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Norbert

(7,304 posts)
Sat Aug 23, 2025, 08:54 AM Aug 23

Joke

We could use one. Saw this on Facebook.

A man walks into a bar.

Sitting on the bar is this old antique looking oil lamp.

What's this? the man queries to the barkeep.

"I dunno", answered the barman. "I guess the last person sitting there must have left it."

The man turns to the lamp, looking at it, and noticed a couple of spots on it. He picks it up and tries to polish the spots off with his shirt sleeve and then poof...

A cloud of smoke emits from the lamp then a genie appears.

Like all genies his opening line is, "I will grant you three wishes."

After recovering from his surprise, he thinks for a few minutes, then says, "Turn Greg Abbott into a woman, 8-months pregnant, confined to a small house with no AC or electricity and not a working refrigerator because the Texas power grid is failing in 104-degree heat."

The genie turned to the man with a wry smile and says, "This one is on me."










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Joke (Original Post) Norbert Aug 23 OP
LOL 😆 Emile Aug 23 #1
I'll have another, thank you very much BoRaGard Aug 23 #2
Perfect malaise Aug 23 #3
Reminds me of a Twilight Zone episode about a vicious bill collector who is made to live the sort of life his tblue37 Aug 23 #4
Ooo do you know its name?nt jfz9580m Aug 23 #5
No, sorry. tblue37 Aug 23 #8
Is it this one? chowder66 Aug 23 #11
No. tblue37 Aug 23 #13
This message was self-deleted by its author FeatherFox Aug 23 #17
Very good. twodogsbarking Aug 23 #6
More please. wordstroken Aug 23 #7
Excellent joke! This one will be shared. Martin68 Aug 23 #9
It will indeed. soldierant Aug 23 #15
Love this. Timeflyer Aug 23 #10
K & R - and thanks for the chuckle FakeNoose Aug 23 #12
Yay!!!! maspaha Aug 23 #14
I wish this were real....nt Figarosmom Aug 23 #16

tblue37

(66,802 posts)
4. Reminds me of a Twilight Zone episode about a vicious bill collector who is made to live the sort of life his
Sat Aug 23, 2025, 09:51 AM
Aug 23

targets have to live.

Response to tblue37 (Reply #4)

soldierant

(8,889 posts)
15. It will indeed.
Sat Aug 23, 2025, 04:31 PM
Aug 23

In order to fit it into the format I use, I had to do this - everyone feel free to use.

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