Bossy will keep this brief, as she is still recovering from her lack of brevity regarding yesterday’s love story. Or maybe that’s not lack of brevity she’s recovering from but the saké she drank with her mom while looking through old photos.
In whatever case. Last night Bossy blah blah and working late blah and when her daughter blah blah blah, and so the family decided to order takeout Chinese food.
Fast forward through enough sodium to stop the heart of the pig responsible for the spare ribs, and there was Bossy and her daughter facing off over the scattering of fortune cookies provided by the restaurant.
Bossy can’t remember what her daughter’s fortune said, she only remembers the disgust in Bossy’s daughter’s voice as she read it aloud and promptly hurled it into the trash can. Er, recycling people. Bossy meant recycling.
But Bossy’s fortune was the one pictured above.
Bossy can sum up her attitude toward this latest fortune regarding her past and the need to move into the future in this way: Bossy is with you, but the 80s leather jacket stays.
Which is what today’s Ten-Word Challenge is all about. In exactly ten words, can you tell Bossy what your Fortune Cookie would say if you could write it yourself?
And be sure to check back later today for the most future-thinking comments on the web.
And if you missed last week’s challenge, click this link to read about the products that Bossy’s council mourns since the products disappeared from the market.
GreatAunt says
February 2, 2010 at 9:02 amNew job outlook good for you, and your husband too!
BOSSY says
February 2, 2010 at 9:12 amEverything will work out for you the way it should.
Ain't Miss-Beehaven says
February 2, 2010 at 9:43 amYou will always be rich with love, health and happiness!
Lizzy says
February 2, 2010 at 9:54 amYour dog will continue to dig holes in the backyard.
BossysMom says
February 2, 2010 at 9:55 amthe fun cookie would read:
redeam this for a million dollars
BossysMom says
February 2, 2010 at 9:56 amthe real cookie would read:
all your lovies will live healthy and rewarding lives and thats a promise and a fortune.
Lizzy says
February 2, 2010 at 10:00 amYou will be awarded millions tomorrow. Wait! not you, Lizzy.
rockle says
February 2, 2010 at 10:01 am“Look on bright side. If there is none, BUY FLASHLIGHT.”
Audubon Ron says
February 2, 2010 at 10:24 amA Nordic blonde babe named Helga wants to ski you.
Sandy says
February 2, 2010 at 10:47 am“Only a fool would look to a cookie for wisdom.”
ScottsdaleGirl says
February 2, 2010 at 10:47 amLove is right around the corner…
The Domestic Goddess says
February 2, 2010 at 11:04 amYou will eventually get a full night’s sleep. We promise.
Crystal D says
February 2, 2010 at 11:05 ammom, mom, mom, mom, mom, mom, mom, mom, mom, mom
Daddy Scratches says
February 2, 2010 at 11:08 amThis cookie won’t bring you wisdom … but some tequila might.
WebSavvyMom says
February 2, 2010 at 11:14 am–>I add “Between the Sheets” to end of every fortune.
AMANDAHG says
February 2, 2010 at 11:16 amAlways have tissue with you when you have a cold.
peterpanic says
February 2, 2010 at 11:19 amremember this paper could start the fire saving your life
Colette says
February 2, 2010 at 11:46 amYou’ll be turning a new corner in life. Or not.
Junebug says
February 2, 2010 at 11:48 amEnjoy your livelong days because they might be short days. 😀
jp says
February 2, 2010 at 12:03 pmStop slamming head on brick wall, fun job awaits you!
jp says
February 2, 2010 at 12:06 pmOFF TOPIC AND MORE THAN 10 WORDS……..
Is it just me, or are all people conducting interviews these days dumb as stumps and rude to boot?!??
the end
Heartworks says
February 2, 2010 at 12:12 pmNobody is going to jail.
David says
February 2, 2010 at 12:14 pmThis is all you get. Suck up and move on.
Shelley says
February 2, 2010 at 12:32 pmYou will win the Powerball tomorrow; stop looking for work.
choosy says
February 2, 2010 at 12:45 pmEnjoy life. And this cookie.
Kristina says
February 2, 2010 at 12:46 pmIt will be what it will be. No shit, Sherlock!
dexter says
February 2, 2010 at 12:46 pmOur cook doesnt was his hands,I suggest another restaurant
MariaV says
February 2, 2010 at 12:53 pmyou and your love will live long, healthy lives together
meleah rebeccah says
February 2, 2010 at 1:03 pmYou’re Day Will Come, So Be Prepared
kathleen says
February 2, 2010 at 1:24 pmYou will be very thin and very rich very soon.
Gina says
February 2, 2010 at 1:28 pm“Your lover will never wish to leave you” (real fortune!)
Meg at the Members Lounge says
February 2, 2010 at 1:30 pmMany rums make it so. Oh,wait that’s the drink.
APeetsMom says
February 2, 2010 at 1:36 pmYour wardrobe will be custom made and free for life.
GrandeMocha says
February 2, 2010 at 1:43 pmSay what you mean, mean what you say.
GrandeMocha says
February 2, 2010 at 1:45 pm7-14-28-30-41 29 EP
Kelly H says
February 2, 2010 at 1:56 pmIf you keep up the WW you will make goal.
TanyaK says
February 2, 2010 at 2:02 pmLet it go already! Life is too short…just breathe.
dgm says
February 2, 2010 at 2:19 pmThe last laugh will be yours, as will all others.
Stefanie says
February 2, 2010 at 2:34 pmI can’t do this in ten words, but I once got a fortune that had six slips of paper inside…all blank on both sides. I’m pretty sure that’s either exceptionally fantastic or tremendously bad.
km says
February 2, 2010 at 2:57 pmone billion Chinese people don’t know/care about your problems
km says
February 2, 2010 at 2:57 pmwaking up on right side of grass is lucky day
janny226 says
February 2, 2010 at 3:04 pmThe weight will drop off and dollars will roll in.
foolery says
February 2, 2010 at 3:12 pmCar has clear windows. Stop picking your nose while driving.
Cactus Petunia says
February 2, 2010 at 3:17 pmThe word is picnic, not nitpick.
Amy in NJ says
February 2, 2010 at 3:55 pmDon’t go to Lowe’s– out of the $5/box slate tile.
Amy in NJ says
February 2, 2010 at 3:59 pmChildhood is short. Snuggle on the couch and watch Spongebob.
V. says
February 2, 2010 at 4:01 pmGeorge Clooney called. He wants to know your ring size.
almudena says
February 2, 2010 at 4:08 pmuh-oh. you were not supposed to see this. good luck.
Kate@And Then I Was a Mom says
February 2, 2010 at 4:39 pmDiet Coke may kill you, but you will die skinny.
ballroompics says
February 2, 2010 at 5:03 pmYou will not experience a FOURTH dance partner getting pregnant.
http://crumb-snatcher.blogspot.com/2010/02/kid-quip-1.html says
February 2, 2010 at 5:04 pmStop eating hohos 4 breakfast or there will be no future…
(numbers don’t count for words do they ?)
Mel in TN says
February 2, 2010 at 6:15 pmActual fortune I received the night before outpatient surgery –“Now is the time to get your affairs in order.”
ally tart check says
February 2, 2010 at 6:16 pmwant revenge? quit. then blog about crazy ex-work people.
Ellen says
February 2, 2010 at 6:25 pmYou, indeed, WILL win the HGTV dream house this year!
Doug Richardson says
February 2, 2010 at 7:18 pmWhat we would like it to say or what it would say?
Doug Richardson says
February 2, 2010 at 7:21 pmWhat I’d like it to say:
“You will achieve complete enlightenment in the next ten minutes.”
What it probably would say:
“You will need your stomach pumped very shortly, blue-eyed devil.”
Lolly says
February 2, 2010 at 7:39 pmYou’ll love your new bathroom. It will someday be finished.
The Know it All says
February 2, 2010 at 7:54 pmThere are lives I can imagine but none without the laughter of children (ok ok so its thirteen!)
Sallie (FullTime-Life) says
February 2, 2010 at 8:01 pmYour long trip will be filled with joy and sunshine.
Sallie (FullTime-Life) says
February 2, 2010 at 8:08 pmMy fortune, my trip, but hope Bossy’s trip’s the same.
p.j. says
February 2, 2010 at 10:07 pmDon’t sweat the small stuff. Everything will work out. Amen.
Maggie says
February 2, 2010 at 10:09 pmIn the end, everything will work out for the best.
Oh, The Joys says
February 2, 2010 at 10:42 pmCareful what you wish for, beware turning hobbies into jobs.
Cupcake Murphy says
February 3, 2010 at 1:48 amOh for christsakes it’s all gonna be ok so smile
Audubon Ron says
February 3, 2010 at 7:12 amConfucius: Man who walks backwards through turnstile going to Bangkok.
Christina says
February 3, 2010 at 11:02 amHope for the best, prepare for the worst.
Heather says
February 3, 2010 at 12:13 pmYour future is so bright – you got to wear shades…
Tanya says
February 3, 2010 at 1:50 pmLook elsewhere, Grasshopper. Your fortune lies in another Fortune cookie.
Stacey Ball says
February 3, 2010 at 1:56 pmYour baby will slide right out with virtually no pain.
ballroompics says
February 3, 2010 at 10:39 pmBe wary the many people who can’t count to ten!
Texas Susan says
February 5, 2010 at 12:07 pmAudubon Ron will make you laugh out loud right now!
Rosie says
February 10, 2010 at 12:00 amSo is Bossy no longer climbing out of debt?
Oh, and: “Stop worrying about 2012, John was probably lied to.”