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Peter Lasky's avatar

It's a monkey's paw, not a magic lamp.

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Noah Millman's avatar

A monkey's paw actually fulfills the wish, just in an unexpectedly horrible way or with horrible unanticipated consequences. This wish is not going to be fulfilled.

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Peter Lasky's avatar

The parable was always flawed. Monkeys, with opposable thumbs, have hands not paws.

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Barbara Mindel's avatar

Scary all the way around...

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