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Wednesday, March 25, 2009

My fortune cookie message



Oooo! Sounds exciting!

Must go out for Chinese more often if I'm going to get fun fortunes like this one.


A confession: Once, my little sister and I (we were teens, I think) painstakingly removed the fortunes from about a dozen cookies. We used pins to tweezer them out. We typed up new fortunes, folded them and poked them in the cookies. These "new and improved" fortune cookies were for a family get-together at my aunt's. At the last minute, my little sister backed out of going.

Which left me at a dinner party with a bag of fortune cookies bearing rude and inappropriate messages! 

I will never forget the perplexed look on my aunt's face as she questioned in a high, sweet voice, "Where did you get these fortune cookies?"

April Fool's is coming. I may be serving Chinese that night...

And, of course, you can borrow this idea!

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Posted by Barrie

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33 comments:

  1. PJ HooverMarch 25, 2009 at 9:25 AM

    OMG! I LOVE this for a April's Fool thing!

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  2. TabithaMarch 25, 2009 at 9:59 AM

    LOL!!! That's absolutely hilarious!! :) Too bad for your sister for backing out. I'll bet she missed out on some great looks and confused commentary. :)

    And I'm with PJ - this is perfect for April Fools!

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  3. EmilyMarch 25, 2009 at 10:13 AM

    Hahaa great idea!

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  4. LarramieGMarch 25, 2009 at 10:49 AM

    HA, I can only imagine April Fool's Day at your house! *VBG*

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  5. BethMarch 25, 2009 at 11:14 AM

    All I ever get in fortune cookies are sayings such as, “You are a serious, contemplative person.” What kind of fortune is that??? I’m thinking I should change my Chinese take-out place.
    Love your trick – have noted it for future family get-togethers when we order in.

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  6. Kimberly DertingMarch 25, 2009 at 12:02 PM

    That is an awesome idea, Barrie. Thx!!!

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  7. Charles GramlichMarch 25, 2009 at 12:02 PM

    LOL. Replacing the fortune cookie fortunes would be so cool. I've always wanted to write them

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  8. Spy ScribblerMarch 25, 2009 at 12:35 PM

    Oh that would be fun! I once made fortune cookies for a school project, but they ended up soft and floppy, LOL. :-)

    I need some thrilling times, for sure!

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  9. StacyMarch 25, 2009 at 12:51 PM

    Oh, that's a brilliant idea. I love it!

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  10. AnonymousMarch 25, 2009 at 12:53 PM

    It sounds so Sherry Holmes Baldwin. :)

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  11. BarrieMarch 25, 2009 at 12:56 PM

    Oh my gosh, Kathy!! It is so Sherry! I never even thought of that!

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  12. BeeMarch 25, 2009 at 1:59 PM

    You will have to give that memory to Sherry now! (Do you remember any of the rude fortunes?)

    BTW, if you DO experience something thrilling, I hope you will let us know!

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  13. TeresaMarch 25, 2009 at 2:02 PM

    Great idea, Barrie. I'm already plotting...

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  14. Travis ErwinMarch 25, 2009 at 2:07 PM

    What a great idea. I'm so going to do this.

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  15. Keri MikulskiMarch 25, 2009 at 3:55 PM

    Love it!!!!! :)

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  16. PattiMarch 25, 2009 at 3:57 PM

    if i'm not mistaken there is a company that will rpint your messages for the cookies. time saver, eh?!

    "you will blog about this." HA!

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  17. JaneyVMarch 25, 2009 at 4:08 PM

    I would like to know what you said in those fortune cookies!

    They don't do them in English Chinese restaurants (at least I've never seen them) but that is one excellent prank!

    BTW even your choice in fortune cookies shows your exquisite taste. (Yup 11.10pm and I'm still at it!)

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  18. D.A. RiserMarch 25, 2009 at 5:46 PM

    That is totally hilarious, Barrie. Sounds like book material for Sherry!

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  19. Michelle D. ArgyleMarch 25, 2009 at 6:18 PM

    How funny! Sorry you got stuck with those! Great story, though. :) Chinese does sound good.

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  20. SarakasticMarch 25, 2009 at 7:08 PM

    What did the new & improved fortunes say?

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  21. UnknownMarch 25, 2009 at 8:38 PM

    Brilliant idea but I haven't seen fortune cookies in Dubai!!!

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  22. pattinase (abbott)March 26, 2009 at 6:48 AM

    My cookies never predict the future anymore; just give me arcane warnings.

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  23. UnknownMarch 26, 2009 at 7:00 AM

    What a great idea! I would love to know some of the fortunes you put in those cookies. I bet they were hilarious!

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  24. David CranmerMarch 26, 2009 at 7:02 AM

    That's a great story. I always wanted to do that but was too chicken.

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  25. BarrieMarch 26, 2009 at 7:10 AM

    Okay, I don't want to go into toooooo much detail about the fortune cookie messages. Let's just say my mother was not impressed. I remember one thing we did was mention other people at the table. Not by name, though....something like "The person on your right, etc. " And one of us had recently had high school family life, so you can probably take it from there!

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  26. BarrieMarch 26, 2009 at 7:10 AM

    I *think* there was also one along the lines of "Someone at this dinner will win the lottery, but it won't be you."

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  27. TaniaMarch 26, 2009 at 7:57 AM

    To cool! I am SO going to do this.

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  28. Barbara MartinMarch 26, 2009 at 8:47 AM

    Barrie, this was funny! What a mischief maker you were. That never goes away; so what mischief have you done as an adult?

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  29. BarrieMarch 26, 2009 at 10:52 PM

    Barbara!! I am always perfectly behaved. Always! Actually, now that I think of it, I haven't played a good trick on anyone for a while. I knew something was missing from my life...

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  30. BarrieMarch 26, 2009 at 10:53 PM

    Bee: I will absolutely let you know if something thrilling happens. Nothing thrilling has happened today (March 26, 2009 @ 10:52 pm, Pacific Time)

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  31. laughingwolfMarch 28, 2009 at 5:33 AM

    bloody brilliant, barrie :O lol

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  32. Gabriele GoldstoneMarch 28, 2009 at 6:57 AM

    My youngest will be SO impressed - nice drawing, too. Your family must love you.

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  33. AnonymousApril 28, 2009 at 11:38 AM

    Lot of fortune cookies :) at http://needask.blogspot.com/2001/01/my-cookies.html.

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