From: nisaba@dodo.com.au   
      
   G'dday.   
      
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   > Question: there is a story, I believe from Greek mythology, about a man   
   > (or god?) who had been granted one wish by the Gods - so he chose always   
   > to have the laugh on his side.  Does this ring a bell for anyone?  I can't   
   > remember who the story was about.   
      
   Are you sure it was Greek mythology that the story came from? I'm not   
   familiar with it, which points to it being from other mythologies (or points   
   to early-onset dementia in me).   
      
   It isn't the answer I'd give a generous god, though. If I was granted one   
   wish, it would be that all my future wishes would come true without causing   
   any harm to me or mine. And if it were to be a modern-world money-wish, it   
   would be that my bank account would always have in it $1.00 more than I   
   need. That's greedy enough, I think.   
      
      
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