Marian recently reminded me that I needed to come up with a joke for my 2000th post. The last time I had to borrow one from Kim ... I'm really bad at this.

The following is the prologue from a beach book I read last summer, "The Not-So-Perfect Man" by Valerie Frankel.

A woman was walking along a deserted beach when she stumbled upon an old brass lamp. She picked it up and rubbed it. A genie popped out.

The genie said, "I am the genie of the lamp. Make one wish and I will grant it."

The amazed woman asked, "One wish? Don't I get three?"

The genie said, "My magic is so powerful, you only need one."

Unhesitatingly, the woman said, "I want peace in the Middle East." She happened to have a map of the region in her purse. "Look here," she said. "I want these countries to stop fighting with each other now and forever."

The genie looked at the map and said, "But they've been at war for thousands of years. I'm good, but not that good. Make another wish."

The woman thought for a moment and said, "I'd like to meet and marry the perfect man. He should be considerate, fun, gorgeous, warm, affectionate, faithful, drug-free, a social drinker, a nonsmoker, have an interesting, high-paying job, love kids, love to travel, have a big dick and know how to use it, be a good cook and a happy vacuumer, get along with his family but keep them at a healthy distance, look great in jeans, and make me feel like I'm the only woman in the world. That's my wish."

The genie let out a huge sigh and said, "Let me see that map again."

Good one, Ellen! A genie's work is never done. ( Not sure what that smilie has to do with anything, but I love it.)

M

Hee! I really liked that one, Ellen - good job!