The Only Drawback
Two Aussie merchant seamen found themselves adrift in a life-boat following a dramatic escape from their freighter that had caught fire and sunk.
While rummaging through the boat’s provisions, one of the men stumbled across an old lamp. Secretly hoping that a genie would appear, he rubbed the lamp vigorously. To the amazement of the castaways, a genie suddenly appeared!
This particular genie, however, stated that she could only deliver one wish, not the standard three.
Without giving much thought to the matter the man holding the lamp blurted out, “Make the entire ocean into beer!”
Immediately the genie clapped her hands, and with a deafening crash, the entire sea turned into the finest brew ever sampled by mortals.
A moment later, the genie vanished to her freedom. Only the gentle lapping of beer on the hull broke the stillness as the two men considered their circumstances.
The other man looked disgustedly at the one whose wish had been granted. After a long, reflective pause, he spoke:
“Nice one, Ray! Now we’re goin’ to have to pee in the boat.”
