, "For releasing me I will grant you three wishes."
The old man thinks for a moment, then replies, "I want Genghis Khan resurrected. I want him to re-unite the Mongol hordes, march to the Polish border, decide he doesn't want to invade, and march back home."
"No sooner said than done!" thunders the genie. "Your second wish?"
"Hmmmm. I want Genghis Khan resurrected. I want him to re-unite the Mongol hordes, march to the Polish border, decide he doesn't want to invade, and march back home."
"But... well, all right! Your third wish?"
"I want Genghis Khan resurrected. I want him to re-unite his ---"
"OKOKOKOK! Right. Got it. Why do you want Genghis Khan to march to Poland three times and never invade?"
The old man smiles. "He has to pass through Russia six times."
Posted by Peskie at May 21, 2005 12:00 PM
