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AN OLd man was walking on a footpath when he came across an old lamp. Just for a laugh he rubbed the side of the lamp and, to his surprise, a genie popped out. ‘You are granted one wish,’ said the genie. ‘What is your desire?’ ‘Well,’ replied the man, ‘I would love for my dog to be champion at Crufts.’ ‘Let’s have a look at the dog,’ said the genie, and the man brought out his mangy old mutt with three legs and one ear. ‘Easy!’ said the genie. ‘With one magic word I will transform your ugly old dog into a magnificent animal that will be sure to beat all competition at Crufts.’ ‘No!’ said the old man. ‘I don’t want you to cheat.’ ‘Well, OK,’ said the genie. ‘I will hypnotise the judges at the competition so your old dog will appear to be the best.’ ‘No,’ said the old man. ‘That again would be cheating.’ ‘Well,’ said the genie, ‘if you do not want me to alter your dog or hypnotise the judges, I can’t help you. do you have an alternative wish?’ The man thought for a while and said: ‘Yes, perhaps you could get Parliament to agree a Brexit deal before the October 31 deadline.’ ‘Hmm,’ thought the genie, stroking his long beard, ‘let’s have another look at that dog . . .’