Surprisingly Pessimistic Post-Meal Messages
Marissa Liu — November 26, 2009 — Art & Design
References: cookiemisfortune & nerdapproved
Tired of all those BS-spewing fortune cookies? Well then these pessimistic misfortune cookies are a tasty treat for you. Cookie Misfortune is a take-out box containing 10 deliciously negative cookies. These treats come in the same shape as their optimistic cousins but the content is the real difference.
Misfortune cookies come with sayings sure to cool your heart and have you looking over your shoulder. Messages like, “I Hate You” are definitely not things you want to see after finishing a meal, so I doubt restaurants will be scrambling to procure these misfortune cookies.
Misfortune cookies come with sayings sure to cool your heart and have you looking over your shoulder. Messages like, “I Hate You” are definitely not things you want to see after finishing a meal, so I doubt restaurants will be scrambling to procure these misfortune cookies.
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