# Can you defeat the evil genie? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [December 21, 2022, 2:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-defeat-the-evil-genie/976903 "2022-12-21T14:02:02Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 45
**Author:** ![Dr.Winston\_OBoogie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dr.winston_oboogie/32/2945_2.png) [@Dr.Winston\_OBoogie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr.Winston_OBoogie)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2022, 6:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-defeat-the-evil-genie/976903/45 "2022-12-21T18:48:09Z")
Kinda reminds me of this thread game: > [@The Devil Asks: What do you wish for?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-devil-asks-what-do-you-wish-for/931024): > > The Devil offers to grant you a single wish, and in exchange you forfeit your eternal soul (standard fare for a deal with the Devil). Of course, the boon granted always comes with a catch. In this thread game, your posts should consist of two parts: A cruel, Monkey’s Paw-esque twist to the above wish One wish of your own We’ll start the game with the wish made by Johnny Blaze in the opening to Ghost Rider (2007): I wish my father would recover from his cancer. And here’s a response base… --- _[View the full topic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-defeat-the-evil-genie/976903)._