Why do genies only allow for three wishes?

Three is a good, sound story-telling number. Beginning, middle, end= 3. Breakfast, lunch, dinner = 3. Gold, Silver and Bronze Olympic medals = 3. Christ was visited by the 3 Magi. There were 3 Musketeers (and 3 Stooges). According to popular superstition, ill-fortunes come in groups of 3. read more

Three wishes as was said previously is a good choice as it pertains to a story. Also three could be seen as a mystical or religious number as well. Christianity places importance on the Father, Son and Divine Spirit. However, wishes are not the only means in which a Genie can serve. read more

If that were also closed by the genie community, and assuming one wish wasn't wasted in asking for more genies, my three wishes would be: Increase the world average intelligence. As in, the average human should have, by the current scale of measuring, 140 IQ. read more