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- Three_wishes_joke abstract "The three wishes joke is a form of joke in which the protagonist is given three wishes by a supernatural being, and fails to make the best use of them. Common scenarios include releasing a genie from confinement - perhaps finding an old oil lamp and rubbing it; catching and agreeing to release a mermaid or magical fish; or crossing paths with the devil.The protagonist of the joke makes their first two wishes and finds that all is well. Often, the third wish is either misinterpreted, or intentionally granted in an awkwardly literal fashion, and cannot be reversed because it is the final wish, resulting in the punchline of the joke. Alternatively, the wishes are split between three people, with the last person inadvertently or intentionally messing up or undoing the wishes of the others with their wish to form the punchline.An example of the three wishes joke runs as follows:Three men are stranded on a desert island, when a bottle washes up on the shore. When they uncork the bottle, a genie appears and offers three wishes. The first wishes to be taken to Paris. The genie snaps his fingers, and the man suddenly finds himself standing in front of the Eiffel Tower. The second man wishes that he were in Hollywood, and with a snap of the genie's fingers, he finds himself on a Tinseltown movie set. The third man, now alone on the island, looks around and says, "I wish my friends were back."↑".
- Three_wishes_joke wikiPageID "849647".
- Three_wishes_joke wikiPageRevisionID "603996249".
- Three_wishes_joke hasPhotoCollection Three_wishes_joke.
- Three_wishes_joke subject Category:Joke_cycles.
- Three_wishes_joke type Abstraction100002137.
- Three_wishes_joke type Cycle115287830.
- Three_wishes_joke type JokeCycles.
- Three_wishes_joke type Measure100033615.
- Three_wishes_joke type TimeInterval115269513.
- Three_wishes_joke comment "The three wishes joke is a form of joke in which the protagonist is given three wishes by a supernatural being, and fails to make the best use of them. Common scenarios include releasing a genie from confinement - perhaps finding an old oil lamp and rubbing it; catching and agreeing to release a mermaid or magical fish; or crossing paths with the devil.The protagonist of the joke makes their first two wishes and finds that all is well.".
- Three_wishes_joke label "Three wishes joke".
- Three_wishes_joke sameAs m.03gyqm.
- Three_wishes_joke sameAs Q7798023.
- Three_wishes_joke sameAs Q7798023.
- Three_wishes_joke sameAs Three_wishes_joke.
- Three_wishes_joke wasDerivedFrom Three_wishes_joke?oldid=603996249.
- Three_wishes_joke isPrimaryTopicOf Three_wishes_joke.