# Things to avoid when making magic wishes **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [January 26, 2014, 10:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-to-avoid-when-making-magic-wishes/679784 "2014-01-26T22:08:24Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 11\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Lumpy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lumpy/32/446_2.png) [@Lumpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lumpy)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2014, 10:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-to-avoid-when-making-magic-wishes/679784/1 "2014-01-26T22:08:24Z")
If you wish for the perfect hot fudge sundae, don’t say “and I want crushed nuts”. ---
**Author:** ![Ethilrist](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ethilrist/32/4604_2.png) [@Ethilrist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ethilrist)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2014, 10:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-to-avoid-when-making-magic-wishes/679784/2 "2014-01-26T22:25:35Z")
It’s okay to wish for a car, just not for a really hot one. ---
**Author:** ![SerafinaPekala](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ecae2f/32.png) [@SerafinaPekala](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SerafinaPekala)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2014, 10:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-to-avoid-when-making-magic-wishes/679784/3 "2014-01-26T22:27:25Z")
And dont wish for a [really hot woman](http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2009/03/14/article-1161981-03D2229F000005DC-145_468x336.jpg)either! ---
**Author:** ![Bill\_Door](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/50afbb/32.png) [@Bill\_Door](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bill_Door)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2014, 10:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-to-avoid-when-making-magic-wishes/679784/4 "2014-01-26T22:35:08Z")
In the sequential thread category this came up just before: **Like a Cold, Wet, Squirrel Nose to the Balls** Yeah, that qualifies. ---
**Author:** ![Der\_Trihs](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/der_trihs/32/233_2.png) [@Der\_Trihs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Der_Trihs)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2014, 10:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-to-avoid-when-making-magic-wishes/679784/5 "2014-01-26T22:43:00Z")
> [@SerafinaPekala](#): > > And dont wish for a [really hot woman](http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2009/03/14/article-1161981-03D2229F000005DC-145_468x336.jpg)either! That’s what you get if you’re _lucky._ If you aren’t, you get a _really_ [hot woman](http://images5.fanpop.com/image/photos/25300000/Phoenix-Wallpaper-phoenix-25358892-1680-1050.png). ---
**Author:** ![randompattern](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/7993a0/32.png) [@randompattern](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/randompattern)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2014, 10:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-to-avoid-when-making-magic-wishes/679784/6 "2014-01-26T22:46:25Z")
Never ask a beautiful Genie for a little head. ---
**Author:** ![No\_umlaut\_for\_U](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/ea5d25/32.png) [@No\_umlaut\_for\_U](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/No_umlaut_for_U)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2014, 10:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-to-avoid-when-making-magic-wishes/679784/7 "2014-01-26T22:48:30Z")
Never ask for two big boobs. ---
**Author:** ![Sunspace](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sunspace/32/1250_2.png) [@Sunspace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunspace)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2014, 11:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-to-avoid-when-making-magic-wishes/679784/8 "2014-01-26T23:20:57Z")
> [@Der\_Trihs](#): > > That’s what you get if you’re _lucky._ If you aren’t, you get a _really_ [hot woman](http://images5.fanpop.com/image/photos/25300000/Phoenix-Wallpaper-phoenix-25358892-1680-1050.png). Oh pshaw. [This](https://www.google.ca/search?q=pele+goddess&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&sa=X&ei=MZjlUqSqDOH_2wWbwIDIDw&ved=0CDYQsAQ&biw=1217&bih=783) is a really hot woman. ---
**Author:** ![Clothahump](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/51bf81/32.png) [@Clothahump](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Clothahump)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2014, 12:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-to-avoid-when-making-magic-wishes/679784/9 "2014-01-27T00:00:36Z")
Make sure the genie isn’t hard of hearing when you ask for a 12 inch penis. ---
**Author:** ![Lamia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/8e7dd6/32.png) [@Lamia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lamia)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2014, 12:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-to-avoid-when-making-magic-wishes/679784/10 "2014-01-27T00:05:54Z")
It’s probably prudent to avoid asking for a “buttload” of money or goods. ---
**Author:** ![tracer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tracer/32/20578_2.png) [@tracer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tracer)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2014, 8:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-to-avoid-when-making-magic-wishes/679784/11 "2014-02-15T08:14:36Z")
Don’t sing along to “Oh I wish I were an Oscar Mayer wiener”.