One morning, Mr. Remmert was cleaning out a stock room when he ran across an odd looking flask. While trying the clean the flask, he rubbed the label with his shirt sleeve. Much to his surprise, a genie jumped out of the flask. The genie granted Mr. Remmert three wishes.
For the first wish, Mr. Remmert asked the genie for retirement with full salary. The genie said that was very reasonable and gave Mr. Remmert his wish.
For the second wish, Mr. Remmert asked the genie for a new boat so that he could cruise the Chesapeake Bay during his retirement. The genie gave Mr. Remmert a set of keys and said the boat is docked at the local marina.
For the third wish, Mr. Remmert asked the genie for a gasoline credit card that could be used to fill the boat with gasoline. The genie gave to Mr. Remmert a credit card and said "good idea."
Just as Mr Remmert was finishing his three wishes, the school principal walked in. Mr. Remmert gave the flask to the principal. The genie gave the principal three wishes also.
Before any wishing started, the principal gave to the genie a card punched with holes to fit a notebook. The card had the school dress code on it. The principal said, "I couldn't help noticing that you are showing skin between your upper chest and mid thighs. Furthermore, that silly turban violates the hat code."
For the first wish, the principal said that the idiot at the Board of Education who gave teachers 40 minutes of planning time each day should be fired. How can a school supervise students if the teachers are planning. The principal said that the time between classes adds up to 30 minutes a day. Teachers could use that time to plan.
The genie said that he would change the policy of giving teachers planning time. The genie was about to say that it might not be a good idea to fire idiots at the board because . . .
The principal interrupted as said, "For may second wish, I want all my meetings to start on time."
The genie was a little puzzled by this wish. So he asked, "Aren't you the principal? Can't you start meetings when you want?" The principal said that the meetings could not start on time because no one was present at the starting time. No one came on time because they knew the meeting wouldn't start on time. It was a viscous cycle.
The genie said "Now I understand. Your wish is granted. At the next meeting, just start talking at the correct starting time. Say anything you want, just make sure its important. Every one will be on time at the second meeting. Now what's your third wish?"
The principal said, "Class is going to start in a few minutes and I don't have a substitute for Mr. Remmert. Cancel his retirement and get him back before class starts."