A man was walking along the beach and found a bottle. He looked around and
didn't see anyone so he opened it. A genie appeared and thanked the man
for letting him out.
The genie said, "For your kindness I will grant you one wish, but only one."
The man thought for a minute and said, "I have always wanted to go to
Hawaii but have never been able to because I'm afraid of flying and ships
make me claustrophobic and ill. So I wish for a road to be built from here
to Hawaii."
The genie thought for a minute and said, "No, I don't think I can do that.
Just think of all the work involved: the pilings needed to hold up the
highway, how deep they would have to be to reach the bottom of the ocean.
Think of all the pavement that would be needed. No, that is just too much
to ask."
The man thought for a minute and then told the genie, "There is one other
thing that I have always wanted. I would like to be able to understand
women. What makes them laugh and cry, why are they're temperamental, why
they're so difficult to get along with? Basically, what makes them tick?"
The genie considered for a few minutes and said, "So, do you want two
lanes or four?"