# Spell \[that let's you switch bodies\]

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spell-that-lets-you-switch-bodies/773804>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [December 4, 2016, 4:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spell-that-lets-you-switch-bodies/773804 "2016-12-04T04:45:31Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 11\
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**Author:** ![Lewis47](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e274bd/32.png) [@Lewis47](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lewis47)\
**Post date:** [December 4, 2016, 4:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spell-that-lets-you-switch-bodies/773804/1 "2016-12-04T04:45:31Z")

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You find a spell that will allow you to swap bodies with someone.  
What mischief will you get yourself into? 🙂

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**Author:** ![jtur88](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e9c0ed/32.png) [@jtur88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jtur88)\
**Post date:** [December 4, 2016, 5:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spell-that-lets-you-switch-bodies/773804/2 "2016-12-04T05:21:38Z")

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I want to find that G-spot.

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**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\
**Post date:** [December 4, 2016, 11:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spell-that-lets-you-switch-bodies/773804/3 "2016-12-04T11:41:47Z")

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Call me Mr. President-Elect. Not that I want that body.

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**Author:** ![Mangetout](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mangetout/32/19_2.png) [@Mangetout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangetout)\
**Post date:** [December 5, 2016, 7:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spell-that-lets-you-switch-bodies/773804/4 "2016-12-05T07:29:31Z")

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Wait - they get to be me during the swap? I wouldn’t wish that on anyone.

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**Author:** ![Idle\_Thoughts](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/838e76/32.png) [@Idle\_Thoughts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Idle_Thoughts)\
**Post date:** [December 6, 2016, 11:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spell-that-lets-you-switch-bodies/773804/5 "2016-12-06T23:47:07Z")

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I have edited the title to make it more descriptive.

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**Author:** ![CalMeacham](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/calmeacham/32/35_2.png) [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\
**Post date:** [December 7, 2016, 12:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spell-that-lets-you-switch-bodies/773804/6 "2016-12-07T00:29:44Z")

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> [@Idle\_Thoughts](#):
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> I have edited the title to make it more descriptive.

although not grammatically correct…

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**Author:** ![robardin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/43a26b/32.png) [@robardin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/robardin)\
**Post date:** [December 7, 2016, 1:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spell-that-lets-you-switch-bodies/773804/7 "2016-12-07T13:05:54Z")

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> [@CalMeacham](#):
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> although not grammatically correct…

“Spell that, let’s you and I switch bodies!”

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**Author:** ![Gedd](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gedd/32/4938_2.png) [@Gedd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gedd)\
**Post date:** [December 7, 2016, 1:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spell-that-lets-you-switch-bodies/773804/8 "2016-12-07T13:23:06Z")

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Wait, swap bodies forever or as long as I want?

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**Author:** ![racer72](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/racer72/32/3075_2.png) [@racer72](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/racer72)\
**Post date:** [December 7, 2016, 4:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spell-that-lets-you-switch-bodies/773804/9 "2016-12-07T16:07:16Z")

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George Clooney, better go buy some fat boy pants.

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**Author:** ![Zyanthia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/d6d6ee/32.png) [@Zyanthia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zyanthia)\
**Post date:** [December 7, 2016, 4:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spell-that-lets-you-switch-bodies/773804/10 "2016-12-07T16:13:43Z")

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Bill Gates. Just long enough for him give me all his money, then I swap back.

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**Author:** ![jtur88](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e9c0ed/32.png) [@jtur88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jtur88)\
**Post date:** [December 7, 2016, 7:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spell-that-lets-you-switch-bodies/773804/11 "2016-12-07T19:59:53Z")

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When my wife and I had the hypothetical “it would be interesting” talk, she said “I’d be afraid you wouldn’t give mine back”.