English Original
Warren was sitting alone in his office one night when a Genie popped up out of his ashtray.
"And what will your third wish be?"
Warren looked at the Genie and said, "Huh? How can I be getting a third wish when I haven't had a first or second wish yet?"
"You have had two wishes already," the Genie said, "but your second wish was for me to put everything back the way it was before you made your first wish. Thus, you remember nothing, because everything is the way it was before you made any wishes. You now have one wish left."
"Okay," said Warren, "I don't believe this, but what the heck. I've always wanted to understand women. I'd love to know what's going on inside their heads."
"Sheesh! I wish you'd make up your mind," said the genie as it granted his wish and disappeared forever, "That was your first wish, too!"
中文翻译
一天晚上，沃伦正独自坐在办公室里，一个精灵从他的烟灰缸里冒了出来。
“那么，你的第三个愿望会是什么呢？”
沃伦看着精灵说：“啊？我连第一个和第二个愿望都还没许，怎么会有第三个愿望？”
“你已经许过两个愿望了，”精灵说，“但你的第二个愿望是让我把所有事情都恢复到你许第一个愿望之前的样子。因此，你什么都不记得了，因为一切都和你许任何愿望之前一样。你现在只剩下一个愿望了。”
“好吧，”沃伦说，“我不相信这个，但管他呢。我一直想了解女人。我很想知道她们脑子里在想什么。”
“天哪！我真希望你能拿定主意，”精灵一边实现他的愿望一边永远消失了，“这也是你的第一个愿望！”