Be careful what you wish for...

[Volo]

Originally Posted by Hookbill the Goomba

I wish Turin had a sense of humour.

And so he had. Unluckily nobody else had any sense of humour and Turin was hanged.


I wish Gandalf was a lead guitarist of a rock band.

[Volo]

Why doesn't anyone want to grant me my wish

[HerenIstarion]

I wish Gandalf was a lead guitarist of a rock band

You see, your wish is already granted, as Gandalf is already guitarist in a band, and not only but a singer too! Though he keeps his incognito by wearing dark glasses... Next time you see them, look closely at ZZ Top - yup, the guy on the left is Gandalf... beard dyed, o'course...lots of free time on his hands since Sauron's defeat, you see...

I wish exact number of balrogs has been known...

[High King Fingolfin]

Originally posted by HerenIstarion
I wish exact number of balrogs has been known...

Ta-daa! Your wish has been granted. However, the exact number of Balrogs is one of those irritating little pieces of information that causes the universe to explode when it is known to man. So the universe is gone. Not good.

I wish that Glorfindel rode Asfaloth in the movies.

[Volo]

Originally Posted by High King Fingolfin

I wish that Glorfindel rode Asfaloth in the movies.

Granted! Glorfindel proudly rode Asfaloth, but it was still Arwen's role to save Frodo. Of course without a horse Arwen couldn't get away from the Nazgul. Sauron got his precious ring and Middle-Earth was once again doomed.

I wish Hamfast Gamgee was a Balrog.

[Hookbill the Goomba]

Originally Posted by Volo

I wish Hamfast Gamgee was a Balrog.

Granted. However, he ends up moving house to next door to you and he eats all your food and bricks.

I wish Mushrooms were as plentiful as grass blades in the Shire.

[Volo]

Originally Posted by Hookbill the Goomba

I wish Mushrooms were as plentiful as grass blades in the Shire.

They were! But everybody got so sick and tired of mushrooms that hobbits started eating twigs, that turned them into a big glowing mass that fell right down through Arda, into the 74:th dimension.

My toe wishes that she would be reborn as Aragorn.