Let's go even further. The IRS genie takes half the gold for income tax; the County Tax Collector genie pops up and takes the rest for property tax; and the EPA genie appears and kicks the cowboy out of the oasis for disturbing a wetland!
--- In [email protected], "Anna" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I would see the ending as a tax on the oasis. That would be the real punishment. > Anna > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Rocky > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Thursday, November 17, 2005 9:32 AM > Subject: [Libertarian] now that is funny > > > A modern day cowboy has spent many days crossing the desert without water. > > His horse has already died of thirst. > > He's crawling through the sand,certain that he has breathed his last, when > all of a sudden, he sees an object sticking out of the sand several yards > ahead of him. > > He crawls to the object, pulls it out of the sand, and discovers what looks > > to be an old brief case. > > 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." Says the man. "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 man 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 were rich beyond my wildest dreams." ***POOF*** > > The man 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 man says.. "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: If the government offers you anything, there's > going to be a string attached. > Christi > Art Without Anxiety > www.ArtWithoutAnxiety.com > >^,,^< >^,,^< >^,,^< >^,,^< > Have Stuff to Sell? Looking for Stuff to Buy? > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/StampingSupplySales/ > > > > Thomas "Rocky" Costanzo > Toddsloans.net > 1.95% fixed payment loan that pays off in 25 years. DROP your payments, get CASH out of your home and REDUCE the term! > "One Idea 10% better is worth a Million Dollars" Brian Tracy > 888-848-8781 Voice / 561-450-5546 Fax > www.Toddsloans.net > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > WHO IS JOHN GALT? > Politics: 'Poli' in Latin meaning 'many' and 'tics' meaning 'bloodsucking creatures'. > "Those that seek the truth are more than friends. They are brothers." > > > > --------------------------------- > Yahoo! FareChase - Search multiple travel sites in one click. > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > > ForumWebSiteAt http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Libertarian > > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------- > YAHOO! GROUPS LINKS > > a.. Visit your group "Libertarian" on the web. > > b.. To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > c.. Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the Yahoo! Terms of Service. > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------- > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Fair play? Video games influencing politics. Click and talk back! http://us.click.yahoo.com/u8TY5A/tzNLAA/yQLSAA/KlSolB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> ForumWebSiteAt http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Libertarian Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Libertarian/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
