January 17th, 2005

Vladimir Putin and Osama bin Laden and Uncle Sam were out walking together in the desert one day and they came across what looked like a big bottle of water. Putin, not used to the desert heat, grabbed the bottle thinking to get the first drink but when he took off the top, out popped a genie. The genie said, “Hey, thanks, I’ve been locked in this bottle for a thousand years and to show my appreciation for letting me out, I’ll give you three wishes . . . that’s one for each of you.”

Since Putin found the bottle, he started first and said, “My Russia has been devastated in the last century and my people are poor and starving. I want my country to be warm and green and fertile so that my people can feed themselves.” The genie blinked his eyes, gave his head a nod, and POOF! Russia was transformed into a sunny land with fields of grain and pastures of cows and rivers of fresh water.

Osama bin Laden was amazed and he said, "My Afghanistan needs to be protected so that no infidels or Jews or Americans can come into my precious state." Again, the genie blinked his eye, nodded his head, and POOF! An enormous wall was erected around Afghanistan.

Uncle Sam said to the genie, "I'm very curious. Please tell me more about this wall."

The genie explained, "Well, it's about 15,000 feet high, 500 feet thick and it completely surrounds the country. Nothing can get in or out. It’s virtually impenetrable."

Uncle Sam said, "Great, fill it with water."

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