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Jun 6, 2023Liked by Mark Starlin

Crummy Morning - Don’t take showers with the toaster helmet on.

Acting Up Again - Kyle can use his acting skills to pretend to eat his vegetables.

Fortune Cookie Fortunes - These are so good! I especially like “Ask her out. You are both equally boring”. That’s hilarious, insulting, and actually not bad advice. Don’t be shy and ask her out. It’s not like she’s a wizard or something.

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Darn! Those are great fortunes. I don't know what the cookie factory people were thinking. Maybe a rival factory will snatch you up.

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My belly laugh shaking risks waking my wife!😂🤣😁

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They can. I looked into that. But those really are huge! And they will explode if you encounter your younger, or older, self during your travels. Bummer!

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May 9, 2023Liked by Mark Starlin

You are correct. Mine fits in the palm of my hand. And nobody knows that.

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May 9, 2023Liked by Mark Starlin

“Fortune Cookie Fortunes” — definitely stealing some of these! 😁

“Acting Up Again” — 👍 Only fault is that the meal photo you picked looks WAY too delicious for family cooking. Or am I revealing too much about my dear mother’s meal ability?

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I'm still laughing as I write this. And I would have loved getting one of your fortune cookies!

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Ha! I love the fortunes!

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May 8, 2023Liked by Mark Starlin

I don't view using my time machine as cheating. Um...I mean...yes. Using a time machine would be cheating, if I had one. Which I don't. As far as Alexa knows.

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Great fortunes! My favorite has to be "Ask her out. You're both equally boring." 😂😂

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Hahaha! The fortune cookies were hilarious. Please write more. I once received a fortune cookie that read, “You enjoyed your meal. Would you like another?” But yes, I did enjoy the meal. 🤣

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'Acting Up Again' was straight out of my childhood. Could'a been me. I finally learned that I cannot remember lines and got into a different line of work. Although I did do the voice of a talking bomb - twice!

As for the fortunes, you just saved me a fortune in Chinese food!

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May 8, 2023Liked by Mark Starlin

Mine are more of the current kind. Never put much store if foretelling the future, by myself, or anyone else. Except in fiction, of course.

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May 8, 2023Liked by Mark Starlin

Hilarious stories, Mark. Both sounded like the people that live next door to me. Keep the wonderful humor coming. We all need it these days. Rudy Ferro, rferro0322@gmail.com

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True story: I got a fortune in a cookie once that said "Desires are not necessarily needs.Take cold showers." I rejected it immediately.

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" Dad, you’re the one who’s always telling me to follow my dreams. Yeah, that was stupid. I meant baseball." Ha Ha Ha! My advice would be follow your dreams, kid, as long as your dreams point you in the direction of paying your rent and away from sleeping on other people's couches. Funny piece, Mark. I aways like to see what you come up with.

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