"The shrimper, the BP Gulf oil spill, and the Genie"
In the Summer of 2010, A Shrimper spent many days volunteering to clean up the Gulf of Mexico BP oil spill, in his small boat, without drinking water.
His engine had ironically run out of fuel and oil, despite having to navigate through endless amounts of it.
He's drudging through the sludge, rowing his boat around, certain that he is breathing his last breath, when all of a sudden he sees an object sticking out of the oily
soup several yards ahead of him.
He rows over to the object, pulls it out of the oil and discovers what looks to be an old bottle with a sealed cork stopper.
He opens it and out pops a genie, a rather unusual genie.
She is wearing a USCG (United States Coast Guard) ID badge and uniform. Theres a calculator in her pocketbook and a sidearm on her hip. She holds a pen. "Well, Shrimper,"
says the genie, "You know how I work. You have three wishes."
"I'm not falling for this," said the Shrimper. "I'm not going to trust a Government genie."
"What do you have to lose? You've got no fuel, and it you're nearly dead anyway!"
The shrimp farmer thinks about this for a minute and decides that the genie has a point.
"OK! I wish I were in a lush oasis with plenty of food and drink."
* POOF! * The shrimper finds himself in the most beautiful and bountiful oasis he has ever dreamed of, surrounded by jugs of wine and endless platters of delicacies.
"OK, shrimp catcher, whats your second wish?"
"My second wish is that I was rich beyond my wildest dreams."
* POOF! * The shrimper finds himself surrounded by treasure chests filled with rare gold coins and precious gems.
"OK, shrimp netter, you have just one more wish. Better make it a good one!"
After thinking for a few minutes, the shrimper says ... "I wish that no matter where I go, wealthy, important and Beautiful People will want and need me."
* POOF! * He gets turned into a giant tampon, and finds himself plugging up the leaking BP oil pipe in the Gulf of Mexico.
Moral of the story: When the Government offers to help you, there's always a string attached.
Reference: Yasha Harari for TheDailyDose.com.
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