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Related to [[Be Careful What You Wish For]]. Also see [[Mundane Utility]] and [[Misapplied Phlebotinum]].

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== [[Anime]] and [[Manga]] ==

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== [[Literature]] ==

* ''[[Discworld]]'':

* From ''[[~~Discworld/The Last Hero|~~The Last Hero]]'', when the gods of the Disc are granting requests to the heroes for preventing the destruction of the world, Rincewind asks for a blue balloon (to replace one he had lost when he was six). He also speaks on behalf of the Librarian and asks for three thousand file cards, a new stamp, five gallons of ink, and a ''red'' balloon.

** From ''[[The Last Hero]]'', when the gods of the Disc are granting requests to the heroes for preventing the destruction of the world, Rincewind asks for a blue balloon (to replace one he had lost when he was six). He also speaks on behalf of the Librarian and asks for three thousand file cards, a new stamp, five gallons of ink, and a ''red'' balloon.

** It's a running joke in the City Watch books that, at the very end, whatever else the Watch may or may not be granted from Vetinari, a new dartboard is always on the list.

** In ''[[~~Discworld/~~Night Watch|Night Watch]]'' the People's Republic of Treacle Mine Road is talking about what they hope to accomplish, and Vimes says a hard boiled egg. He says that while he's pretty sure that tomorrow there isn't going to be a great deal of Truth, Justice, Moderately Priced Love, and so on around, he might just get the egg. It ends up being smashed before he can eat it.

** In ''[[Night Watch (Discworld)|Night Watch]]'' the People's Republic of Treacle Mine Road is talking about what they hope to accomplish, and Vimes says a hard boiled egg. He says that while he's pretty sure that tomorrow there isn't going to be a great deal of Truth, Justice, Moderately Priced Love, and so on around, he might just get the egg. It ends up being smashed before he can eat it.

* Used in ''[[The Dresden Files|Small Favor]]'', when Harry Dresden calls in the favor owed to him by the Summer Court of Faerie - and asks for a doughnut. {{spoiler|The point is, however, is ''whom'' he asks that of, namely, the [[Implacable Man]] [[Mage Killer]] after his head, and ''when''--namely, a few seconds before said killer rips him to shreds and a few minutes until the bounty on Harry officially expires.}}

** It's revealed in the next book that this little maneuver has made Harry famous among the fey.

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