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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.
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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.
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'''Date:''' October 29, 2000, or earlier
'''Page Title:''' Homestar Runner Fortune Cookies
'''Page Title:''' Homestar Runner Fortune Cookies
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== List of Fortunes ==
== List of Fortunes ==
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*Little things add up to a little bit.
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=== Left cookie ===
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*Try a little levitation.
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*Maybe try and be a little funnier.
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*Start a little fire. A little one!
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*From now on, give only high-fives.
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*Hey, it worked for Taft.
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*Briefly, let's discuss your underwear.
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*You will spot a food store with your name. You aren't related.
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*Switching soaps cold turkey will give you a rash.
*Switching soaps cold turkey will give you a rash.
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*Brush up on knock-knock jokes. They're on their way back.
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*Start a little fire. A little one!
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*Have a good time, all the time.
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*Your friends wonder if they met you now, would they still like you?
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*Ask me about super-dooper savings.
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*"They" say "you" are "stupid." Whatever that means.
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*Your primary goal will be washing up.
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*Lighten your load by doing less work.
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*Length x width = height. No wait. I mean area.
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*Park in a secret place where no one can find you.
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*Ugliness is next to you. Scooch on over.
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*Girls shouldn't casually wear ball caps.
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*You will tire of your mayonnaise and it will grow tired of you.
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*Homonyms will give you trouble at a social function.
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*Wait by the phone. See if it rings.
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*You will fight for a just cause, just 'cause.
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*You've got something between your teeth. Something green.
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*Make a little guy out of a paperclip.
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*Clumsiness will bring about a change of pants.
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*An authority figure will look at you through X-ray specs.
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*Make it great. Next time don't be late.
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*Why not try some moldy bread. You might not vomit.
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*Pay no attention to the man in [[Wiktionary:Parentheses|parentheses]].
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*Things are about to get a whole lot flimsier.
*Things are about to get a whole lot flimsier.
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*The backwards alphabet is just as important as the frontwards one.
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*Hey, it worked for Taft.
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*Start adding sugar to coke. That's why they put it on the table.
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*A true friend will tell you how stupid that shirt looks.
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*From now on, give only high-fives.
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*It's not lazy if it's hilarious.
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*Start putting stamps on all your emails.
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*Greatness can be measured in arguments won.
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*Tell your boss to quit. Then take their job.
*Tell your boss to quit. Then take their job.
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*Buy me a sandwich.
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*Start putting stamps on all your emails.
*There are some dishes under your bed that you should just throw away.
*There are some dishes under your bed that you should just throw away.
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*It's not lazy if it's hilarious.
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*Buy me a sandwich.
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*Laugh your way out of a tense bathroom situation.
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*You will tire of your mayonnaise and it will grow tired of you.
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*Girls shouldn't casually wear ball caps.
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*The backwards alphabet is just as important as the frontwards one.
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*A pillow fort simply cannot last.
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*Greatness can be measured in arguments won.
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*A true friend will tell you how stupid that shirt looks.
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*Brush up on knock-knock jokes. They're on their way back.
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*Start adding sugar to [[Coca-Cola|coke]]. That's why they put it on the table.
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*A life of luxury will end in buxury.
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=== Middle cookie ===
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*Gimme a dollar.
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*Length x width = height. No wait. I mean area.
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*Make it great. Next time don't be late.
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*You've got something between your teeth. Something green.
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*Ask me about super-dooper savings.
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*Wait by the phone. See if it rings.
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*It's not mean if it's hilarious.
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*Ugliness is next to you. Scooch on over.
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*Have a good time, all the time.
*Stop listening to country music.
*Stop listening to country music.
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*The truth is, banana peels just aren't that slippery.
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*Make a little guy out of a paperclip.
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*You will avoid laundry altogether and buy more socks.  
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*Park in a secret place where no one can find you.
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*Your primary goal will be washing up.
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*You will spot a food store with your name. You aren't related.
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*An authority figure will look at you through X-Ray specs.
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*You will fight for a just cause, just 'cause.
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*Clumsiness will bring about a change of pants.
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*Your friends wonder if they met you now, would they still like you?
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*Homonyms will give you trouble at a social function.
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*You will avoid laundry altogether and buy more socks.
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=== Right cookie ===
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*[[Thorax:|www.thoraxcorp.com]]
*Don't skip school... skip class.
*Don't skip school... skip class.
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*<font color="yellow">Yellow text is hard to read.</font>
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*It's not illegal if it's hilarious.
*Remember that time you lied to your mom?
*Remember that time you lied to your mom?
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*Begin saying 'toot' backwards. No one will ever know.
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*Briefly, let's discuss your underwear.
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*It's not illegal if it's hilarious.
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*A pillow fort simply cannot last.
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*The likelihood is great that you will bring home some bacon.
*The likelihood is great that you will bring home some bacon.
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*Gimme a dollar.
 
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*Stop picking at it.
 
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*It's not mean if it's hilarious.
 
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*Will you go with me? Yes [ ]  No [ ]
 
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*Treat others as if they treated you first.
 
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*Don't wait for a reason to give up, just stop trying.
 
*Your potential is full, empty it out. It's starting to stink.
*Your potential is full, empty it out. It's starting to stink.
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*Laugh your way out of a tense bathroom situation.
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*Don't wait for a reason to give up, just stop trying.
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*[http://www.thoraxcorp.com www.thoraxcorp.com]
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*Will you go with me?<br>&emsp;Yes <span style="border: 1px solid black">&emsp;</span>&emsp;&ensp;&emsp;No <span style="border: 1px solid black">&emsp;</span>
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*Maybe try and be a little funnier.
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*Why not try some moldy bread. You might not vomit.
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*A life of luxury will end in buxury.
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*Little things add up to a little bit.
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*You suck so much, you don't suck.
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*"They" say "you" are "stupid." Whatever that means.
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*Treat others as if they treated you first.
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*Lighten your load by doing less work.
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*Pay no attention to the man in the parentheses.
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*Begin saying 'toot' backwards. No one will ever know.
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*Try a little levitation.
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*<span style="color: #FF0">Yellow text is hard to read.</span>
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*The truth is, banana peels just aren't that slippery.
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*Stop picking at it.
== Fun Facts ==
== Fun Facts ==
===Trivia===
===Trivia===
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[[Image:You very dead..png|thumb|right|You very dead.]]
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[[Image:You very dead..png|thumb|You very dead.]]
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[[Image:Youarenotasgoodasmostpeople.png|thumb|right|You are not as good as most people.]]
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[[Image:Youarenotasgoodasmostpeople.png|thumb|You are not as good as most people.]]
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*Similar fortune cookies are used in an Easter egg for the [[Strong Bad Email]] "[[long pants]]".
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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.
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*The slips of paper say "You are very ''[illegible]'' indeed" (or, possibly, "You very dead") and "You are not as good as most people" before they are completely unraveled.
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**Due to this, when "yellow text is hard to read" comes up, it's black until it's completely unfolded.
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*When it asks "Will you go out with me?", you can check off either answer, but nothing happens.
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*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.
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*There are 61 possible fortunes in all, with:
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**21 for the first cookie.
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**20 for the second cookie.
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**20 for the third cookie.
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*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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*The fortune cookie that reads www.thoraxcorp.com is an obvious reference to the [[Thorax Corporation]].
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*The message "www.thoraxcorp.com" is the URL of the [[Thorax Corporation]] website.
===Real-World References===
===Real-World References===
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*The one about the paper clip may be a reference to [[Wikipedia:Clippy|Clippy]], one of the [[Wikipedia:Office Assistant|office assistants]] on [[Wikipedia:Microsoft Office|Microsoft Office]].
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*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.
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*"Pay no attention to the man in parentheses" is a reference to ''[[IMDB:tt0032138|The Wizard of Oz]]''.
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*"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]]''.
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*[[Wikipedia:William Howard Taft|William Howard Taft]] was the 27th president of the United States of America.
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*{{w|William Howard Taft}} was the 27th [[president]] of the United States of America.
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*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.
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===Fast Forward===
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*[[Strong Bad]] makes a similar underwear-related quip prefaced by the word "briefly" in [[weird dream]].
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*Similar fortune cookies are used in Easter eggs for the [[Strong Bad Email]]s [[long pants]] and [[unnatural]].
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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]].
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*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."
== External Links ==
== External Links ==
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*[[HR:fortune.html|play Fortune Cookies]]
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*[[HR:fortune.swf|view the Flash file for Fortune Cookies]]
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Current revision as of 19:53, 3 June 2024

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Seek your destiny!

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 game menu was remodeled.

Date: October 29, 2000, or earlier

Page Title: Homestar Runner Fortune Cookies

Contents

[edit] List of Fortunes

[edit] Left cookie

  • Maybe try and be a little funnier.
  • From now on, give only high-fives.
  • Switching soaps cold turkey will give you a rash.
  • Start a little fire. A little one!
  • Things are about to get a whole lot flimsier.
  • Hey, it worked for Taft.
  • Tell your boss to quit. Then take their job.
  • Start putting stamps on all your emails.
  • There are some dishes under your bed that you should just throw away.
  • It's not lazy if it's hilarious.
  • Buy me a sandwich.
  • Laugh your way out of a tense bathroom situation.
  • You will tire of your mayonnaise and it will grow tired of you.
  • Girls shouldn't casually wear ball caps.
  • The backwards alphabet is just as important as the frontwards one.
  • A pillow fort simply cannot last.
  • Greatness can be measured in arguments won.
  • A true friend will tell you how stupid that shirt looks.
  • Brush up on knock-knock jokes. They're on their way back.
  • Start adding sugar to coke. That's why they put it on the table.
  • A life of luxury will end in buxury.

[edit] Middle cookie

  • Gimme a dollar.
  • Length x width = height. No wait. I mean area.
  • Make it great. Next time don't be late.
  • You've got something between your teeth. Something green.
  • Ask me about super-dooper savings.
  • Wait by the phone. See if it rings.
  • It's not mean if it's hilarious.
  • Ugliness is next to you. Scooch on over.
  • Have a good time, all the time.
  • Stop listening to country music.
  • Make a little guy out of a paperclip.
  • Park in a secret place where no one can find you.
  • Your primary goal will be washing up.
  • You will spot a food store with your name. You aren't related.
  • An authority figure will look at you through X-Ray specs.
  • You will fight for a just cause, just 'cause.
  • Clumsiness will bring about a change of pants.
  • Your friends wonder if they met you now, would they still like you?
  • Homonyms will give you trouble at a social function.
  • You will avoid laundry altogether and buy more socks.

[edit] Right cookie

  • www.thoraxcorp.com
  • Don't skip school... skip class.
  • It's not illegal if it's hilarious.
  • Remember that time you lied to your mom?
  • Briefly, let's discuss your underwear.
  • The likelihood is great that you will bring home some bacon.
  • Your potential is full, empty it out. It's starting to stink.
  • Don't wait for a reason to give up, just stop trying.
  • Will you go with me?
     Yes     No  
  • Why not try some moldy bread. You might not vomit.
  • Little things add up to a little bit.
  • "They" say "you" are "stupid." Whatever that means.
  • Treat others as if they treated you first.
  • Lighten your load by doing less work.
  • Pay no attention to the man in the parentheses.
  • Begin saying 'toot' backwards. No one will ever know.
  • Try a little levitation.
  • Yellow text is hard to read.
  • The truth is, banana peels just aren't that slippery.
  • Stop picking at it.

[edit] Fun Facts

[edit] Trivia

You very dead.
You are not as good as most people.
  • 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.
  • 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:
    • 21 for the first cookie.
    • 20 for the second cookie.
    • 20 for the third cookie.
  • Clicking on www.thoraxcorp.com when it displays leads to the website, meaning Thorax Corporation LLC,,. can be accessed from the main site purely through using the mouse.

[edit] Inside References

[edit] Real-World References

  • The message reading "Make a little guy out of a paper clip" may be a reference to Clippit, an "Office Assistant" integrated into 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 "Pay no attention to that man behind the curtain!" from The Wizard of Oz.
  • 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 quote from This Is Spinal Tap, offered by a character when asked for a philosophy he lives by.

[edit] Fast Forward

[edit] External Links

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