Wherein our intrepid talk radio show host interviews Cookie Thunder, a local psychic.
ANNOUNCER
From beautiful downtown Slenderville, Minnesota, it’s the Minnesota Nice Radio Show. And here’s your host Tommy Ellis.
TOMMY ELLIS
Welcome to the show. Weird day. Woke up in the middle of the night screamin’ like a Banshee woman. A snake was crawlin’ under my bedsheets. Grabbed my jacket and pants then headed over to Lester Hill’s house. Scared the hell out of him I was knockin’ on the door so loud. Prit near shaken’ like a leaf, his wife Brenda made me a cup of coffee. Lester told me Brenda’s real name is “Eileen.” Who’d ever thunk? That’s what her parents named her at birth when they noticed one leg was shorter than the other.

Today on the show my guest is Cookie Thunder. She’s a psychic here in Slenderville. Psychics are individuals gifted with special abilities to understand things beyond what we see or feel. That’s what it says in the dictionary. Words is interestin’. I tried to read the dictionary in bed, but didn’t finish. I got up to p.
COOKIE THUNDER
Hurry up, Tommy. I have some vibes about you.
TOMMY
Tell me, Crystal Ball Chuckles. I could use good news.
COOKIE
Give me your palm. You see the line goin’ through the center?
TOMMY
Yep.
COOKIE
That’s the Apollo line. It’s a powerful indicator associated with fame, recognition, and success in careers and finance.
TOMMY
Ya hit the nail on the head. I save my money. Keep it in the freezer so I have cold hard cash.
COOKIE
What about puttin’ it in Treasury bonds where it earns interest? That’s where I invest my money.
TOMMY
Nah. What I don’t keep at home, I put in riverbanks every time I go fishin’. Finance lady Suze Orman don’t know jack shit. In fact, she don’t even know how to spell Susie.
COOKIE
Are you prepared for fame? You could have a show on Sirius XM. Live in New York City.
TOMMY
Nothin’ doin’. I read where someone gets stabbed in New York City every 46 seconds. Poor guy.
COOKIE
(panics) Oh, no! Somethin’ is happenin’. Apollo is fighten’ with Zodiac. There’s a fate line goin’ from the base of the palm towards your ring finger. It’s stoppin’ at Cancer.
TOMMY
Cancer? What a blow! Before I die, I’m goin’ to eat a whole bag of unpopped popcorn. It should make the cremation a little more interestin’.
COOKIE
Sorry I made a mistake. I’m still a trainee.
TOMMY
Then I got some questions for you by golly. First. What is the name of your least favorite sibling? Second. What year did you abandon your dreams? Third. What is the maiden name of your father’s mistress? Check your crystal ball and get back to me.
COOKIE
I just put a curse on you! Don’t ever bite your fingernails after you scratch your butt.
TOMMY
Cookie Thunder, psychic. See ya tomorrow.
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