Being a Genie is not easy — especially if discovered by a female

Let me explain the background of such postings – we have an IIM-B (Indian Institute of Management – Bangalore) Alumni Association, and an IIM-B Yahoo Group for each batch. I belong to the 1985 – 87 Batch of veterans who are all at the prime of their corporate career in several countries around the globe. For the uninitiated, the IIMs are the “ivy league” of Indian Schools which produce global managers, and IITs (the Indian Institutes of Technology) are engineering/applied technology schools which also belong to the ivy league of Indian Schools. These are comparable to the best that the Western world has to offer either in Engineering or Management. The other famous school in India is the pure-science paragon of higher education which is the Indian Institute of Science in Bangalore (IISc). Singaporeans are generally unaware of the higher education and scientific prowess of India, and I won’t be surprised if they too choose to study in India like what some Westerners have already started to do, may be in limited numbers though.

I am reproducing a joke which is circulating in our Yahoo Group (IIM-B 1985 – 87 Batch), courtesty my close friend Shyam Maller who works in the automotive industry in India.

JOKE :

A woman rubbed a bottle and out popped a genie. The amazed woman asked if she got three wishes.

The genie said: “I’m a one-wish-genie. So….what’ll it be ?”

The woman did not hesitate. She said, “I want peace in the Middle East. See this map? I want these countries to stop fighting with each
other and I want all the Arabs to love the Jews and America and vice-versa. It will bring about world peace and harmony.”

The genie looked at the map and exclaimed, “Lady, be reasonable. These countries have been at war for thousands of years. I’m out of shape after being in a bottle for five hundred years. I’m good but not THAT good! I don’t think it can be done. Make another wish and please be
reasonable.”

The woman thought for a minute and said, “Well, I’ve never been able to find the right man. You know – one that’s considerate and fun, likes to cook and help with the house cleaning, is great in bed, and gets along with my family, doesn’t watch sports all the time, and is faithful. That is what I wish for… a good man.”

The genie let out a sigh and said…. “Let me see the f***ing map again!”

COURTESY : Shyam Maller, IIM-B 1985 – 87 Batchmate of mine