Fortune cookie weirdness

[Guynemer]

So the Libertarian Librarian and I went out last night to a Thai-Chinese restaurant, and something happened which I had never seen before, despite many years of frequent visits to all manner of Asian eateries.

We both got the exact same fortune:

"You will be fortunate in everything you put your hands to."




Luckily, that fortune turned out to be very, very true, on several occasions; but still it was highly strange.

Has this ever happened to any of you folks?

[Sava]

maybe that resturant bought cheap fortune cookies that only has one fortune... did you ask other customers what their fortunes were?

MAYBE ITS A TRICK!

[Provost Harrison]

I think I am more likely to go with Sava's explanation

"You will be fortunate in everything you put your hands to." is really a bit of a cover-all isn't it?

[Zulu Elephant]

Homer: [reading his fortune] "You will find happiness with a new love." Aw, even the Chinese are against me. What's the point? I can't fight fate

Man 1: Hey, we're out of these "New Love" cookies.

Man 2: Well, open up the "Stick With Your Wife" barrel.

[Ecthy]

Guy, didn't you just get split up (not personally)? I wish I had your luck.

[asleepathewheel]

I recently pulled a fortune that said something about good fortune and new ventures, then there was one left over cookie, which no one else wanted, and it had the same fortune. Weird. chalk it up to a uber cheap buffet.

[duke o' york]

So what did you put your hands to?

[Guynemer]

I'll never tell.

[Zkribbler]

Seven of us went to a Chinese restaurant several months ago. There were two pair of fortunes at that table.

[Rufus T. Firefly]

I once got, as my fortune, an ad for the fortune cookie company.

[Zkribbler]

I keep waiting for one that says:

LOOK OUT!! RUN FOR IT!!!

[Guynemer]

She and I had talked previously of starting a line of Misfortune Cookies with similar sentiments.

"The calls are coming from inside the house!"
"Unfortunately for you, the clinic will be out of penicillin tomorrow."
"We were totally naked when we made this cookie."

...and so forth.

[Zkribbler]

You will be so utterly and completely screwed! Give up.

By George, I've think you've got something there, Guynemer.

The good news is; Your lab tests are back and they show you have 24 hours to live. The bad news is: I forgot to tell you yesterday.

[Lancer]

I'm waiting for one that says 'this will be your last cooking in this life'

Now, do you order another cookie and possibly hasten your demise, or do you...not? Perhaps never ordering another cookie anywhere knowing that you will die before it arives...

[mindseye]

Re: Fortune cookie weirdness

Originally posted by Guynemer

Has this ever happened to any of you folks?

I once got a fortune that said "Your boss has you in mind for a promotion or raise."

I'll be d@mned if the boss didn't call me into his office the very next day. He started out with "I'm going to give you a choice ..."

I was so excited!

"... You can either quit, or we'll fire you."

I never read a fortune again.

She and I had talked previously of starting a line of Misfortune Cookies with similar sentiments.

Sorry to disappoint you, but Misfortune Cookies have been available (at least in San Francisco) for many years, along with "adult message" fortune cookies.


I love to show pictures of fortune cookies to students here in China, and tell them that westerners think that they are a traditional Chinese snack. In fact, few Chinese have ever seen or heard of them, fortune cookies were invented in California.