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[โ€“] [email protected] 64 points 1 year ago (5 children)

Nothing. I've read enough Monkey's Paw stories to know this is a bad idea.

[โ€“] [email protected] 37 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[โ€“] [email protected] 8 points 1 year ago

That's still a step up for some people

[โ€“] [email protected] 16 points 1 year ago

We've also got a growing community for these: [email protected]

[โ€“] [email protected] 7 points 1 year ago

You end up with a genie begging you to make a wish every waking moment of your life, ala "three thousand years of longing"

[โ€“] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

Yep, the worst kind of story. "Be careful what you wish for, because you might get fine print."

Main characters: make wish Monkey's Paw: gives wish and something else Main characters: Oh, the problem was me wanting the reasonable thing, not that I trusted a really shady entity in asking for it! Me: May I leave this planet now?

[โ€“] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

Depends if there is a scientist across the street.