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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsA Ukrainian patriot finds an old lamp while walking on the shore of the Black Sea.......
He rubs it, and out comes an all-powerful genie that tells him he will be granted any three wishes.
"ANYTHING?" asks the doubtful Ukrainian.
"Anything," confirms the genie.
"Alright, then. For my first wish, I want the Chinese army to invade the Ukraine from the east."
The genie gulps, but says he is bound to honor the three wishes.
"For my second wish," continues the lamp's new master, "I want the Chinese army to invade the Ukraine from the east again."
The genie stares in amazement, but nods in acquiescence.
"My last wish is that the Chinese army invades the Ukraine from the east for a third time," says the man on the beach.
The genie says, "I am obliged to grant you your three wishes, but may I ask you why you would request such a thing?"
The Ukrainian says, "for the Chinese army to arrive on our eastern border three times, they would have to lay waste to Russia three times on the way to getting here."
CaliforniaPeggy
(149,699 posts)TheBlackAdder
(28,211 posts)DFW
(54,436 posts)He just has to specify that the invasion into Ukrainian territory by the Chinese, as opposed to Putin's invasion, ends after the first centimeter.
TheBlackAdder
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How many times have we seem movies where people get what they ask, not realizing they weren't specific enough and had things happen they didn't anticipate?
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