Local artist John Shaughnessy put up some random thoughts he thinks would make great fortune cookies. Here are some of my favorites.
FORTUNE COOKIES by JS
You will soon visit a zoo and find a sad monkey.
When in doubt, shave it.
You are already infected.
See that guy over there? He wants you.
If someone gives you lemonade, just drink it.
You will be the poster-child for something.
There is money under your roommate?s mattress.
Only you and your uncle can make a sad orphan smile.
Thursdays are always full of mystery.
These are just asking to be strung together as song lyrics. How about these:
You don?t know how lucky you are.
Many could live on the pizza crusts you discard.
Seek out the ones with webbed toes.
The answer is boiled potatoes.
Read the rest of them and come up with your own songs.
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5 responses to “John Shaughnessy – Fortune Teller”
If someone gives you lemonade, just drink it
Everyone around you can smell it
Beware the ring-tailed lemur!
You are already infected
Put down the cell phone and look where you’re going!
You will be the poster child for something
There are tacos in your future
You have talent but missed your calling
-Brian
Too bad more don’t rhyme.
Yeah, “smell it” and “infected” just barely get the job done. If you use a weirdo Tom-Greenish cadence while singing it, it works.
Rhyming is a problem here.
Someday I’ll write an Asian-inspired instumental and just recite them all ,overtop, in free verse.
J
I’m just wondering what the Asian-inspired instrumental will sound like.