`sudo Make me a sandwich`

https://lemmy.kde.social/post/1254178

`sudo Make me a sandwich` - KDE Social

> Image: A more accurate rendition of the result when you sudo Make me a sandwich ::: spoiler License ## Final Image - Creator: https://lemmy.kde.social/u/ulterno [https://lemmy.kde.social/u/ulterno] - License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/ [https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/] ## Sandwich stock image - Used in sudo_make_me_sandwich.png - Creator: https://www.goodfon.com/user/zima2018/ [https://www.goodfon.com/user/zima2018/] - License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/ [https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/] ## Base Comic - xkcd: https://xkcd.com/149/ [https://xkcd.com/149/] :::

When the monkeys-paw package is also installed.
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A monkey’s paw is a talisman that grants wishes but the wishes are usually granted in a way not expected by the requester, usually as a punishment for tampering with fate.

Here, the guy requests “make me a sandwich”, the monkey’s paw would grant the wish by literally interpreting the wish.

If you want to see more, there is a subreddit called /r/monkeyspaw. Not sure if there’s a community on Lemmy.

This specific example works in english but in many languages with the dative case such a mix up cannot happen.
Interesting.
So this is probably the origin of the Evil Genie idea.

It actually originates from this short story

en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Monkey's_Paw

Apparently this story is also what inspired Pet Sematary.

The Monkey's Paw - Wikipedia