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Bleu Ninja: /* Real-World References */ Italicize movie titles. Add context.

2024-06-03T19:53:21Z

Real-World References: Italicize movie titles. Add context.

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	===Real-World References===		===Real-World References===
-	*The message reading "Make a little guy out of a paper clip" may be a reference to ~~Clippy~~, ~~one of the [[Wikipedia:~~Office Assistant\|~~office assistants]] on [[Wikipedia:~~Microsoft Office~~\|Microsoft Office]]~~.	+	*The message reading "Make a little guy out of a paper clip" may be a reference to Clippit, an "{{w\|Office Assistant}}" integrated into {{w\|Microsoft Office}} from 1997 to 2004 that resembled a paper clip with googly eyes.
-	*"Pay no attention to the man in the parentheses" is a reference to [[The Wizard of Oz]].	+	*"Pay no attention to the man in the parentheses" is a reference to "Pay no attention to that man behind the curtain!" from ''[[The Wizard of Oz]]''.
-	*~~[[Wikipedia:William Howard Taft~~\|William Howard Taft]] was the 27th [[president]] of the United States of America.	+	*{{w\|William Howard Taft}} was the 27th [[president]] of the United States of America.
-	*The fortune reading "Have a good time, all the time" is a ~~reference to "~~[[Spinal Tap\|This Is Spinal Tap]]".	+	*The fortune reading "Have a good time, all the time" is a quote from ''[[Spinal Tap\|This Is Spinal Tap]]'', offered by a character when asked for a philosophy he lives by.

	===Fast Forward===		===Fast Forward===

The Knights Who Say Ni: explaining the joke

2023-02-08T01:51:35Z

explaining the joke

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	*[[Wikipedia:William Howard Taft\|William Howard Taft]] was the 27th [[president]] of the United States of America.		*[[Wikipedia:William Howard Taft\|William Howard Taft]] was the 27th [[president]] of the United States of America.
	*The fortune reading "Have a good time, all the time" is a reference to "[[Spinal Tap\|This Is Spinal Tap]]".		*The fortune reading "Have a good time, all the time" is a reference to "[[Spinal Tap\|This Is Spinal Tap]]".
-	*The fortune about "briefly" discussing underwear is a pun about briefs, a type of underwear.

	===Fast Forward===		===Fast Forward===

Abelhawk: /* Real-World References */

2023-02-07T20:20:54Z

Real-World References

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	*[[Wikipedia:William Howard Taft\|William Howard Taft]] was the 27th [[president]] of the United States of America.		*[[Wikipedia:William Howard Taft\|William Howard Taft]] was the 27th [[president]] of the United States of America.
	*The fortune reading "Have a good time, all the time" is a reference to "[[Spinal Tap\|This Is Spinal Tap]]".		*The fortune reading "Have a good time, all the time" is a reference to "[[Spinal Tap\|This Is Spinal Tap]]".
		+	*The fortune about "briefly" discussing underwear is a pun about briefs, a type of underwear.

	===Fast Forward===		===Fast Forward===

DEIDATVM: remove second person, add more detail to this one fact, add weird dream fast-forward

2023-02-03T12:32:24Z

remove second person, add more detail to this one fact, add weird dream fast-forward

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	[[Image:fortunecookies.PNG\|thumb\|Seek your destiny!]]		[[Image:fortunecookies.PNG\|thumb\|Seek your destiny!]]

-	A fun little "game" that gives ~~you~~ a new fortune every ~~time you~~ click on a fortune cookie. It used to be in the [[Museum]], but it was moved to the [[Handheld Games Menu]] when the [[Scrolling Shooter Games Menu\|game menu]] was remodeled.	+	A fun little "game" that gives a new fortune for every click of a fortune cookie. It used to be in the [[Museum]], but it was moved to the [[Handheld Games Menu]] when the [[Scrolling Shooter Games Menu\|game menu]] was remodeled.

	'''Date:''' October 29, 2000, or earlier		'''Date:''' October 29, 2000, or earlier
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	*All of the slips of paper read "You are very ugly indeed" (or, possibly, "You very dead") and "You are not as good as most people" before they are completely unraveled.		*All of the slips of paper read "You are very ugly indeed" (or, possibly, "You very dead") and "You are not as good as most people" before they are completely unraveled.
	**Due to this, when "yellow text is hard to read" comes up, it's black until it's completely unfolded.		**Due to this, when "yellow text is hard to read" comes up, it's black until it's completely unfolded.
-	*~~When it asks~~ "Will you go with me?", ~~you can check~~ off ~~either answer~~, but nothing ~~happens~~.	+	*In the "Will you go with me?" fortune, hovering over the box checks it off, while clicking moves it down, but the boxes otherwise do nothing.
	*There are 61 possible fortunes in all, with:		*There are 61 possible fortunes in all, with:
	**21 for the first cookie.		**21 for the first cookie.
	**20 for the second cookie.		**20 for the second cookie.
	**20 for the third cookie.		**20 for the third cookie.
-	*Clicking on www.thoraxcorp.com when it displays ~~takes you~~ to the website, meaning [[Thorax Corporation\|Thorax Corporation LLC,,.]] can be accessed from the main site purely through using the mouse.	+	*Clicking on www.thoraxcorp.com when it displays leads to the website, meaning [[Thorax Corporation\|Thorax Corporation LLC,,.]] can be accessed from the main site purely through using the mouse.

	===Inside References===		===Inside References===
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	===Fast Forward===		===Fast Forward===
		+	*[[Strong Bad]] makes a similar underwear-related quip prefaced by the word "briefly" in [[weird dream]].
	*Similar fortune cookies are used in Easter eggs for the [[Strong Bad Email]]s [[long pants]] and [[unnatural]].		*Similar fortune cookies are used in Easter eggs for the [[Strong Bad Email]]s [[long pants]] and [[unnatural]].
	*The game is referenced in the bonus cartoon [[Why Come Only One Girl?]] on the [[Everything Else, Volume 2\|Everything Else, Volume 2 DVD]].		*The game is referenced in the bonus cartoon [[Why Come Only One Girl?]] on the [[Everything Else, Volume 2\|Everything Else, Volume 2 DVD]].

108.20.202.71 at 03:37, 23 March 2021

2021-03-23T03:37:00Z

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	**20 for the second cookie.		**20 for the second cookie.
	**20 for the third cookie.		**20 for the third cookie.
		+	*Clicking on www.thoraxcorp.com when it displays takes you to the website, meaning [[Thorax Corporation\|Thorax Corporation LLC,,.]] can be accessed from the main site purely through using the mouse.

	===Inside References===		===Inside References===

Gfdgsgxgzgdrc: /* External Links */ nextlinks

2021-02-17T00:31:10Z

External Links: nextlinks

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	== External Links ==		== External Links ==
-	*[[HR:fortune~~.html~~\|~~play "Fortune Cookies"]]~~	+	{{nextlinks\|fortune\|old=fortune\|action=play}}
-	*[[HR:fortune~~.swf~~\|~~view the Flash file for "Fortune Cookies"]]~~	+
	{{missinginfo\|release date}}		{{missinginfo\|release date}}
	{{OldFlashStuff}}		{{OldFlashStuff}}
-	[[Category: Games]]	+	[[Category:Games]]

The Cheatbot: switch to auto nav template

2021-02-02T01:13:44Z

switch to auto nav template

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-	{{~~gamenav\|Old Game~~\|fortune~~\|Dancin' Bubs\|Hairstyle Runner~~}}	+	{{aoldgamenav\|fortune}}

	[[Image:fortunecookies.PNG\|thumb\|Seek your destiny!]]		[[Image:fortunecookies.PNG\|thumb\|Seek your destiny!]]

Lira: I think what you're identifying is "Brothers Chaps humor". I doubt either character was directly inspired by this game.

2020-02-06T23:29:06Z

I think what you're identifying is "Brothers Chaps humor". I doubt either character was directly inspired by this game.

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	*The game is referenced in the bonus cartoon [[Why Come Only One Girl?]] on the [[Everything Else, Volume 2\|Everything Else, Volume 2 DVD]].		*The game is referenced in the bonus cartoon [[Why Come Only One Girl?]] on the [[Everything Else, Volume 2\|Everything Else, Volume 2 DVD]].
	*The slogan "This good cause is good...'cause!" in [[Pistols for Pandas]] echoes one of the fortunes: "You will fight for a just cause, just 'cause."		*The slogan "This good cause is good...'cause!" in [[Pistols for Pandas]] echoes one of the fortunes: "You will fight for a just cause, just 'cause."
-	*The strange and cryptic speech patterns seen in the cookies are echoed by the [[Drive Thru Whale]] and, in some cases, [[Homsar]] as well.

	== External Links ==		== External Links ==

76.79.214.130: /* Fast Forward */

2020-02-06T22:38:30Z

Fast Forward

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	*The game is referenced in the bonus cartoon [[Why Come Only One Girl?]] on the [[Everything Else, Volume 2\|Everything Else, Volume 2 DVD]].		*The game is referenced in the bonus cartoon [[Why Come Only One Girl?]] on the [[Everything Else, Volume 2\|Everything Else, Volume 2 DVD]].
	*The slogan "This good cause is good...'cause!" in [[Pistols for Pandas]] echoes one of the fortunes: "You will fight for a just cause, just 'cause."		*The slogan "This good cause is good...'cause!" in [[Pistols for Pandas]] echoes one of the fortunes: "You will fight for a just cause, just 'cause."
		+	*The strange and cryptic speech patterns seen in the cookies are echoed by the [[Drive Thru Whale]] and, in some cases, [[Homsar]] as well.

	== External Links ==		== External Links ==

The Knights Who Say Ni: /* Real-World References */ internal link'd

2017-01-17T17:39:15Z

Real-World References: internal link'd

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	===Real-World References===		===Real-World References===
	*The message reading "Make a little guy out of a paper clip" may be a reference to Clippy, one of the [[Wikipedia:Office Assistant\|office assistants]] on [[Wikipedia:Microsoft Office\|Microsoft Office]].		*The message reading "Make a little guy out of a paper clip" may be a reference to Clippy, one of the [[Wikipedia:Office Assistant\|office assistants]] on [[Wikipedia:Microsoft Office\|Microsoft Office]].
-	*"Pay no attention to the man in the parentheses" is a reference to ''[[~~IMDB:tt0032138\|~~The Wizard of Oz]]''.	+	*"Pay no attention to the man in the parentheses" is a reference to [[The Wizard of Oz]].
	*[[Wikipedia:William Howard Taft\|William Howard Taft]] was the 27th [[president]] of the United States of America.		*[[Wikipedia:William Howard Taft\|William Howard Taft]] was the 27th [[president]] of the United States of America.
	*The fortune reading "Have a good time, all the time" is a reference to "[[Spinal Tap\|This Is Spinal Tap]]".		*The fortune reading "Have a good time, all the time" is a reference to "[[Spinal Tap\|This Is Spinal Tap]]".