You find a genie. Wonderful genie, think “Miracle Beach” type genie. You find him/her wildly attractive, with personality to boot. You fall head over heels in love. You got three wishes.
If you release the genie, you lose all remaining wishes. Whatever you wish for before you release them remains after they are released. The genie disappers, never to be seen again, after the last wish is made and if not released. You have one week to use your wishes before they become void. No cheating. Aladdin rules apply. What are your wishes?
When I’ve got enough replies, and if no one else says it, I’ll post the solution to this problem.
The first two wishes don’t really matter. They’ll be different for everyone depending on the person and what they want. Money, big house, happiness, eternal life, etc… As long as you save the last wish to free the genie, right? I’m assuming that since it appears that the genie will only disappear if you use all wishes, and DON’T free her/him. So as long as you wish her free with your last wish, all is well, right??
I also assume that since you said you have one week to use your wishes before they become void, that means that as long as you make your wishes within a week, the things you wished for will stay even after this week. So… Make your first two. Mine would probably be something along the lines of “an endless supply of money” and “to be healthy for the rest of my life”. My third wish would release the genie and we would live happily ever after… The End.
This is the best possible answer as far as I am reading the riddle. If I’m missing something, let me know, because I really like riddles, and I’d love to take another stab at this if I’m reading it wrong…
I think one of the wishes would have to be to free the genie, before that, though, you might want to wish the genie in love with you, because nothing about the question implies that he/she already is. Then eternal youth and health for both of you? I don’t know, I’m lousy at these things . . .
My first wish would be to use my other two wishes in such a fashion that would result in [pick one]
the most happiness for all beings that are capable of experiencing happiness. (if I was feeling very generous)
the most happiness for all humans. (screw Fluffy the cat)
the most happiness for all the people i cared about.
the most happiness for me. (if i was feeling really greedy)
However, if I understand the OP correctly, we aren’t supposed to come up with the best wishes, but we are supposed to solve a very specific problem. I presume merely wishing for the genie to be your love-slave would not work because you cannot use a wish to break one of the rules (e.g., more wishes, spend longer than a week deciding on what your wishes should be, etc.).
Using these rules, funneefarmer came up with a good solution. (I’m not sure “freeing the genie” would result in a human being, or some smoke-being who is no longer chained to a bottle.) Some added phrases might be necessary to prevent such things as: the genie/clone not reciprocating your love, the genie/clone being very old or very young, and the genie/clone not being human enough to make your mutual love meaningful.
the ability to heal anyone of anything. Charge $25 a pop and you’d be set for life. It’s a nominal fee which allows you to eat and the like, and not be used/abused by others.
Rational Rain Patterns. More rain for Mississippi!
Be Free Genie! Don’t get caught in anymore bottles.
Omnipotence. Now before you jump on me, I remember at the end of Aladdin, Jafar wished to be (and became) an all-powerful genie. (Of course, he was immediately trapped in a lamp.) I would wish for the same thing, but without the genie part.
Forgive me Homer/Tim, but I don’t see what the “problem” is that needs a “solution.”
As far as I understand: you get two wishes free and clear, and you have the option of freeing the beloved genie with wish #3. If you don’t want to use #3 on the genie, she goes bye-bye but you’ve got three fulfilled wishes. Do it in a week and you’re set.
Is the object to get endless wishes? To get the genie and THREE wishes too? Sorry, I just don’t understand. (I don’t use smilies, but if I did, there would be a frownie right here.)
Usually in a riddle with all sorts of stipulations there’s a final, qualified challenge like “find the heavy ball in three weighs” or “get the fox, chicken and corn across the stream in X number of passes.”
What’s the challenge to your riddle? (A perplexie would go here.)
And, if this is just an opinion poll, what’s the business about you posting “the solution to this problem if no one else says it”?
