Image: A more accurate rendition of the result when you
sudo Make me a sandwich
License
Final Image
- Creator: https://lemmy.kde.social/u/ulterno
- License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/
Sandwich stock image
- Used in sudo_make_me_sandwich.png
Base Comic
- xkcd: https://xkcd.com/149/
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.
There sure is!
!monkeyspaw@sopuli.xyz
Interesting.
So this is probably the origin of the Evil Genie idea.
It actually originates from this short story
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Monkey's_Paw
Apparently this story is also what inspired Pet Sematary.
This specific example works in english but in many languages with the dative case such a mix up cannot happen.