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hunter

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5. We had a computer fortune teller instead of a gypsy.

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Sun Nov 9, 2025, 09:01 PM

Nov 9

You'd put your ticket in a slot, ask your question to the microphone, hear typing inside the large cardboard and plywood machine (complete with blinking lights), a bell would ring, and then an all caps typed answer would pop out of another slot.

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Remember elementary school fall festivals? [View all] Emile Nov 9 OP

I remember the fishing pole! Marthe48 Nov 9 #1

Yes, the school where I worked did one every year. OldBaldy1701E Nov 9 #2

It was '59 or '60, hard rain and most activities were cancelled, when I first saw Francis. quaint Nov 9 #3

We used to call it a Halloween Party, until some_of_us_are_sane Nov 9 #4

We had a computer fortune teller instead of a gypsy. hunter Nov 9 #5