A joke about a difficult problem...
A man in his 60s was working with a metal detector in an isolated park in San Diego. He comes upon a vase, and rubs it. Out comes a genie who says, "I've been in there for centuries, so I got to go and catch up...you get one wish only.."
The man says, that is easy...please build me a highway from San Diego to Honolulu...Gene says.."got to check that one out with the other genies and see if that can be done...back in a moment.."
Gene comes back in a short time, and says..."I held a conference and got up to speed on highways and such...It cannot be done, 2500 miles of concrete, steel, rest stops, gas stations.. etc..not possible..What do you want one anyway..? Why don't you fly there?"
The man says, "I get air sickness when I am on a plane for 5 minutes and I get sea sick on a boat for 5 minutes..that is why..
...I have always wanted to see Honolulu before I die...."
Genie says..impossible..you get another wish....
The man says..Ok, if you cannot build the highway..I must explain..My first wife will not talk to me, and neither will my three daughters by that wife...My second wife will also not talk to me, and neither will my daughter, but my son will..I keep trying but nothing works..So now, my third wife is talking about divorce...My wish is, "Could you please tell me in a single short sentence, how I can understand women?
I would appreicate that more than anything..Thank you...
Genie bows his head very knowingly after thinking about it for a while and says..." I really understand this very clearly. Yes indeed ..clearly...."
"Now, about that highway, two lanes or four"?