"I shall grant you three wishes- but keep in mind that anything you wish for, your mother-in-law will get the same, two-fold."
The man thinks. "OK. For my first wish, I'd like to have a villa with an ocean view."
The genie says "OK, but your mother-in-law will have two."
"That's fine," the man replies. "For my second wish, I'd like to have $20 million."
"Granted, but your mother-in-law will have $40 million."
The man nods.
"And your final wish?" the genie asks.
"For my final wish," the man begins, "I want you to scare me half to death."
The man thinks. "OK. For my first wish, I'd like to have a villa with an ocean view."
The genie says "OK, but your mother-in-law will have two."
"That's fine," the man replies. "For my second wish, I'd like to have $20 million."
"Granted, but your mother-in-law will have $40 million."
The man nods.
"And your final wish?" the genie asks.
"For my final wish," the man begins, "I want you to scare me half to death."