Oh, that’s why

I went to the wishing well and dumped all my money in.

The wishing well said, “Oh my God! You must have a big wish.”

I said, “No. I just felt like doing it.”

The wishing well said, “But it doesn’t work that way. You give me money. You tell me what you want. I do my best to make sure it happens.”

I said, “Just use the money for other people’s wishes then.”

The wishing well said, “But then I’d have to explain to people that they don’t need to pay anything because their wishes have been comped.”

I said, “That’s not my problem.”

The wishing well said, “And now it’s mine!!”

I said, “I wish you’d just drop this.”

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