[Tommy]

I will confess that over the years I have wished for 1) my team to win and the opponent's team to lose, 2) my candidate to win and the opponent to loose, 3) a hurricane to miss my house and hit someone else instead, and 4) for that one particular jerk to die sooner rather than later. In none of these cases did I have any expectation that my wish was more likely to come true just because I wished it. I don't see what the big deal is about wishing someone ill fortune, as long as you don't go out and make it come true.