Once upon a time, in a land far, far away (California), there was a man who was exceedingly good, honest and upright. He was so much so that it came to the attention of God. So God came down and said unto him "As you have been so upright in a land of so much sin, I shall grant you one wish."
The man thought about it and said "I have always wanted to go to Australia but I don't like flying and get seasick on a millpond. Could you build a bridge between California and Australia please?"
God said unto the man "Do you know what you are asking? There are massive design and construction problems with tides, hurricanes, shipping, continental drift, etc., etc., etc. Is there something else you would like instead?"
Once again the man thought about it, and then said "Could you give me the ability to understand women?"
God then said unto the man "Would you like the bridge to be two lanes or four?"