this post was submitted on 21 Oct 2023
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The Monkey's Paw

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Want to make a wish? Just ask the Monkey’s Paw! No strings attached.*

Just create a post that starts with “I wish ___”. Other users will then grant you the wish, and probably not how you intended.

^(*)^ ^Strings^ ^definitely^ ^attached.^ ^Satisfaction^ ^not^ ^guaranteed.^ ^Wish^ ^will^ ^likely^ ^backfire.^

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This community was originally hosted on lemmy.fmhy.ml, which no longer exists. All former wishes, and their replies, have been transferred to this instance with the tag [MIGRATED].

In each comment, the original poster is included before their reply.

Feel free to interact with these as you would other wishes, especially since the upvotes have been lost in the transfer.

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[–] sramder@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago

Granted. But whenever you try your script on production data, it just posts this message. You try to clarify your intentions but are unable to force your fingers to type out a coherent reply... horrified you watch them move with a will of their own typing out:

Transfer from the former ins...

A finger on the monkey's paw curls inward on itself, you have 3 wishes left.