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Jesse Jackson is taking an early morning solo walk , north of Navy Pier, on the shores of Lake Michigan, when he notices a strange looking bottle that appears to have washed up on the sand. Picking up the bottle, he brushes off some of the sand that almost totally covered it, which reveals to him a very interesting, and possibly removable top.
With a twist of the top, it comes off, and much to Jesse's surprise, a large puff of smoke emits from the bottle,which turns into what appears to be some sort of genie.

With much excitement and glee the genie, the now released genie says to Jesse, "You have freed me from the bottle !! Since you have done me this great favor, I will grant you ANY one wish that you desire, as I have that power. Think carefully of what you want to be your wish, and I will make it so !!"

Jesse's mind races through many possibilities, but finally makes his decision, and relates to the genie his request.

"Almost all my life, I have tried to be a peacemaker. To me the best thing that I could wish for, would be something to bring more peace to this troubled world. I can think of nothing better in these troubled times, than to wish for peace in the Middle East. Use your powers to grant me that wish.

The genie replies to Jesse: "That is an almost impossible request, would you like to request something else?"

Pulling a crumpled map out of his pant's pocket, Jesse tells the genie as he unfolds it, "It might be obtainable. I have been thinking on it for a long time", and handing the genie his map, he pleads,"Please look at the map and see if you could make it happen !!"

With map in hand the genie starts to ponder Jesse's wish as he tells Jesse,"Well, by looking at this map, there is hardly anywhere to begin.You've got Syria over here who does'nt get along with Jordan, and now that Saddam is gone, Iran is afraid that their people will want to have a non-religious form of gov't also. Saudi Arabia is having trouble also, and poor Kuwait seems to get caught up in a lot of the skirmishes, and Israel is hated by almost all of the countries that surround it, due to the Palestinian dillema.The Middle East turmoil has festered for thousands of years, and will almost surely take
someone with greater powers than mine to resolve it"

As the genie refolds the map, and hands it back to Jesse who dejectedly puts it back in his pocket, he continues. "I am sorry that I cannot grant you your wish for peace in the Middle East. My powers are very great, but I am afraid that that wish is an impossible one for me. Please choose another wish in it's place. I will grant that wish for you."

With his wish for peace in the Middle East rejected, Jesse contemplates his "replacement" wish for the genie. After a few moments, a smile spreads across Jessie's face,which turns to almost total glee as he replies to the genie.

" I have thought of another wish to take it's place . I am from Chicago . The Chicago Cubs have not won a World Series since 1908. It is now going on 2006. My wish is for the Chicago Cubs to win another World Series !!!"

Upon hearing Jessie's new wish, and after contemplating it for a few seconds, the genie gives the answer to Jessie's
request.

"I'll tell you what Jesse,.....let's have another look at that map !!"