Wish granted?

Post by **Zaia** » 2002-11-21 02:20pm

Have you ever made a wish and had it come true?

You can interpret 'wish' either like the 'magical, upon-a-star' kind of wish, or as a dream or life goal that has come true (the 'I-can-die-now-that-I've-done-blah kind of wish).

I have two and will post them shortly, if this thread doesn't get locked because someone did it before I got here.

EmperorMing · Post by **EmperorMing** » 2002-11-21 02:22pm

Happened to me a few times...

Got *exactly* what I asked for.

Post by **Zaia** » 2002-11-21 02:23pm

EmperorMing wrote:Happened to me a few times...

Got *exactly* what I asked for.

Which was?

David · Post by **David** » 2002-11-21 02:24pm

Wish I may, wish I might,
Get some booty tonight.

Wish granted

Spanky The Dolphin · Post by **Spanky The Dolphin** » 2002-11-21 02:24pm

I don't think so.

But I've never really wished for anything before.

nechronius · Post by **nechronius** » 2002-11-21 02:25pm

There's realistic wishes that are "wished for" based on existing evidence or trends and then there's pipe dreams of the delusional. I try to stick to the former but occasionally amuse myself with the latter.

Post by **Mr Bean** » 2002-11-21 02:29pm

*Closes Eyes

Ok let seee

*Glares at Pen on desk

Hmm nope, No wishs granted latley

Post by **Zaia** » 2002-11-21 02:50pm

*chuckle* Thanks, Bean.

Ok, first one: when I was 7 or 8, I wished I had green eyes. I don't know why, but my blue ones just weren't good enough. Anyway, I was a romantic kid and every night I'd watch for the first star and say the little rhyme "Star light, star bright," etc etc and then wish for green eyes. I did this for over a year (I'm a bit stubborn, btw) and they changed to green.

Makes me sort of wish that I had wished for something a little more..err...important. Or noticable, anyway.

Second one (this one's one of those realistic ones): I'd wanted to go to Australia since I was 12, and I finally went for about 6 months in 2000. That's the first of those things on my life's to-do list that I can scratch off. Makes me feel invincible when I think about how I made that dream come true, because I know so many people who only think about theirs and never make them happen.

Post by **Ghost Rider** » 2002-11-21 02:52pm

Cool.

For me....nope...well sorta glad given the few times I've wished for death...but that's another story.

Spanky The Dolphin · Post by **Spanky The Dolphin** » 2002-11-21 02:53pm

Blue to green eyes?

That sounds kinda weird.

CmdrSweevo · Post by **CmdrSweevo** » 2002-11-21 02:58pm

Zaia wrote:*chuckle* Thanks, Bean.

Ok, first one: when I was 7 or 8, I wished I had green eyes. I don't know why, but my blue ones just weren't good enough. Anyway, I was a romantic kid and every night I'd watch for the first star and say the little rhyme "Star light, star bright," etc etc and then wish for green eyes. I did this for over a year (I'm a bit stubborn, btw) and they changed to green.

That sounds like something Scott Adams talked about in one of his Dilbert books. He used to write on a sheet of paper every day that one day he'd write a world famous comic strip. The idea was that he effected the future with his mind.

nechronius · Post by **nechronius** » 2002-11-21 02:59pm

Spanky The Dolphin wrote:Blue to green eyes?

That sounds kinda weird.

Not everybody on the board claims to be human or admits to the contrary.

Post by **Zaia** » 2002-11-21 03:00pm

Spanky The Dolphin wrote:Blue to green eyes?

That sounds kinda weird.

It totally was weird. Still is, really. Now, when I wear blue clothing, my eyes get a hint of blue to them, but they're normally completely green. It's strange. I'm sure there's some kind of scientific explanation somewhere....? *shrug* Whatev.

Post by **Mr Bean** » 2002-11-21 03:01pm

I try Zaia

Anyway Green eyes might be nice

But nothing Beats LASERSEYES! And Buzzsaw Hands! Bzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz!!!(Guess the refence)

aerius · Post by **aerius** » 2002-11-21 03:44pm

On some days I think to myself "Why are there so many freakin' idiots around? I wish that they'd just freakin' go away and die". Statistically speaking, people die every day, and among the people that die are the idiots that I speak of in my "wish". Thus in a technical sense my wish comes true every day.

Post by **Darth Wong** » 2002-11-21 03:52pm

Wishes can come true if you ask for something reasonable. When I was young, I wished for a soul-mate. I found one. If I had wished for something stupid like global absolute power, then I would still be waiting (either that, or I would be Bill Gates).

Phil Skayhan · Post by **Phil Skayhan** » 2002-11-21 04:36pm

Darth Wong wrote: If I had wished for something stupid like global absolute power, then I would still be waiting (either that, or I would be Bill Gates).

Last night, my roomate and I were watching the old GI Joe cartoon. He asked, "I wonder who Cobra Commander really was?"

I answered, "Bill Gates."

On the subject of wishes: it is just as rational to depend on a wish alone as it is to rely on prayer to make something happen. Which is not me saying that that I haven't made the occasional wish now and again....the lottery jackpot being one.

Post by **Beowulf** » 2002-11-21 04:47pm

Well... I once upon a time I wished I had a girl friend...

Guess what happened...

Post by **Darth Wong** » 2002-11-21 05:00pm

Of course, a wish doesn't actually make itself come true, but I guess it doesn't hurt

Larz · Post by **Larz** » 2002-11-21 05:09pm

Hmm :: glares at person who just pisses me off... person doesn't explode :: no... wishes don't come true...

Admiral Piett · Post by **Admiral Piett** » 2002-11-21 05:23pm

Zaia wrote: It totally was weird. Still is, really. Now, when I wear blue clothing, my eyes get a hint of blue to them, but they're normally completely green. It's strange. I'm sure there's some kind of scientific explanation somewhere....? *shrug* Whatev.

Well,my knowledge of biology is a bit rusted but as far as I know eyes color may change in some cases.Of course it is not very common.
edit
The cause is genetics,in case you were curious.

Post by **Zaia** » 2002-11-21 06:20pm

Darth Wong wrote:Wishes can come true if you ask for something reasonable. When I was young, I wished for a soul-mate. I found one.

Yeah, I'm still waiting for that one to come true. *le sigh*

Larz · Post by **Larz** » 2002-11-21 06:25pm

Admiral Piett wrote:
Zaia wrote: It totally was weird. Still is, really. Now, when I wear blue clothing, my eyes get a hint of blue to them, but they're normally completely green. It's strange. I'm sure there's some kind of scientific explanation somewhere....? *shrug* Whatev.
Well,my knowledge of biology is a bit rusted but as far as I know eyes color may change in some cases.Of course it is not very common.

Its a rare occurance, now I'm going to end up thinking about that until I've thought up of a valid solution.

Well Zaia, hope and patience is all that one can do to service the ends. As for me, I'll just keep on praying that I get a penguin one of these days...

Shinova · Post by **Shinova** » 2002-11-21 06:29pm

A few wishes I've made have failed. A few others have come true. Swings both ways.

Post by **haas mark** » 2002-11-21 08:17pm

I have wished for a lot, one of which will eventually come true, another *hopefully* come true (*nudgenudgeZaia*), and my wish to finally just be away from my family has come true.