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May 6, 2024

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Message of the day, also known as "fortunes" or "fortune cookies", derived from various FreeBSD and Linux sources.

Have a phrase/quote/joke in mind but only remember something somewhat vaguely? The search box (left) may yield some pleasant surprises.

A staple for Unix/Linux users for decades, but largely unknown to the public, it's hard to describe this incredible collection. Not only

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Today's Fortunes

May 6, 2024

A career is great, but you can't run your fingers through...
A career is great, but you can't run your fingers through its hair.

A kiss is a course of procedure, cunningly devised, for...
A kiss is a course of procedure, cunningly devised, for the mutual stoppage of speech at a moment when words are superfluous.

A woman was in love with fourteen soldiers. It was clearly...
A woman was in love with fourteen soldiers. It was clearly platoonic.

Absence diminishes mediocre passions and increases great...
Absence diminishes mediocre passions and increases great ones, as the wind blows out candles and fans fires. -- La Rochefoucauld

Absence in love is like water upon fire; a little quickens,...
Absence in love is like water upon fire; a little quickens, but much extinguishes it. -- Hannah More

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