# What do you wish? **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [February 25, 2001, 8:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-wish/55810 "2001-02-25T08:07:39Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 16\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![hardygrrl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/a3d4f5/32.png) [@hardygrrl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hardygrrl)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2001, 3:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-wish/55810/61 "2001-06-30T03:01:02Z")
I wish that things work out for me and all those who I love. I want everyone that I care about to be happy,including me. I wish I didn’t fall so hard,so easily. I wish I could be Jeff Hardy’s shower wench. ---
**Author:** ![Creaky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e68b1a/32.png) [@Creaky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Creaky)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2001, 3:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-wish/55810/62 "2001-06-30T03:47:54Z")
I wish that I could eat whatever I wanted and never gain weight. ---
**Author:** ![Mauvaise](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mauvaise/32/11084_2.png) [@Mauvaise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mauvaise)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2001, 4:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-wish/55810/63 "2001-06-30T04:20:58Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Scotticher \* > **I wish my mom were here…I wish she didn’t die and leave me.** I wish that for both of us, Scotti _hug_ ---
**Author:** ![dwyr](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dwyr/32/363_2.png) [@dwyr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dwyr)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2001, 6:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-wish/55810/64 "2001-06-30T06:40:47Z")
I wish I knew why. I wish I knew what I wanted to do. ---
**Author:** ![Whammo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/8dc957/32.png) [@Whammo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whammo)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2001, 7:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-wish/55810/65 "2001-06-30T07:03:29Z")
I wish I was worth something in some way. ---
**Author:** ![The\_Fromesiter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/dec6dc/32.png) [@The\_Fromesiter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Fromesiter)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2001, 9:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-wish/55810/66 "2001-06-30T09:06:39Z")
I wish that Robert Jordan wasn’t destined to bie before the 13th and final book of the WoT series. ---
**Author:** ![White\_Lightning](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/f04885/32.png) [@White\_Lightning](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/White_Lightning)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2001, 2:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-wish/55810/67 "2001-06-30T14:20:12Z")
I wish I was a little bit taller. I wish I was a baller. I wish I had a girl who looked good I would call her. I wish I had a rabbit in a hat with a bat and a '64 Impala. And furthermore, Hey, I wish I had my way 'Cause everyday would be a Friday You could even speed on the highway I would play ghetto games Name my kids ghetto names Little Mookie, big Al, Lorraine. Sorry, I had to. You know, a whole bunch of you making wishes back in Jan-Feb got your wishes granted. Are you grateful? I wish for true love all the time. I also wish that all of you have your wishes come true, and I wish nothing but happiness for all of you and for everyone you meet. ---
**Author:** ![Scotticher](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e9c0ed/32.png) [@Scotticher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scotticher)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2001, 3:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-wish/55810/68 "2001-06-30T15:44:00Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Mauvaise \* > I wish that for both of us, Scotti _hug_ \*\* Thanks, **Mauv** honey. Well, at least we had mothers worth mourning. So many people don’t. And I like to think that they are watching over us, too. We never truly lose someone we love…they live on in our hearts. (((Mauv))) ---
**Author:** ![Zap\_Rowsdower](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/3da27b/32.png) [@Zap\_Rowsdower](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zap_Rowsdower)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2001, 8:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-wish/55810/69 "2001-06-30T20:04:02Z")
I wish I could meet a very special woman who I could love with all my heart and devote my life to making her happy and who would return my feelings. I wish I could make myself study spanish harder. I wish I lived in a society that was logically planned out, where I could walk or ride my bike or use public transportation to get where ever I need to go. Rather than having to waste so much time and money on a car that I don’t want, and not being treated like I was crazy because I don’t want to have one. ---
**Author:** ![Epimetheus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/c4cdca/32.png) [@Epimetheus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Epimetheus)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2001, 9:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-wish/55810/70 "2001-06-30T21:48:45Z")
That I wasn’t so alone. That my mind was more clear and focused. That my memory lasted longer. That I was beautiful. That I was free. That I could fly. ---
**Author:** ![Homer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/df788c/32.png) [@Homer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Homer)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2001, 4:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-wish/55810/71 "2001-07-01T04:10:09Z")
> [@](#): > > i wish i had amomnkey that dances to perat opera music and is a butler and wears a suti. he’ d be my monek ybutler suit dancer. 😃 –Tim ---
**Author:** ![ultrafilter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/3d9bf3/32.png) [@ultrafilter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ultrafilter)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2001, 4:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-wish/55810/72 "2001-07-01T04:24:34Z")
I wish that this wish not be granted. More seriously, though–I wish that I had more friends, that I was happier (or could at least focus on things), that people would be more tolerant and less judgmental, that I had better health, and all that. ---
**Author:** ![Whammo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/8dc957/32.png) [@Whammo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whammo)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2001, 4:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-wish/55810/73 "2001-07-01T04:46:26Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Homer \* > \*\* > > > [@](#): > > > > i wish i had amomnkey that dances to perat opera music and is a butler and wears a suti. he’ d be my monek ybutler suit dancer. > > 😃 > > –Tim \*\* BWAAAHHAAAHHA!!! That is my FAVORITE post EVER made to the SDMB. I will have you know that “Monkey Butler” is now part of my standard english! [comic book guy]Best thread EVER![/comic book guy] Too bad it was closed. ☹ ---
**Author:** ![Fairy\_Princess\_Kitty](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/df705f/32.png) [@Fairy\_Princess\_Kitty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fairy_Princess_Kitty)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2001, 6:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-wish/55810/74 "2001-07-01T06:59:04Z")
I wish that the guy I love, loved me back. I wish for Jess and Rachel to be together, as much as I hate Jess I just want my best friend to be happy. I wish to be able to afford college Kitty ---
**Author:** ![LilCutie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/848f3c/32.png) [@LilCutie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LilCutie)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2001, 7:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-wish/55810/75 "2001-07-01T07:35:17Z")
I would die… -Jenny\* ---
**Author:** ![CheapBastid](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/8baadc/32.png) [@CheapBastid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CheapBastid)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2001, 4:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-wish/55810/76 "2001-07-01T16:31:37Z")
When I was very young I formulated a hypothesis that wishes needed persistence to be granted, and that folks would ‘empty their wish tank’ every time they said things like ‘I wish you would shut up’ or similar useless statements. I began training myself to not say ‘_I wish…_’ instead I would say something like ‘_It would be great if…_’. At the same time I also realized that folks would often waste wishes on foolish things. Watching old Twilight Zone episodes where wishes go wrong - granted and the after effects would be so negative that the wisher would wish the situation to return to the state prior to wish granting etc. With all this thought I formulated the ‘perfect wish’ (at the time). a Great Adventure! As a reader of Mythology, and fantasy/sci-fi I felt that a Great Adventure would be the thing to wish for, so I held onto that wish. Many years passed and in college I caught an episode of “The New Twilnbsp Zone” where a character had a watch that stopped time, and I caught myself before uttering ‘_I wish I had one of thoese_’. In catching myself I realized that I was reverting to an old ‘don’t wish for stuff’ habit and I re-examined my ‘Great Adventure’ wish. I slowly reaized that as an adult I had the freedom to engage in any adventure I wanted and that indeed my life **is** an Great Adventure. With this realization I found that I had room for another wish to store up my ‘Wish Juice’ for. With some contemplation I came up with ‘Perfect Timing’ as the right wish. A few years later I realized that I indeed did have perfect timing. My life now, and who I am now, is a result of my perfect timing. I left the house every day at the perfect thoese to avoid a fatal car accident, and I was in the right place (at the right time) to find my wonderful wife. I’m not sure what to wish for next. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-wish/55810.md?page=3)