The Rich Guy! "Watch what you wish for...."

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It was a beautiful spring morning, no clouds to seen anywhere in that "paint-brush" blue sky. A heartwarming glow kind of danced down the street, bouncing off the parked cars and the few trees that were it's perpetual residents. Murphy the bartender, had taken a break from cleaning up inside the pub to poke his head out of the door for a breath of fresh air; the lingering stench of beer and whiskey along with a big helping of tobacco smoke, made any other air seem twice as fresh... Murphy sighed as he took in the scenery and began to wonder, momentarily, about what his life would be like if he had gone on to college and got himself a "high paying career" as an architect, like his folks wanted him to do... he put such thoughts out of his head and made his mind stay in the present. Even with the pub's lively crowd, the aspects of bar life can become truly boring and routine, leaving a guy wondering about stuff that he should best avoid giving attention to... That's why Murphy threw himself fully into the task of cleaning the bar, putting the barstools back in their proper places and washing the endless rows of dirty glasses left behind by the previous night's thirsty revelers. Getting set up for the brunch crowd, Murphy made everything sparkle as much as he could in this dark but comforting place... he was musing about how busy the pub would get- when the door opened and a stranger walked in... "Oh great", thought Murphy to himself. He had wanted a few more minutes alone but here was a customer, so he sent himself into "work mode". The customer was a well dressed, thinly built man. The Rolex Oyster Date watch marked him as a man of means (and possibly the source of a nice big tip) who silently commands world class service. Murphy noticed that the customer's hand shook slightly as he removed a cigarette from a gold holder (real classy,this one) and asked for a light... Murphy sprang into action using his best "Certainly,Sir!" and proceeded to strike a match and touch it to the man's smoke. He then asked the man if he would like a drink and the man nodded a nervous "yes" and pointed to a $200.00 bottle of Scotch whisky that was on the top shelf. The man indicated that he wanted the whole bottle and a glass. Murphy obliged and gave him one of his best chrystal tumblers and put a small silver bucket of icewater next to it... The man started to nervously look all around the bar and over his shoulders at the doorway. Murphy himself became unnerved by this and he was about to ask the man what was bothering him- when out of nowhere, an ugly gnome appears and runs down the length of the bar, picks up the bucket of ice water and dumps the whole thing on the man, extingushing his cigarette and soaking the man's fine clothing! Then the gnome grabs the bottle of Scotch and guzzles down every drop and after that, he slaps the man across the face, snatches the Rolex from his wrist and disappears in a cloud of smoke! "Jeez!", "What the hell was that?" said Murphy, who was clearly in a state of fright from the incident. The man shook his head sadly and began to explain: "Once I was a homeless beach bum... "All I did everyday was walk the beach wishing for something good to happen for me...and then one day I spotted this old fashioned oil lamp. I was thinking I could shine it up and sell it for a few bucks but the moment I began to rub it, a Genie popped out!"You have three wishes!" said the Genie, "and you'd better make 'em count!" The man said that he was frightened by the Genie but his hunger took over and made him speak..."For my first wish, I asked the Genie for endless fine clothing and jewelery, the best from head to toe!" "The Genie said "Your wish is my command!" and suddenly I had all this great stuff!" "For my second wish, I asked the Genie for endless money and wealth so that I'll never be broke again!" "The Genie said "Your wish is my command!" and money filled my pockets! When I put my hand inside and checked them there was also a bank statement that said I was worth millions and getting richer all the time!" "Wow!" "For my third wish, I was dazzled and started musing out loud, "Well, I've always wanted a 15 inch prick!" "The Genie said your wish is my command!" and well, you know the rest...