[optacon-l] Re: Yet Another Neat Optacon Story
- From: "Natalie" <nataliej@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <optacon-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sat, 19 Dec 2009 18:00:47 -0500
I seem to remember reading a book that had the mystery in it.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Nick Dotson" <nickdotson@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
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Sent: Saturday, December 19, 2009 4:43 PM
Subject: [optacon-l] Re: Yet Another Neat Optacon Story
> In the old days, those numbers used to be used to "play the numbers" in
> places like New York and San Francisco's China Towns at least as portrayed
> in Detective Novels of the 20's through the 50's, and in some movies. So
> if
> art does really immitates art... (grin)
>
> Nick
>
>
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> From: "don bishop" <w6smb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <optacon-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Saturday, December 19, 2009 3:19 PM
> Subject: [optacon-l] Re: Yet Another Neat Optacon Story
>
>
>> Maybe it varies from one cookie brand to another, but the ones we get
>> around here sometimes have chinese characters on the reverse side, and
>> others have had a series of numbers, apparently your lucky number. But
>> whatever it is,there always seems to be something.
>>
>> It helps to read them on a textured surface of some sort as they tend to
>> want to slide around on a smooth table. It's even more fun if they're
>> slightly wrinkled. <smile>
>>
>> Don
>>
>>
>>
>> On 12/19/2009 1:15 PM, Natalie wrote:
>>> What's on the back? I have never tried to read one but thought it was
>>> just
>>> a fortune.
>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>> From: "don bishop"<w6smb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>> To:<optacon-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>> Sent: Saturday, December 19, 2009 1:18 PM
>>> Subject: [optacon-l] Re: Yet Another Neat Optacon Story
>>>
>>>
>>>> Yes,
>>>>
>>>> I've been reading fortune cookies for years. It's also interesting to
>>>> turn them over and read what's on the back.
>>>>
>>>> Don
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On 12/19/2009 9:46 AM, Dan and Bonnie Tonge wrote:
>>>>> That is a neat story, and I have also had times when I didn't think
>>>>> there
>>>>> was anything I could read on a box or something and then picked it up
>>>>> again later and found that there was, even on just an electrical
>>>>> adaptor.
>>>>> Has anyone ever read their fortune from a fortune cookie with the
>>>>> Optacon? I didn't think it would work, but hey, it did. I thought
>>>>> that
>>>>> was pretty neat reading my fortune with the Optacon. I thought the
>>>>> writing would be too small, but there it was.
>>>>>
>>>>> Dan
>>>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>>>> From: "Linda Gehres"<ljgehres@xxxxxxxxxxx>
>>>>> To: "Optacon List"<optacon-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>>>> Sent: Saturday, December 19, 2009 8:31 AM
>>>>> Subject: [optacon-l] Yet Another Neat Optacon Story
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Yesterday I received a package which didn't contain any labels that
>>>>> could
>>>>> be felt. I scanned the
>>>>> package on both sides perhaps too quickly with my Optacon, finding
>>>>> primarily information about sending
>>>>> packages via priority mail for a flat shipping rate but nothing as to
>>>>> the
>>>>> package's sender or
>>>>> recipient. Too curious to leave it at that, I opened the box, thinking
>>>>> that if there were a note inside,
>>>>> it would be typed if the package was for me. Alas, the note appeared
>>>>> handwritten, but I was too tired
>>>>> and frustrated to try to discern whether the note was printed or in
>>>>> cursive writing. A friend happened
>>>>> to call last night, and I was filling him in on this whole story,
>>>>> griping
>>>>> that the post office had
>>>>> probably, as usual, misdelivered a Christmas package to my address.
>>>>> I decided this morning when I got up to re-examine the box, and
>>>>> finally,
>>>>> I found a zip code which I
>>>>> recognized as being that of my brother and his family near Washington,
>>>>> D.C. And the note turned out
>>>>> to be in print and in all caps! So, the wonderful and beloved Optacon
>>>>> does it again! All it takes
>>>>> is a lot of patience sometimes!
>>>>>
>>>>> Linda Gehres
>>>>>
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