3 files changed, 24 insertions, 34 deletions

diff --git a/games/fortune/datfiles/fortunes b/games/fortune/datfiles/fortunes
index f81b8e0b4ad2..e8bd12a74451 100644
--- a/games/fortune/datfiles/fortunes
+++ b/games/fortune/datfiles/fortunes
@@ -48607,7 +48607,7 @@ dinner.  After dinner he sketched two dancers and she was delighted.  They
 went to several nightclubs, drank champagne, danced and had a glorious
 evening.  It had gotten quite late when she motioned for the pencil and drew
 a picture of a four-poster bed.  He was dumbfounded, and to this day has
-never be able to understand how she knew he was in the furniture business.
+never been able to understand how she knew he was in the furniture business.
 %
 The part of the world that people find most puzzling is the part called "Me".
 %
@@ -57135,26 +57135,30 @@ When there is no one else to turn to,
 	Caaaall for Super Chicken!!    (**bwuck-bwuck-bwuck-bwuck**)
 	Caaaall for Super Chicken!!
 %
-When you get what you want in your struggle for self
-And the world makes you king for a day,
-Just go to a mirror and look at yourself
-And see what that man has to say.
-	For it isn't your father or mother or wife
-	Whose judgement upon you must pass;
-	The fellow whose verdict counts most in your life
-	Is the one staring back from the glass.
-Some people may think you a straight-shootin' chum
-And call you a wonderful guy,
-But the man in the glass says you're only a bum
-If you can't look him straight in the eye.
-	He's the fellow to please, never mind all the rest,
-	For he's with you clear up to the end,
-	And you've passed your most dangerous, difficult test
-	If the man in the glass is your friend.
-You may fool the whole world down the pathway of life
+When you get what you want in your struggle for pelf,
+And the world makes you King for a day,
+Then go to the mirror and look at yourself,
+And see what that guy has to say.
+	For it isn't your Father, or Mother, or Wife,
+	Who judgement upon you must pass.
+	The feller whose verdict counts most in your life
+	Is the guy staring back from the glass.
+He's the feller to please, never mind all the rest,
+For he's with you clear up to the end,
+And you've passed your most dangerous, difficult test
+If the guy in the glass is your friend.
+	You may be like Jack Horner and "chisel" a plum,
+	And think you're a wonderful guy,
+	But the man in the glass says you're only a bum
+	If you can't look him straight in the eye.
+You can fool the whole world down the pathway of years,
 And get pats on the back as you pass,
 But your final reward will be heartaches and tears
-If you've cheated the man in the glass.
+If you've cheated the guy in the glass.
+		-- "The Guy in the Glass"
+		   Copyright 1934, Dale Wimbrow (1895-1954)
+		   [Pelf is a Middle English word for wealth or riches,
+		    especially when acquired dishonestly. Ed.]
 %
 When you go into court you are putting your fate into the hands of twelve
 people who weren't smart enough to get out of jury duty.
diff --git a/games/fortune/datfiles/fortunes-o.real b/games/fortune/datfiles/fortunes-o.real
index 63cb988419c5..39d6b6e79136 100644
--- a/games/fortune/datfiles/fortunes-o.real
+++ b/games/fortune/datfiles/fortunes-o.real
@@ -1737,20 +1737,6 @@ We are talking about a lot of jobs.
 %
 The other night I was having sex, but the girl hung up on me.
 %
-The owner of a large furniture store in the mid-west arrived in France
-on a buying trip.  As he was checking into a hotel he struck up an
-acquaintance with a beautiful young lady.  However, she only spoke
-French and he only spoke English, so each couldn't understand a word
-the other spoke.  He took out a pencil and a notebook and drew a
-picture of a taxi.  She smiled, nodded her head and they went for a
-ride in the park.  Later, he drew a picture of a table in a restaurant
-with a question mark and she nodded, so they went to dinner.  After
-dinner he sketched two dancers and she was delighted.  They went to
-several nightclubs, drank champagne, danced and had a glorious
-evening.  It had gotten quite late when she motioned for the pencil and
-drew a picture of a four-poster bed.  He was dumbfounded, and has never
-been able to understand how she knew he was in the furniture business.
-%
 The problem with being best man at a wedding is that you never get a
 chance to prove it.
 %
diff --git a/games/fortune/datfiles/limerick b/games/fortune/datfiles/limerick
index df4b126c02be..30d9d270934c 100644
--- a/games/fortune/datfiles/limerick
+++ b/games/fortune/datfiles/limerick
@@ -1171,7 +1171,7 @@ Is rapid, is thorough, is able;
 As he lovingly busses each table.
 %
 A worn-out young husband named Lehr
-Her daily his wife's plaintive prayer:
+Heard daily his wife's plaintive prayer:
 	"Slip on a sheath, quick,
 	Then slip your big dick
 Between these lips covered with hair."