[Long] A Polish farmer... During WWII a Polish farmer is tilling his field when he finds a lamp. He picks up the lamp and rubs off the dirt when a genie pops out. The genie says ""Thank you for freeing me from my prison. In return I will give you three wishes."" ""Ok"" says the farmer, ""for my first wish I want the Mongols to come to Poland and then turn around and leave."" The genie seems puzzled but grants the wish. The Mongols come to Poland burning and pillaging their way there. Once they arrive they immediately turn and go back burning and pillaging on their way. ""What is you second wish?"" asks the geni ""I wish for the Mongols to come to Poland and then turn around and leave."" The genie get annoyed that the farmer wished for the same thing again, but grants the wish anyways. The Mongols come to Poland burning and pillaging their way there. Once they arrive they immediately turn and go back burning and pillaging on their way back. ""And your third wish?"" ""I wish for the Mongols to come to Poland and then turn around and leave."" Now the genie is mad that the farmer has wasted three wishes, but grants it since he told the farmer he had three wishes. Yet again the Mongols come to Poland burning and pillaging their way there. Once they arrive they immediately turn and go back burning and pillaging on their way back. The genie turns to the farmer and asks ""Why the hell did you want the Mongols to come to Poland three times?"" ""Because, to get to Poland *three* times, they have to go through the Soviet Union *six* times"" Edit: changed it so the time period is more clear