Guy walks into a bar and asks the Bartender for a pint of Guinness which the Bartender duly starts to pour.
The customer looks a bit down so the Bartender starts a conversation by asking the customer what is in the oddly shaped holdall he has on the floor.
The customer replies, “That is a piano player who is EXACTLY ONE-FOOT tall, and his miniature baby grand piano.”
The Bartender says, “NO! You are kidding me!”
The customer responds by saying that it is true and he puts the miniature baby grand piano and the EXACTLY ONE-FOOT tall piano player on the bar and a concert of Chopin and Schubert duly ensues.
The Bartender says, “That is amazing, I’ve never seen anything like that in my life. May I ask what that other strange object is in your holdall?”
The customer replies, “That, my friend, is a magic lantern.”
The Bartender says, “You are kidding me!”
The customer asks his EXACTLY ONE-FOOT tall piano player to stop playing whilst they continue the conversation.
The customer then continues his conversation with the Bartender by saying, “No, it is true, it is a magic lantern which if you rub with a cloth, a Genie duly appears and grants ONE wish and ONE wish only.” He then continues by telling the Bartender that in actual fact he may as well be the new owner of the magic lantern as he has had his ONE wish so the magic lantern is of no further use.
So; the customer hands over the magic lantern to the Bartender but says, “BE WARNED, the Genie is hard of hearing so be very careful how you ask for your wish as you get ONE wish and ONE wish only.”
The Bartender replies by asking the customer, “What makes you think the Genie is hard of hearing?”
To which the customer replies, “Well my friend, if you had ONE wish and ONE wish only, would you wish for a twelve inch pianist?”