Subject: ATO Genie
A modern day cowboy has spent many days crossing the western plains
without water.
His horse has already died of thirst.
He's crawling through the sa nd, certain that he has breathed his last
breath, when all of a sudden; he sees an object sticking out of the
sa nd several yards ahead of him.
He crawls to the object, pulls it out of the sa nd, and discovers an
old brief case.
He opens it and out pops a genie. But this is no ordinary genie.
She is wearing an Australian Tax Office ID badge and a dull grey dress.
There's a calculator in her pocketbook. She has a pencil tucked
behind one ear.
'Well, cowboy,' sa ys the genie... 'You know how I work. You have
three wishes.'
'I'm not falling for this.' sa id the cowboy. 'I'm not going to trust
an ATO genie.'
'What do you have to lose? You've got no transport, 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 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 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 sa ys... '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 is:
If the government offers you anything, there's going to be a string
attached.
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