Poll: Fortune Teller

[retsuko]

The good part about being a student is that occasionally, classes are cancelled, and you feel like you've won the lottery. Hence, all my extra writing and general good cheer today.

Recently, my Mom and I were talking about origami and she mentioned the folded fortune tellers that I made (and she had made, when she was my age) when I was in elementary school. She wanted to know what those were called, and all I could think of was "fortune teller". But then, a moment later, I remembered hearing them called "cootie catchers" by a friend of mine from Iowa, and I wondered if this were a regional thing. So...

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I used to love these things, especially writing my own snarky "fortunes" like, "You will die tomorrow" and "You will marry a snail." And there were the friends who would drive me crazy by taking forever going through the letters/numbers/colors on the inside and outside over and over again... Ah, sweet nostalgia. ^-^;;

Comments

[digitalemur.livejournal.com]

The userpic nearly made me split black beans on my screen.

[dormouse-in-tea.livejournal.com]

*frowns at you* Regionist!

The Southwest is a very culturally distinct region.

. . . and I can't tell you what they're called there, because I no longer remember what I actually USED as a kid, I've heard them both so often from friends/books/etc.

[retsuko.livejournal.com]

Argh! I knew I forgot something... believe me, it was not intentional. :(

[dormouse-in-tea.livejournal.com]

whatEVER, I shall TOTALLY be offended now. *tbbbbth*

*grins*

[figgy-newton.livejournal.com]

See, and I was bummed class was cancelled... ;) I like corporations, plus this means we're going to have to find time for a make-up class.

[retsuko.livejournal.com]

I know... but it is always nice to get unexpected time off. ^-^;;

[pskettios.livejournal.com]

I didn't make many of these, but I always got a kick out of them! You know very well where I live, you America-centric foolish person. :)

[jtaylor2.livejournal.com]

Well, I just don't think Alaska counts as West Coast. It's up in the Great White North.


*snicker* Cootie Catcher. :P

[lyras.livejournal.com]

A Brit here, and I can't remember what we called them! Fortune-teller sounds familiar, though.

(Hee, fabulous icon!)

[rhiannon76.livejournal.com]

We called them Mash or Mash Notes in Maryland.

[retsuko.livejournal.com]

Wow! That's a new one. Thanks!