“Phenomenal cosmic powers!” But NOT the “Itty bitty living space.”
Backfired, apparently.
I scored a spot in the company luxury box at the Bruins game last night and I bought one (1) bottle – bottle, not six-pack – of Sam Adams for $10.50.
or ten more genies?
I guess you never saw The Twilight Zone episode A Nice Place To Visit where the criminal dies and seemingly goes to heaven. Every time he plays a game or places a bet he wins. He always has a lot of money, etc. etc.
I’d give my wish to Skald.
You’ll just find new ways of screwing up. And people will hate you because you’ll keep on spoiling movies.
No, I wouldn’t.
No, Hollywood would love me because I could suggest just the right movies, and actors and directors to use in them to make them big hits.
I would wish for my children to live long, happy and healthy lives that outlast mine.
I’d heal my brother’s spine.
My first thought was that I’d ask for my sister’s multiple sclerosis to vanish overnight. Looking at everyone else’s answers, I guess it would make more sense to cure every MS patient, or cure every long-term disease. But it really was the first thing I thought of, and if a genie really did offer me one wish, I’d ask for that before even giving myself a chance to think of a wish with more wide-ranging results. I don’t know if that’s selfish, but there you have it.
My wish would be modest (so it hopefully wouldn’t backfire) but is very heartfelt: I want my IBS-C and the horrible crippling pain to go away immediately and never return. This is posted while being curled up in a small ball on the bed trying to keep from crying again today from the pain. 
Perpetual optimum health and fitness resulting in biological immortality.
To go into space: just a few weeks to the ISS, maybe.
Tried to think of some altruistic ‘save the world’ wish, but doggone it, even with the best intentions and the ‘non-backfiring’ assist, each scenario I thought of comes with huge inescapable downsides.
So I want to be able to Time Travel.
I would wish for every person to absorb only the amount of calories they needed from their food no matter how much they ate.
20 million dollars. I don’t care if its selfish I won’t have to work and my kids will be taken care of for life.
Assuming that the genie is offering a personal wish rather than a universal one (eg world peace or end to world hunger, which screws up human free will), I’d wish to always be in the right place, at the right time, doing the right thing, and recognize it.
If the genie thinks that that is four wishes, instead of one, I’d that I always knew what was the right thing to do in all circumstances. I guess that figuring out how to do it, or willing to do it, would be up to me.
But maybe in the process you will learn the secret to curing multiple sclerosis, and can start treating other people.
Oh, I’d like to go back to freshman year, too, with my current knowledge and confidence and avoid the more egregious mistakes I made. Sure, I’d make different ones, and perhaps have less fun…but I’d do so much better in life!