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Careful what you wish for - 3/29/2006 7:25:49 AM

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A man walks into a restaurant with a full-grown ostrich behind him. The waitress asks for their orders. The man says, "A hamburger, fries and a coke," and turns to the ostrich, "What's yours?"

"I'll have the same," says the ostrich.

A short time later the waitress returns with the order.

"That will be $9.40 please," she says and the man reaches into his pocket and pulls out the exact change for payment.

The next day, the man and the ostrich come again and the man says, "A hamburger, fries, and a coke."

The ostrich says, "I'll have the same."

Again the man reaches into his pocket and pays with exact change.

This becomes routine until the two enter again later in the week. "The usual?" asks the waitress.

"No, this is Friday night, so I will have a steak, baked potato, and salad," says the man.

"Same," says the ostrich.

Shortly the waitress brings the order and says, "That will be $32.62." Once again the man pulls the exact change out of his pocket and places it on the table.

The waitress can't hold back her curiosity any longer. "Excuse me, sir.

How do you manage to always come up with the exact change out of your pocket every time?"

"Well," says the man, "several years ago I was cleaning the attic and found an old lamp. When I rubbed it a Genie appeared and offered me two wishes. My first wish was that if I ever had to pay for anything, I would just put my hand in my pocket and the right amount of money would always be there."

"That's brilliant!" says the waitress. "Most people would wish for a million dollars or something, but you'll always be as rich as you want for as long as you live!"

"That's right. Whether it's a gallon of milk or a Rolls Royce, the exact money is always there," says the man.

The waitress asks, "But, sir, what's with the ostrich?"

The man sighs, pauses, and answers, "My second wish was for a tall chick with a big ass and long legs who agrees with everything I say.

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RE: Careful what you wish for - 3/29/2006 6:01:46 PM

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RE: Careful what you wish for - 3/29/2006 6:16:41 PM

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I wish for understanding, on my friends as well as those who have done me wrong....
I wish for understanding for myself, OF myself, as well as the people I meet and know.
I wish for people to get an understanding of the bigger picture.. to see beyond their narrow, selfish, alleyway of life.
I wish for a person that I care very much about, to be cured of their cancer... and live a long and happy life, possibly to get shot by a jealous husband that I don't have...
I wish to learn to fly..... and if we want to get all mystical-wish-ish, I want to be able to do it without the plane... Just me, so I can clouddance.

That "million dollars" thing is nice, and money certainly solves a lot of problems, but it's a tricky one if you aren't careful.
I belive that adage about Power corrupting, because I know what I'd be tempted to do, and there would be times where I'd give in to that temptation.
As a gamer, I know how tricky a Wish spell can be... how it can be twisted....so I can certainly see, like the man with the ostrich, how it can be mangled and go wrong.

(looks thoughtful, and looks down at the box beneath her feet)
/steps down and picks up the box and tucks it under her arm and walks off toward the blogset/

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RE: Careful what you wish for - 3/30/2006 10:17:01 AM

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LOL... well it is an old twist to many tales of Jin's that you need to be carefull of what you wish for. At least he got one of them right. And as for the other, well... I tried ostrich before, tastes good bar-b-qued!

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RE: Careful what you wish for - 3/30/2006 9:02:49 PM

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ya i rubbed a lamp before but all i got was light............ ~drum roll~

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