Let's do this right: If you had a genie...

[Anne Blythe]

So, you're at a Goodwill. I don't know why you're at a Goodwill. Maybe you started reading www.refashionista.net recently and decided to do your own skirts-as-dresses experiment. Maybe you are a furnisher refinisher and reeeeeally want to paint a rando dresser that awesome tropical blue and white chevron pattern you've seen all over Pinterest. Maybe you like the smell of must and desperation. What do I know? All I know is there are sometimes some badass lamps at Goodwill, and so, you are there. 

You walk past a particularly awesome brass urn style and shine it a bit with your sleeve, because that's what you do when you find a cool lamp at a thrift store, and WHOA! GENIE BABY! He looks like a crafty one, so you have to think carefully, and since you don't want to actually buy this lamp (because seriously, it does not go with your midcentury modern style at. all.), you have to do it quickly. No time to take him home and think about it. 

You know the rules: no death, no love, no raising from the dead, and no wishing for other wishes. 

What's it going to be, DWP?

[EloiseWeenie]

1. New car with all the extra crap that I would never need
2. A new house, with no mortgage
3. An awesome body that requires minimal effort to maintain.

[seaward9]

1) win the lottery (so cliche, but I wannnnnnnnt)
2) be finished with school in an instant
3) I'm going to steal Eloise's last one- fit bod and I can still eat all the things. And drink all the beers.

[meatywienert]

World peace. The end.

[joolz]

Meaty, shut your face. Be selfish like the rest of us.

1. Lottery win would be awesome/unknown relative I didn't know or care about leaves me a trust that pays out a million bucks a year.
2. For my dad to go back to how he was before his brain cancer surgery (he is not dead, this is not a Pet Sematary type deal).
3. For my sister to have as many healthy babies as she wants (she had to terminate at 23 weeks last summer and hasn't been able to get pregnant again yet).

[humpty]

Feb 7, 2013 11:34:22 GMT -5 EloiseWeenie said:

1. New car with all the extra crap that I would never need
2. A new house, with no mortgage
3. An awesome body that requires minimal effort to maintain.

I'm cheating, but this is everything I want right now.

[colliebabe]

Can I wish for magical powers? Because if so I would wish for the ability to never have to get ready in the morning ever again. I would just *snap* my fingers and *poof* my hair would be done, makeup done, dressed and ready to go.

[colliebabe]

Also, your post reminded me of this, which I have hanging behind my desk.



I changed the "fuck" to "damn" though.

[capnblueballz]

1. all of the moneys so I can buy all of the things.
2. unlimited supply of breastmilk so I didn't have to worry about what I ate or drank.
3. A super hot body for sure...I've never had one of those! I'm working on it but the genie thing would be sa-weet!

[furburger]

1. Just enough money for me and my immediate family to live comfortably for the rest of our lives without working.
2. A wardrobe that automatically updates itself every season with flattering clothes so I never have to go shopping again.
3. The end of violent crime worldwide.

[Anne Blythe]

1. An unlimited supply of money tied to a simple debit card that will never expire, cannot be lost or stolen, and will never malfunction, in my name, that I can use for any purpose.

2. An unlimited supply of magic body-changing pills that will allow the taker to change their body in any way without any negative side-effects. You know, so I have enough to share with my friends.

3. The ability to transport myself and anyone I am touching to any location without any negative repercussions.

With all my money and disease-fighting drugs (or fat fighting, or hunger fighting, or whatever) and the ability to go wherever I want, *I* will bring about the world peace, y'all.

[mamasaurus]

1. Our house is magically fixed in each and every way, and it will never break again!
2. H's job wants to give him more money to do less work. Huzzah!
3. Mythical healing powers for Babysaurus and any future children I might bear.

[whatisaweekend]

1) An invitation to Hogwarts

2) an amount of money that would mean myself, my immediate family, and good friends would never have to worry about money again.

3) A private practice to just fall in my lap with no effort required to find, pay for, or maintain it. Even with all the money I would still want to work.

[dearprudence]

1. A job that pays me to sit home and eat bon bons (but no requirement as to the amount of bon bons I have to eat.)

2. A house with land and an amazing kitchen, in a desirable neighborhood.

3. Health and happiness for my current child and all future children.

[NandaB]

Feb 7, 2013 12:36:59 GMT -5 meatywienert said:

World peace. The end.

liar

[meatywienert]

Feb 7, 2013 18:17:26 GMT -5 NandaB said:

Feb 7, 2013 12:36:59 GMT -5 meatywienert said:

World peace. The end.

liar

You don't know my lyfe!!11! I have a hard time with questions like this, I really try to be happy with what I have. Of course I would like to have a butt ton of money, but I don't NEED to be ridiculously wealthy. It feels too selfish to want that. Yes, I would love to have a hot body without any work, but I'm sure I would find something else to hate about myself. I just want to be happy. That is my wish. And world peace. I know, I am a douche.

[Anne Blythe]

If you don't play right, Meaty, I will make this genie tell you it has to be a selfish wish. Three selfish wishes. And then what are you gong to do? Hmmmmmmmm?

[capnblueballz]

Feb 7, 2013 20:32:34 GMT -5 Anne Blythe said:

If you don't play right, Meaty, I will make this genie tell you it has to be a selfish wish. Three selfish wishes. And then what are you gong to do? Hmmmmmmmm?

gawd! srsly! I was starting to feel like an asshole with my selfish asshole wishes. I thought I played the game wrong fer a second.

[Turd Ferguson]

Feb 7, 2013 14:44:50 GMT -5 Anne Blythe said:

1. An unlimited supply of money tied to a simple debit card that will never expire, cannot be lost or stolen, and will never malfunction, in my name, that I can use for any purpose.

2. An unlimited supply of magic body-changing pills that will allow the taker to change their body in any way without any negative side-effects. You know, so I have enough to share with my friends.

3. The ability to transport myself and anyone I am touching to any location without any negative repercussions.

With all my money and disease-fighting drugs (or fat fighting, or hunger fighting, or whatever) and the ability to go wherever I want, *I* will bring about the world peace, y'all.

These wishes are fantastic! 

I'm going to change your #3 to...
No more rape or child abuse EVAR.

[meatywienert]

Am I voted off the island?

[Anne Blythe]

Feb 7, 2013 20:58:52 GMT -5 meatywienert said:

Am I voted off the island?

::Sigh:: No. 

If you use your wishes for world peace and no more rape and things, then I can use mine for lotsa money and a hot bod, so you know, I guess it's cool. 

[stever]

1. Get rid of my Mutiple Sclerosis (I know. Deep for a 2nd post on this board)
2. For my kids not to get MS
3. Lots and lots of money

[overture]

1. All kids in the world raised by decent, loving parents (maybe the world peace thing will fix itself?)

2. $5 million each for me and everyone I know (that means you!)

3. A design job that allows me (and my immediate family) to travel the world and build things that help people.

[camelblossom]

to die in my sleep of old age surrounded by loved ones

I'm working on the other two, my computer is dying.

[lcass]

Feb 7, 2013 14:23:04 GMT -5 furburger said:

1. Just enough money for me and my immediate family to live comfortably for the rest of our lives without working.
2. A wardrobe that automatically updates itself every season with flattering clothes so I never have to go shopping again.
3. The end of violent crime worldwide.

I like these, especially 1 and 3 (I don't really care enough about clothes/fashion for 2 to be that important to me, but it would be handy).  I'd probably replace 2 with a wish for all my family to live relatively close to one another, like within the same province, rather than spread out across the entire frickin' world.