If you had 3 wishes...
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Shock Trooper
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written Wednesday, September 7 2005 18:54
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If you were given three wishes, what would they be? They don't have to involve money or being an almighty god. Ex: I wish my grandmother were still alive, getting a Hummer for Christmas, and that I could go back in time and erase Hurricane Katrina from existence. These are just random examples and not mine, by the way. -------------------- "Truly, if there is evil in this world, it lies in the heart of mankind." -Edward D. Morrison Posts: 220 | Registered: Monday, July 11 2005 07:00 |
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Guardian
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written Wednesday, September 7 2005 19:00
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I would wish for an infinite amount of wishes. Actually, I'd wish for Universal Prosperity, as in all problems that should be solved would simply be solved. That would be at the top of my wish list. If not that, I would wish for ultimate knowledge and ultimate wisdom. With those I wouldn't need money or power or anything like that. AND I would be able to lend a helping hand in Universal Prosperity. [ Wednesday, September 07, 2005 19:01: Message edited by: Zephyr Tempest ] -------------------- *Blue screen error* NONEXISTANT WINDOWS ERROR Windows detects no current errors, so Windows has decided to screw around with the files until one occurs. If you never rise against your oppressor, then you've already lost. -Zephyr Tempest, your personal entertainer Posts: 1779 | Registered: Monday, December 9 2002 08:00 |
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Master
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written Wednesday, September 7 2005 20:27
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Knowledge, wisdom, and three wishes each for everybody else. -------------------- Polaris - Weather balloons, ninjas, and your big daddy Wise Man. What more could you want? Undead Theories - Don't Ask, Don't Tell Posts: 3323 | Registered: Thursday, April 25 2002 07:00 |
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Guardian
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written Wednesday, September 7 2005 20:30
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quote:Not a good idea. A vicious killer with three wishes? That would be quite horrible. I admit that I didn't think of wishing for three wishes for everyone else. Three wishes for all who deserve would be much better. [ Wednesday, September 07, 2005 20:44: Message edited by: Zephyr Tempest ] -------------------- *Blue screen error* NONEXISTANT WINDOWS ERROR Windows detects no current errors, so Windows has decided to screw around with the files until one occurs. If you never rise against your oppressor, then you've already lost. -Zephyr Tempest, your personal entertainer Posts: 1779 | Registered: Monday, December 9 2002 08:00 |
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Law Bringer
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written Wednesday, September 7 2005 22:30
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Omniscience, the strength to maintain my sanity in spite of this, and the ability to do magic. After that, it wouldn't be that hard to abolish warfare and poverty without any extra wishes. Also, wishing for two wishes is as sensible as trying to buy two apples by paying with one apple. Who'd accept that kind of deal? -------------------- The Encyclopaedia Ermariana <-- Now a Wiki! "Polaris leers down from the black vault, winking hideously like an insane watching eye which strives to convey some strange message, yet recalls nothing save that it once had a message to convey." --- HP Lovecraft. "Really, Spiderweb is just a big, steaming pool of estrogen." --- Robin Posts: 8752 | Registered: Wednesday, May 14 2003 07:00 |
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Shaper
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written Wednesday, September 7 2005 23:08
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Since I am practically perfect in every way, I need not these wishes. However, should the opportunity arise, I should like to be able to turn invisible, to avoid having to do stupid market research questions. On the way to school today, I got stopped twice! -------------------- Everybody knows, but nobody understands. Thus endeth this post. Posts: 2864 | Registered: Monday, September 8 2003 07:00 |
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Law Bringer
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written Wednesday, September 7 2005 23:24
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You know you can just move along and ignore them, right? It's not like they have a right to ask you endless annoying questions... :P -------------------- The Encyclopaedia Ermariana <-- Now a Wiki! "Polaris leers down from the black vault, winking hideously like an insane watching eye which strives to convey some strange message, yet recalls nothing save that it once had a message to convey." --- HP Lovecraft. "Really, Spiderweb is just a big, steaming pool of estrogen." --- Robin Posts: 8752 | Registered: Wednesday, May 14 2003 07:00 |
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...b10010b...
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written Wednesday, September 7 2005 23:39
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quote:An interesting epistemological question I recently stumbled across: Suppose you are omniscient. This means you have knowledge of every fact. Knowledge is generally defined as a justified true belief -- that is, a belief based on some kind of solid evidence rather than merely a guess. Now, if you are omniscient, you must know that you are omniscient, since this is a fact. This means you have a justified true belief that you are omniscient. What kind of justification can there be for the belief that there's absolutely nothing you don't know? -------------------- My BoE Page Bandwagons are fun! Roots Hunted! Posts: 9973 | Registered: Saturday, March 30 2002 08:00 |
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Lifecrafter
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written Wednesday, September 7 2005 23:53
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I think invisibility would have to be one of my my wishs. Imagine all the possibilitys. Also invincibility. And possibly super human strength. But the problem with that is you could end up being to powerful and break things/people without intending to. Posts: 776 | Registered: Friday, July 4 2003 07:00 |
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Infiltrator
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written Thursday, September 8 2005 00:34
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I'd wish for wisdom for myself, wisdom for others and the ability to fly. -------------------- Somebody PLEASE turn the heat on. Posts: 617 | Registered: Tuesday, April 13 2004 07:00 |
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Law Bringer
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written Thursday, September 8 2005 00:46
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quote:That's one of the reasons I would use the second wish on sufficient mental strength to keep my sanity. :P Also, millions of people believe there is nothing they don't know, and they can cope, right? [ Thursday, September 08, 2005 00:46: Message edited by: Arancaytar ] -------------------- The Encyclopaedia Ermariana <-- Now a Wiki! "Polaris leers down from the black vault, winking hideously like an insane watching eye which strives to convey some strange message, yet recalls nothing save that it once had a message to convey." --- HP Lovecraft. "Really, Spiderweb is just a big, steaming pool of estrogen." --- Robin Posts: 8752 | Registered: Wednesday, May 14 2003 07:00 |
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By Committee
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written Thursday, September 8 2005 03:47
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I would go with Aran's set up, except I'd probably reverse the first two (so I don't go insane before I have the chance to wish for sanity), and I'd defer the third for a while until I had a chance to consult my newly omniscient mind to figure out what I really should be wishing for. :) Posts: 2242 | Registered: Saturday, April 10 2004 07:00 |
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Lifecrafter
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written Thursday, September 8 2005 04:17
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I'd wish that SUV's were never invented and never would be, I'd wish to be infinitely good at every psychic skill reported to exist, and I'd wish that my watch could grant an infinite number of wishes to anybody, but only if they wear it. -------------------- "We can learn a lot from crayons. Some are short, some are dull, some are sharp, some are tall. Some have funny names and they are all different colors, but they all learn to live in the same box." "Happy is the man that has wisdom and gets discernment. For having wisdom as gain is better than having silver as gain and having wisdom as produce is better than gold itself" Proverbs 3:14-3:15 The horrible part about life is, you'll never get out of it alive. Currently boycotting: AngelFire, GameFAQ's Everybody should go to this site at least once. Posts: 818 | Registered: Tuesday, July 9 2002 07:00 |
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Law Bringer
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written Thursday, September 8 2005 04:30
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quote:I was assuming they'd be all granted simultaneously. Your way is as unlikely to work, because nobody with a shred of sanity would wish for omniscience. :P quote:I'd steal your watch using my omniscience. Somehow. :) -------------------- The Encyclopaedia Ermariana <-- Now a Wiki! "Polaris leers down from the black vault, winking hideously like an insane watching eye which strives to convey some strange message, yet recalls nothing save that it once had a message to convey." --- HP Lovecraft. "Really, Spiderweb is just a big, steaming pool of estrogen." --- Robin Posts: 8752 | Registered: Wednesday, May 14 2003 07:00 |
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Shake Before Using
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written Thursday, September 8 2005 04:44
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quote:Once you received the wisdom for yourself, you'd be wise enough to realize that you should have just wished for wisdom for everyone instead of blowing two wishes on it. Posts: 3234 | Registered: Thursday, October 4 2001 07:00 |
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Lifecrafter
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written Thursday, September 8 2005 04:53
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I would just use one of my infinite wishes to make it unstealable. -------------------- "We can learn a lot from crayons. Some are short, some are dull, some are sharp, some are tall. Some have funny names and they are all different colors, but they all learn to live in the same box." "Happy is the man that has wisdom and gets discernment. For having wisdom as gain is better than having silver as gain and having wisdom as produce is better than gold itself" Proverbs 3:14-3:15 The horrible part about life is, you'll never get out of it alive. Currently boycotting: AngelFire, GameFAQ's Everybody should go to this site at least once. Posts: 818 | Registered: Tuesday, July 9 2002 07:00 |
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Master
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written Thursday, September 8 2005 05:05
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I would wish for a living grandmother, having all SW games (except Geneforge 1, 2 and 3) and I'd like to have my own chickenfarm (as described somewhere on the "My how where we can't get up" topic). -------------------- Thralni's almighty Avernum pages: My webpage, containing scenario's and graphics made by me (And maybe someday the homepage of the almighty chicken gods). Click here for more information on Olga's fortune teller kiosk Olga's fortune teller kiosk has been temporarily closed down, but you can contact the prophet with a PM - Was signed by the prophet of the almighty chicken gods, gods of everything that is a chicken. Posts: 3029 | Registered: Saturday, June 18 2005 07:00 |
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Law Bringer
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written Thursday, September 8 2005 05:20
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quote:I'd use one of my wishes to make it stealable, and watch the universe explode in mutual contradiction. :P -------------------- The Encyclopaedia Ermariana <-- Now a Wiki! "Polaris leers down from the black vault, winking hideously like an insane watching eye which strives to convey some strange message, yet recalls nothing save that it once had a message to convey." --- HP Lovecraft. "Really, Spiderweb is just a big, steaming pool of estrogen." --- Robin Posts: 8752 | Registered: Wednesday, May 14 2003 07:00 |
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Skip to My Lou
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written Thursday, September 8 2005 05:26
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1. To have psionic ability including, as I practice and experiment with it, the potential to have the full range of psionic abilities that I can conceive and, again through usage, the ability to increase my own psionic energy with no upper limit on the amount I can have. 2. The potential for omniscience with similar conditions to above. 3. The potential for omnipotence with similar conditions to above. Thus I have everything I want and manage to maintain some sense of accomplishment. -------------------- Take the Personality Test! INTJ 100% 75% 100% 44% Huzzah for the Masterminds! www.Keirsey.com for personality information. The Sloganizer! "Swing your Archmage Alex." Deep down, you wish you were a stick figure. Posts: 1629 | Registered: Wednesday, October 3 2001 07:00 |
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Law Bringer
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written Thursday, September 8 2005 05:55
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quote:I am apparently coerced by the post which you made above to wantonly waste one of my most precious three wishes on being able to understand excessively elongated and obfuscatingly convoluted sentence structures. -------------------- The Encyclopaedia Ermariana <-- Now a Wiki! "Polaris leers down from the black vault, winking hideously like an insane watching eye which strives to convey some strange message, yet recalls nothing save that it once had a message to convey." --- HP Lovecraft. "Really, Spiderweb is just a big, steaming pool of estrogen." --- Robin Posts: 8752 | Registered: Wednesday, May 14 2003 07:00 |
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Skip to My Lou
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written Thursday, September 8 2005 06:58
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I think you just wanted an excuse to use the word "obfuscatingly". -------------------- Take the Personality Test! INTJ 100% 75% 100% 44% Huzzah for the Masterminds! www.Keirsey.com for personality information. The Sloganizer! "Swing your Archmage Alex." Deep down, you wish you were a stick figure. Posts: 1629 | Registered: Wednesday, October 3 2001 07:00 |
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Shaper
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written Thursday, September 8 2005 07:56
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1. Wisdom. 2. Contentment. 3. The ability to heal anyone/everyone through touch. [ Thursday, September 08, 2005 08:33: Message edited by: Sunset ] -------------------- Nena Posts: 2032 | Registered: Wednesday, January 26 2005 08:00 |
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Law Bringer
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written Thursday, September 8 2005 08:21
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World peace, world prosperity, world happiness, and a sandwich. No, that's four. Okay, ditch world happiness. Hm. That doesn't include an endless supply of skribbane, either. Or a new rifle. I guess peace and prosperity have to go as well. —Alorael, who is very sorry. But, well, personal needs come first. Posts: 14579 | Registered: Saturday, December 1 2001 08:00 |
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Nuke and Pave
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written Thursday, September 8 2005 08:41
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quote:A free guide to stealing an unstealable watch, using only 3 magic wishes: 1. I wish that nobody else would be able to use magic wishes, or any other form of magic to perform any action that would have a direct or indirect effect on me. 2. I wish that Eldibs' watch would become indestructible and unalterable by anybody other than me. 3. I wish to alter Eldibs' watch to make it grant wishes to me, instead of the wearer. :P [ Thursday, September 08, 2005 08:42: Message edited by: Zeviz ] -------------------- Be careful with a word, as you would with a sword, For it too has the power to kill. However well placed word, unlike a well placed sword, Can also have the power to heal. Posts: 2649 | Registered: Wednesday, October 3 2001 07:00 |
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Warrior
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written Thursday, September 8 2005 08:52
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If i had 3 wishes i'd wish some one else would wish my wishes... -------------------- Everyone likes chickens, that's why we don't have them in stock. Please visit my non-existing webpage for more insignificent info. Posts: 150 | Registered: Saturday, August 20 2005 07:00 |
