corrupt-a-wish

Granted, but it has been replaced by pure anguish during a vivisection at the hands of a sadistic doctor on Pay-Per-View.

I wish I was not so long-winded and tedious in my diction.
 
Granted, though as he died at the hands of the aforementioned doctor, he won't be able to flake on anything.

I wish I could play the markets more effectively.
 
God grants you your wish but can't tell what the fuck you're saying, so your dams burst and you are killed in the flood.

I wish no one would ever assign another local history project.