> > A modern day cowboy had spent many days crossing the Dakota prairies without
water.
> > His horse had already died of thirst.
> > He's crawling along the dusty ground, certain that he has breathed his last
breath, when all
> > of a sudden he sees an object sticking out of the ground several yards ahead
of him. He
> > crawls to the object, pulls it out of the ground and discovers what looks to
be an old briefcase.
> > 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 this works... You have three
wishes.'
> > 'I'm not falling for this,' says the cowboy, '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 cowboy thinks about this for a minute and decides that the genie is
right.
> > 'OK! I wish I were along-side a lush spring with plenty of food and drink.'
> > ***POOF*** The cowboy finds himself beside the most beautiful spring he has
ever seen, and
> > he's 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 says, 'I wish that no matter
where I go, beautiful
> > women will want and need me.'
> > ***POOF*** He's turned into a tampon.
> > The moral of the story:
> > If the U.S. government offers to help you, there's going to be a string
attached.