I used to work at a supermarket during school holidays. There was a time when we were having regular power outs for a few weeks. One day during my morning shift, my friend jokingly said that she wished that the power would cut out again so we could get an early break. Not five minutes later, the power did go out. My friend and I stared at each other, while the shift manager pointed accusingly at my friend and said, “Look at what you’ve done.” 






The classics department at my college decided to host a field trip to the MFA in Boston. On the ride back, the professor for my bus decided to put The Princess Bride in for our movie. She was telling the students on the bus “I expect you all to pay attention and be able to quote this movie word for word!” One of the seniors turned her head and said loudly, “As you wish, Professor!” The entire bus started laughing.





Back in the days a female colleague was constantly complaining about the bad weather. For me, bad weather is good. One day she realized that for days it was always sunny when we were at the office, but nearly immediately switched to rainy when I was about to go home. She thus started blaming me. I said that it wasn’t windy enough for me. Two days later a small tornado hit the harbor 200 feet from my flat. She never stopped believing that my wishes influence the weather.