Furtune telling devices made from paper
Goo...@deltanet.com
Don't kids make these anymore? I recall that when I was a kid, girls in my
school would make these paper things that had four pointed corners which
they fit over their fingers. By opening and closing thier fingers, the
corners would movie back and forth opposite from each other and they would
count off...then they would ask a question and based on the answer they
would count again...at the end, they would lift up a paper flap on the
inside of the cornered paper fortune device and it would say something
(usually some boy-related insult).
If anyone knows how to make on of these, post the directions!
Gooshie
--
"Oh boy."
-S. Beckett
Mark Babin
In article <Gooshie-2307...@ana0030.deltanet.com>,
usually 4th grade and yes these things are still very much apart of youth leisa b
CATHERINE ROPER
Goo...@deltanet.com wrote:
: Don't kids make these anymore? I recall that when I was a kid, girls in my
: school would make these paper things that had four pointed corners which
: they fit over their fingers. By opening and closing thier fingers, the
: corners would movie back and forth opposite from each other and they would
: count off...then they would ask a question and based on the answer they
: would count again...at the end, they would lift up a paper flap on the
: inside of the cornered paper fortune device and it would say something
: (usually some boy-related insult).
:
: If anyone knows how to make on of these, post the directions!
:
: Gooshie
: --
: "Oh boy."
:
: -S. Beckett
Killer name Gooshie, I can see you are a Leaper also...hee hee hee, I
love those fortune teller things, I never was able to make one, but they
used to be real big in my school, there would be a number, then a color
than another number then a yes or no question, and then the answer.
Catherine
John Yanagi
Goo...@deltanet.com wrote:
> : Don't kids make these anymore? I recall that when I was a kid, girls in my
> : school would make these paper things that had four pointed corners which
> : they fit over their fingers. By opening and closing thier fingers, the
> : corners would movie back and forth opposite from each other and they would
> : count off...then they would ask a question and based on the answer they
> : would count again...at the end, they would lift up a paper flap on the
> : inside of the cornered paper fortune device and it would say something
> : (usually some boy-related insult).
> :
> : If anyone knows how to make on of these, post the directions!
Cripes! I can't believe I actually remembered how to make one of them.
Take a 8-1/2"x11" sheet of paper.
1. Cut about 1.5-2" off the long end making it just a little bigger than
a square.
2. Fold the corners in to the center, leaving a small space between each
of the sections.
3. Flip over and fold inward along the seams (gaps?) that were created
in the last step, but then return to shape it was before doing this step
(square) (once for each seam).
4. Fold these new corners in to the center, just like in step 2, leaving
a small gap between the folded sections.
5. Fold along these new seams (gaps?) and the old seams and return to
shape like in step 3.
6. Now the tricky part :-) Pick up and place your thumb/forefinger in
the folded openings underneath, while push the ends upward toward the
center.
If you did it right, you can now label your fortune-telling device with
the necessary insults. (I had forgotten how to label it, but think
Catherine Roper is correct, label the outsides with colors, and label
the insides with Yes or No).
Let us know how you make out, need more help, or want me to send you
one.
John (ps. In 2nd grade, the boys did these too :-)
Don Lein
Yes, kids still use them, but not as big as they once were! My 4th grade
daughter came home with one earlier this year.
--
Don Lein
Woonsocket, RI USA
E-mail: don...@ultranet.com
Bandala
In article <31F772...@parvax.enet.dec.com>, John Yanagi
<yan...@parvax.enet.dec.com> writes:
>> : Don't kids make these anymore? I recall that when I was a kid, girls
in
>my
>> : school would make these paper things that had four pointed corners
which
>> : they fit over their fingers. By opening and closing thier fingers,
the
>> : corners would movie back and forth opposite from each other and they
>would
>> : count off...then they would ask a question and based on the answer
they
>> : would count again...at the end, they would lift up a paper flap on
the
>> : inside of the cornered paper fortune device and it would say
something
>> : (usually some boy-related insult).
>> :
>> : If anyone knows how to make on of these, post the directions!
>
>Cripes! I can't believe I actually remembered how to make one of them.
>Take a 8-1/2"x11" sheet of paper.
>1. Cut about 1.5-2" off the long end making it just a little bigger than
>a square.
>2. Fold the corners in to the center, leaving a small space between each
>of the sections.
>3. Flip over and fold inward along the seams (gaps?) that were created
>in the last step, but then return to shape it was before doing this step
>(square) (once for each seam).
>4. Fold these new corners in to the center, just like in step 2, leaving
>a small gap between the folded sections.
>5. Fold along these new seams (gaps?) and the old seams and return to
>shape like in step 3.
>6. Now the tricky part :-) Pick up and place your thumb/forefinger in
>the folded openings underneath, while push the ends upward toward the
>center.
>
>If you did it right, you can now label your fortune-telling device with
>the necessary insults. (I had forgotten how to label it, but think
>Catherine Roper is correct, label the outsides with colors, and label
>the insides with Yes or No).
>
>Let us know how you make out, need more help, or want me to send you
>one.
>
>John (ps. In 2nd grade, the boys did these too :-)
I remember these! Used to LOVE "telling fortunes" with them. Thanks for
the reminder!
Jennifer
Perry and Lauri
ely...@wolfenet.com (Sonya) wrote:
>Goo...@deltanet.com wrote:
> > : Don't kids make these anymore? I recall that when I was a kid, girls in my
> > : school would make these paper things that had four pointed corners which
> > : they fit over their fingers.
>Wow! Your post made me remember another fad from elementary school -
>string! Remember doing Jacob's Ladders and all of those interactive string
>games? It was not long after yo-yos were in, but it's probably a much
>older game that just got revived when I was a kid.
And don't forget the paper footballs!!!!
Lauri
>It's been a lot of fun discovering this group and reliving my childhood!
>Sonya
>ely...@wolfenet.com
PauSto
>
> >Goo...@deltanet.com wrote:
> > > : Don't kids make these anymore? I recall that when I was a kid, girls in my
> > > : school would make these paper things that had four pointed corners which
> > > : they fit over their fingers.
>
Yeah, I folded one for a lady coworker the other day and I thought she
would cry. It kinda took us all back. We all remember that device as
being referred to as a "cooty catcher"(sp). How we ever got on the
subject of "cooties and the work place" I'll never know. It was
definitely the oracle of choice for grade school girls in the late 60's
early 70s. In the los Angelis co. Monrovia area anyway. -
Storck -
AJENTOFT
PauSto <pau...@erols.com> wrote:
>>
>> >Goo...@deltanet.com wrote:
>> > > : Don't kids make these anymore? I recall that when I was a kid, girls in my
>> > > : school would make these paper things that had four pointed corners which
>> > > : they fit over their fingers.
>>
They still make those, though not as much any more.....I saw them in
middle school in the late 80s and early 90s.......you would write
numbers, names of people, etc. on them and it would supposedly tell
your fortune.......Those were the days......
-Amy
Mark Babin
In article <324f3...@sunspot.albion.edu>,
the Ohio KY area I see them a lot in late elementary school they still seem to hold the attention
of the girls...nice to see something have such an enduring quality....ah takes you baCK