Jun 21, 2010

Prince Charles and the genie

The following is a paraphrased account of Prince Charles and the proverbial genie in a bottle:

Prince Charles was driving around his mother’s estate when he accidentally ran over her favorite Corgi dog.

He got out of his Range Rover wondering what to do when he saw an old lamp on the ground.

He picked up the lamp and a genie appeared and said he would grant one wish.

"Well," said the Prince, "I have all the material things I need, but let me show you this dog."

They walked over to the lifeless remains of the dog. "Do you think you could bring this dog back to life for me?" the Prince asked.

The genie carefully looked at the remains and shook his head. "This body is too far gone for even me to bring it back to life. Is there something else you would like?"

The Prince thought for a minute, reached into his pocket and pulled out two photos. "I was married to this beautiful woman called Diana," said Prince Charles, showing the genie the first photo. "But now I love this woman called Camilla," and he showed the genie the second photo. "You see Camilla isn’t beautiful at all, so do you think you can make Camilla as beautiful as Diana?"

The genie studied the two photographs and after a few minutes said, "Let’s have another look at the dog".