Fortune Cookies
Fortune Cookies
[Megan to the left, Cueball to the right, and Blondie in the middle are sitting on chairs around a table with lots of small stuff on it. A few small white items are standing up. All three are reading from the piece of paper they each hold up in their hands (Megan only using one hand). Below them, there is a caption inside the panel.] Megan: "The ones you love will never let you down." Cueball: "Seek nonviolence in everything you do." Blondie: "Your self-confidence is well-placed."
Instead of "In bed", I've found that fortune cookies are often more improved by appending " Except in bed".

Fortune cookies are crisp cookies containing a small piece of paper with words of wisdom or a vague prophecy. Even though they were not actually invented in China, they are commonly served as dessert in Chinese restaurants in the United States.
There is a common joke involving fortune cookies that involves appending "in bed" — the phrase "in bed" being one of many sexual innuendo jokes along with " your mom ," "that's what she said," and " said the actress to the bishop " — to the end of the fortune, usually creating a sexual innuendo or other bizarre messages.
This comic turns that joke around, showing how appending "except in bed" can also create even more amusing messages.
The title text instead shows the example of an imaginary fortune that would not change in meaning if "in bed" was appended. The meaning would, however, change considerably if except in bed was added instead. A part of the joke is that you will never find such a fortune in a cookie!
[Megan to the left, Cueball to the right, and Blondie in the middle are sitting on chairs around a table with lots of small stuff on it. A few small white items are standing up. All three are reading from the piece of paper they each hold up in their hands (Megan only using one hand). Below them, there is a caption inside the panel.] Megan: "The ones you love will never let you down." Cueball: "Seek nonviolence in everything you do." Blondie: "Your self-confidence is well-placed."
Instead of "In bed", I've found that fortune cookies are often more improved by appending " Except in bed".
