February 20, 2008...9:49 pm
Thursday Thirteen: Fortune Cookies in Bed.
We eat chinese buffet as often as we can afford it. I love checking off the number of different species in my belly when we are done. Then, the cookies.
Ten or twelve years ago, we started adding the words “in bed” at the end of every fortune. It is really fun to play in large groups after a good meal. Laughter helps the digestion. Today I play with you. Let me share the last thirteen slips of paper we pulled from our fortune cookies. In bed.
1. “The stars appear every night.” … in bed.
2. “Consider gain and loss, but never be greedy.” … in bed.
3. “This is a good time to consider formally helping others.” … in bed.
4. “You’ll have all sorts of chances to make a happy encounter.” … in bed.
5. “You can depend on the trust of the collective.” … in bed.
6. “Happier days are definitely ahead for you, struggle has ended.” … in bed.
7. “Rely on your own good judgement to lead you to success.” … in bed.
8. “Sincerity is the finest point of communication.” … in bed.
9. “Set high goals.” … in bed.
10. “Take the initiative and others will support you.” … in bed.
11. “The last thing you need sharpened is your tongue.” … in bed.
12. “Aspire to be great, then give everything you have.” … in bed.
13. “Grasp the opportunities that are coming your way.” … in bed.
So that’s what happens when the crumbs hit the sheets in our house. You can grab a fortune online right now by clicking around in here, and then you need to make your own list of recent prophecies and link it to: www.thursdaythirteen.com … in bed.
45 Comments
February 20, 2008 at 10:01 pm
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February 20, 2008 at 10:09 pm
Funny… I love number 8. We used to do this in college!
February 20, 2008 at 10:11 pm
Good idea. Fun.
SJR
The Pink Flamingo
February 20, 2008 at 10:39 pm
Our food supplier at college here has fortune cookies, and we do the same thing. Some of them just seem to be begging for the “in bed” treatment. Some are just weird. Some are obscure unless you add “in bed” which just makes it kind of worse, as they are asking for it.
February 20, 2008 at 10:41 pm
Before travelling to St Lucia back in November, I got “You will spend the rest of your life by the sea”… even without the obligatory “in bed!” addition, it was quite timely and thought provoking - either I was going to stay in St Lucia rather than return to Canada, or I was going to die there.
My own contribution to your list:
“This insert has a protective coating”… in bed!
Practice safe fortune cookie-ing, kids!
February 20, 2008 at 10:45 pm
We do that “in bed” thing too. It is funny!
February 20, 2008 at 10:46 pm
Hahaha. When I was about 12, my dad introduced me to the “…in bed” thing. I think mine said something like “You will have new and exciting experiences”…..in bed.
My dad turned red. Needless to say, he hasn’t asked me to add “in bed” to the end of my fortunes anymore. LOL!~
February 20, 2008 at 10:55 pm
Hmmm. Lots going on in your bed it seems!
February 20, 2008 at 11:03 pm
Adding in bed definitely puts a different spin on most of these!
February 21, 2008 at 12:10 am
Very clever and fun TT…
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February 21, 2008 at 12:34 am
A few of those do seem familiar.
February 21, 2008 at 1:11 am
God, you are such a weirdo. In a good way… of course, it’s not like I haven’t done this EXACT thing. Maybe that’s why I know a true weirdo when I see one!
Damn we need to have Chinese food now!
Cheers! Happy TT!
February 21, 2008 at 1:31 am
Great list! I’ve known others that add “in bed” to their fortune cookies and seeing it as you’ve presented makes me understand how funny it can be.
February 21, 2008 at 1:48 am
We say that too.
Happy TT!
February 21, 2008 at 1:48 am
Hahaha… The “in bed” part certainly put a twist to your fortunes! :o)
February 21, 2008 at 2:38 am
That was a lot of fun! God bless…in bed.
February 21, 2008 at 3:50 am
Too much fun~~~!!!
February 21, 2008 at 3:53 am
I love the …in bed game. We had Chinese tonight, in fact, but I let the kids have my cookie.
The things we moms sacrifice!
February 21, 2008 at 4:07 am
Some of those… I don’t know if I should laugh or be embarrassed. I think I did both!
February 21, 2008 at 4:20 am
we have done that too but sometimes it produces quite the blush
February 21, 2008 at 5:25 am
This is hilarious! You have an original TT! I love it!
February 21, 2008 at 6:17 am
Haha. Funny TT.
February 21, 2008 at 8:20 am
“You can depend on the trust of the collective in bed”
Sounds like a fortune straight out of one of my poly stories.
This was all hilarious, thank you. And I’m using the fortune generator in a story some day!
~X
February 21, 2008 at 8:29 am
LOL I always have fun doing this. Did it in school, do it still now with hubby. Sparks some interesting conversations!
Happy T13! Everyone! My T13 this week is project related…
February 21, 2008 at 12:11 pm
Dude, that’s so cheating to post before Thursday :p
February 21, 2008 at 2:37 pm
that’s a great game! I’ve played the ‘knob’ game (here’s hoping you’re not easily offended) which is less mature but still funny… I think it would probably work with other words… you replace ‘love’ in song lyrics.
February 21, 2008 at 2:39 pm
Well THAT changes everything! When my sons were young we went through a period where we put a HEAD at the end of everyone’s last names and almost everyone was then funny.
February 21, 2008 at 2:46 pm
rofl! toooooooooo funny! i love it!
happy t13!
February 21, 2008 at 3:26 pm
Funny! Oddly enough, in bed went pretty well with all of them.
You could make your own fortune cookies and actually include the word in bed at the end. That would make for a fun dinner party. Your guest would be shocked to open their fortune and read the words that you created at the end.
Have fun-in bed.
February 21, 2008 at 4:03 pm
Wow! That post definitely had me laughing.
I hadn’t done that in years. Anyway, I headed over to that fortune cookie link that you gave and here is what I got…
” You desire recognition and you will find it” in bed.
Have a great day!
February 21, 2008 at 4:16 pm
That’s funny! Never thought of that twist.
February 21, 2008 at 4:24 pm
That’s the only way to read fortune cookies! Fun list!
February 21, 2008 at 6:02 pm
hilarious….gave me a topic idea, now to start collecting fortune cookies.
I have a goofy one in my book of topics to come.
February 21, 2008 at 6:35 pm
I love 3 and 4 and 12. But 11 bothers me a lot. I don’t want to sharpen ANYTHING in bed PERIOD. Let alone my tongue.
February 21, 2008 at 6:45 pm
I had Chinese today but they don’t give out fortune cookies. I feel left out.
February 21, 2008 at 7:52 pm
Funny…we used to play that game with the title of hymns when we were in church (not that we weren’t listening to the sermon!)
February 21, 2008 at 8:20 pm
This game never fails to amuse!
February 21, 2008 at 9:04 pm
Too funny! Happy TT!
Mine is 13 jokes about men: http://blog.mysocalledsite.com/?p=240
February 21, 2008 at 10:23 pm
My fortune cookies said, “Now is the time to be candid and above board in all things. . . between the sheets.” Hmm. Great post.
February 21, 2008 at 11:15 pm
funny, funny, funny
February 22, 2008 at 1:27 am
What a fun list! I love looking at the fortune cookie prophecies, too!
February 22, 2008 at 1:58 am
I am oddly inspired this evening . . . before bed. Love the list.
February 22, 2008 at 4:04 am
My boyfriend started that a couple years ago…we both love chinese food and when he’d read the fortunes, he’d always add “in bed”. I thought he was being funny/romantic — little did I know it’s a common thing! Don’t worry tho….I won’t call him on it!! Very cute TT!
February 23, 2008 at 5:30 pm
Those are hilarious!
‘Those whom heaven helps we call the sons of heaven…in bed.’ Hmmm.
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February 25, 2008 at 1:32 pm
those are all great.
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