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#810; The Evaluation of Wishes

[[The Fisherman is speaking to Woman #1]]
Fisherman: You’re the smartest person I know… what wish should I ask for the one-fifth starhorse?
Woman#1: How about a million misshapen, five-headed dollar bills? So you might end up with regular ones?
Fisherman: Bluh. Good luck getting that to work out the way I want.

[[The Fisherman is speaking to Man]]
Man: If you ask for gold, you get sulfur? Dude, ask for dubnium. You’ll probably end up with scandium, which sells for thirty grand a pound!
Fisherman: Hmmm Suddenly flooding the market with scandium sounds like a great way to get on an FBI watch list

[[The Fisherman is speaking to Woman #2]]
Woman #2: You should ask for the world to be at war. Surely only a fifth of the world being at war would be a gross improvement.
Fisherman: Oh, surely nothing bad could come of asking a magical horsoid with undefinable powers for the entire world to be at war.

[[The Fisherman is speaking to the Horse Head under glass]]
Fisherman: Now look, before we move forward, could you give me the probable results for several potential wishes?
Horse Head: Only if it is your wish that I do so and if it is, I warn you do not trust the answers.

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#810; The Evaluation of Wishes transcribed by in

#810; The Evaluation of Wishes

[[The Fisherman is speaking to Woman #1]]
Fisherman: You’re the smartest person I know… what wish should I ask for the one-fifth starhorse?
Woman#1: How about a million misshapen, five-headed dollar bills? So you might end up with regular ones?
Fisherman: Bluh. Good luck getting that to work out the way I want.

[[The Fisherman is speaking to Man]]
Man: If you ask for gold, you get sulfur? Dude, ask for dubnium. You’ll probably end up with scandium, which sells for thirty grand a pound!
Fisherman: Hmmm Suddenly flooding the market with scandium sounds like a great way to get on an FBI watch list

[[The Fisherman is speaking to Woman #2]]
Woman #2: You should ask for the world to be at war. Surely only a fifth of the world being at war would be a gross improvement.
Fisherman: Oh, surely nothing bad could come of asking a magical horsoid with undefinable powers for the entire world to be at war.

[[The Fisherman is speaking to the Horse Head under glass]]
Fisherman: Now look, before we move forward, could you give me the probable results for several potential wishes?
Horse Head: Only if it is your wish that I do so and if it is, I warn you do not trust the answers.

{header: WONDERMARK.COM}}
{{alt-text: How could you even fence all that scandium?}}

#810; The Evaluation of Wishes transcribed by in

#810; The Evaluation of Wishes

[[The Fisherman is speaking to Woman #1]]
Fisherman: You're the smartest person I know... what wish should I ask for the one-fifth starhorse?
Woman#1: How about a million misshapen, five-headed dollar bills? So you might end up with regular ones?
Fisherman: Bluh. Good luck getting that to work out the way I want.

[[The Fisherman is speaking to Man]]
Man: If you ask for gold, you get sulfur? Dude, ask for dubnium. You'll probably end up with scandium, which sells for thirty grand a pound!
Fisherman: Hmmm Suddenly flooding the market with scandium sounds like a great way to get on an FBI watch list

[[The Fisherman is speaking to Woman #2]]
Woman #2: You should ask for the world to be at war. Surely only a fifth of the world being at war would be a gross improvement.
Fisherman: Oh, surely nothing bad could come of asking a magical horsoid with undefinable powers for the entire world to be at war.

[[The Fisherman is speaking to the Horse Head under glass]]
Fisherman: Now look, before we move forward, could you give me the probable results for several potential wishes?
Horse Head: Only if it is your wish that I do so and if it is, I warn you do not trust the answers.

{header: WONDERMARK.COM}}
{{alt-text: How could you even fence all that scandium?}}

How could you even fence all that scandium?

#810; The Evaluation of Wishes

  — March 14th, 2012

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Part 3 of our tale. Continued from Part 1 / Part 2
Thanks to Marskman Steven L. for the dubnium tip.

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