Re: Jokes
(For reference, Ute = University of Utah, Cougar = BYU, and Aggie = Utah State.)
One day a Ute, a Cougar, and an Aggie were walking along the beach of the Great Salt Lake when they found a lamp. They agreed to rub it together, and sure enough, a genie appeared. "This is perfect," the genie said, "You get one wish each. Who's first?"
The Aggie spoke first. "I grew up a farmer in Cache valley. My daddy was a farmer, my grandaddy was a farmer, and all my ancestors have been farmers all the way back to the 1850s when they settled valley. My wish is that the Cache valley will always be fertile and pleasant, so that my kids and their kids and all my descendants can live and farm and be happy there too."
"Done!" the genie said. "Who's next?"
The Cougar spoke next. "I love my school and my community, and I fear that one day they will be corrupted by the evils of the world. So I wish for a great wall of protection around Provo and BYU, to keep out all evil influences."
"Done!" the genie said, turning to the Ute. "And what is your wish?"
"Just a minute," the Ute said. "Tell me about this wall."
"The wall runs all the way around the city and the campus. It's three hundred feet tall, seventy-five feet thick at the base and thirty feet thick at the top. It's made of reinforced concrete and is completely impregnable. There are no entrances or exits. Nothing gets in or out."
"Excellent," the Ute said with a wicked grin. "Fill it with water."