It's a red silk tassel of the sort you see in Chinese decor. I'm not 100% of the significance but I believe it's a good luck symbol. Someone conversant in the symbology of the culture I'm sure could fill us all in.
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Aha, i always thought it was supposed to be a tassel. i figured it was supposed to be a luck charm of sorts.
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It's a red silk tassel of the sort you see in Chinese decor. I'm not 100% of the significance but I believe it's a good luck symbol. Someone conversant in the symbology of the culture I'm sure could fill us all in.
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It may be a tassel off a mortarboard, signifying the fortune one may encounter post-graduation.
Ah, I see.
That actually makes sense. 
I've wondering just what that was supposed to be for years
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Red is the symbol of good fortune and prosperity in Chinese culture (hence the reason you see it often used so prominently) - almost every wall/ceiling hanging accessory has a tassel like that at the bottom if it's meant to bring good fortune into the home.
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Red is the symbol of good fortune and prosperity in Chinese culture (hence the reason you see it often used so prominently) - almost every wall/ceiling hanging accessory has a tassel like that at the bottom if it's meant to bring good fortune into the home.
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Funny. I always thought it was some reference to witches, Croatoa, etc., that I didn't quite get (looks kind of like a broom, too). The Chinese thing makes much more sense.
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I always thought it was a hunk of ginseng. Although I didn't know how that related to good fortune. Well, other than perhaps that it enabled you to be healthy and at the peak of your abilities, so you're better able to dodge attacks.
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Looks like a fortune teller facing left to me - look at the magnified graphic in the file history.
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Okay, so what is that supposed to be?
On my old monitor and settings, Tempered Readiness' coil of rope looked like a toilet seat, but I'm still puzzled over Red Fortune's IO graphic.
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If that a fishing lure? A red dinosaur wearing a knight's helmet?
A commemorative ribbon?