tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24757886.post4709515406141711036..comments2023-09-18T23:24:48.499+10:00Comments on ...in my spare time: Let's talk about the weatherJan Allsopphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06173592009682998308noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24757886.post-24357158681799053372008-02-14T07:11:00.000+11:002008-02-14T07:11:00.000+11:00In New Zealand in the 50s they were fortune teller...In New Zealand in the 50s they were fortune tellers or "named" individually according to the message.<BR/>Lovely idea for the prompt!dinahmowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00052642938090553088noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24757886.post-77595187651763473232008-02-12T09:27:00.000+11:002008-02-12T09:27:00.000+11:00In Australia we don't use the word "cootie", so wh...In Australia we don't use the word "cootie", so while I will accept the consensus' opinion as the name for it in the US, I will leave it open a little longer for the Aussie version. The feedback I've got locally is that we didn't call them anything at all! No name.Jan Allsopphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06173592009682998308noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24757886.post-84148717135603325332008-02-08T11:19:00.000+11:002008-02-08T11:19:00.000+11:00Fortune Tellers for me. How creative you are in y...Fortune Tellers for me. How creative you are in your "spare time". I would never have thought of doing this. They're adorable.<BR/><BR/>janey<BR/>http://janeysjourney.comAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24757886.post-31864043554897222802008-02-07T05:03:00.000+11:002008-02-07T05:03:00.000+11:00Found you through the Gocco pool on Flickr -- thes...Found you through the Gocco pool on Flickr -- these are amazing!<BR/><BR/>Also, when I first saw this, I said, "Cootie catcher!" That's what we used to call them.<BR/><BR/>There's even a Klutz book on how to make them called <A HREF="http://www.amazon.com/Cootie-Catcher-Book-Klutz/dp/1570541310/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1202320884&sr=8-1" REL="nofollow">"The Cootie Catcher Book."</A> Somehow, this makes the name "official" to me. ;)<BR/><BR/>Great site -- terrific work!kellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07832228313612518377noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24757886.post-24261469459090955882008-02-04T08:31:00.000+11:002008-02-04T08:31:00.000+11:00"I threw the I-Ching yesterday, it said there woul..."I threw the I-Ching yesterday, it said there would be thunder at the well ..." :)<BR/><BR/>I'm almost certain we called them fortune tellers (I was at school in the UK in the 70s/80s). Cute idea, and I like the use of yellow-gold in the "shine" section.E-Jhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13365028887954425204noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24757886.post-46770450158985290192008-02-04T04:51:00.000+11:002008-02-04T04:51:00.000+11:00I think we called them Cootie Catchers, too. Ours...I think we called them Cootie Catchers, too. Ours didn't look anywhere near this nice, though. Beautiful work!Rebecca Hickmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04564610692580203203noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24757886.post-24992832598921878442008-02-04T03:37:00.000+11:002008-02-04T03:37:00.000+11:00I think we called the Cootie Catchers, but I'm not...I think we called the Cootie Catchers, but I'm not sure. Whatever they are called, I'm going to teach my niece how to make them today because I saw this on flickr and loved it!<BR/><BR/>Jenn<BR/>AzureGrackle.comAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com