Wish Granters Gifts

'I'll grant your next wish as soon as I finish researching my Genie-Ology.'

"Make an attainable wish."

Molecular Biology and Cosmology buildings

"Blow out the candles!" "Make a wish!" "I wish I had my testicles back."

Procrastinator Foumdation: 'We're putting off the decision to fund you for at least another month...'

'If I told you what I wished for, you'd probably slap me.'

"I'm in nonprofit work for the money."

' Get ready to make a wish.'

Storm in a magic lamp.

Stockbroker and Psychotherapist: Money won't make you happy and therapy won't make you rich.

'What can you wish for?!... Oh, I don't know... Infinite wealth, beautiful women throwing themselves at your feet, fame and admiration, perhaps?... But, don't let me influence you.'

'The best grants lie that-a-ways, Ma'am.'

"Our proposal didn't get the grant, but they want us to teach proposal writing."

YOU HAVE A VERY LARGE GENIUS GRANT LINE.

'I don't believe it - if this evidence is correct it'll rock the very foundations of our research grant application.'

Wish upon a star (well it's worth a try).

"Well, we got the grant."

"Congratulations Professor, the committee 'okayed' your grant request."

"I'll match donations when you match my tax payments."

Couple sharing the plastic widget from a pizza box like a chicken's wish bone

'Agreed. We fund only those proposals we can understand.'

'It's a foolproof formula for writing grant applications.'

"I'm sorry, but you'll have to get approval from the offices of Terminology, Evidence, Proof of Demand, Documentation, Measurement and Predictions before I can even think about signing off."

"I'm not going to shoot the messenger, but I'm also not going to renew his grant."

"Lost My Grant - Please Help!"

'Before I grant you your wish you have to fill out an environmental statement.'

"Hello sir? I believe your name is Grant. Would you mind if I ask you a few questions about yourself?"

'I want you stop referring to our grant as 'The Big Dipper.''

"The nonprofit competitive grant season begins

"Dean Williams, the grant committee approved my research grant to determine how many research grants are a waste of government money!"

"When we said to be creative with your grant proposal presentation, this is not what was meant."

"...I want to find out whether there's any truth in the belief that money can't buy happiness."

'Evolution may be a good idea, but how will we FUND it?'

'You broke your wishbone. I'd suggest making a wish.'

Oil explodes from the wishing well.