do you believe in fortune cookies?

[sundog]

[tk2kewl]

1. Of course I believe in fortune cookies...

I get one with every Chinese food order, and I usually eat them.

[sundog]

3. i'm skeptical regarding their existence

[AverageJoe]

2. Yes

Indeed, I have specific knowledge that fortune cookies do in fact exist. Of course, their messages are looney.

[sundog]

6. but how do you know it was really a fortune cookie? are you so sure?

:P

[kick-ass-bob]

4. I've eaten them myself, so yes... Seriously:

here is the fortune of one of them I just got recently, proving they do work:

"You will get new clothes."

:rofl:

[Shell Beau]

5. I know they exist b/c I have eaten them!

:crazy:

[Divameow77]

7. Especially one in particular

I was having a night out with about 7 girlfriends, and I open my fortune cookie and it says
"take a good long look at your table mates, can't you do a little bit better"
It was freakin hilarious.
:rofl:

[Shell Beau]

8. That is funny......

unless you are one of the table mates!

[Zuni]

9. you know what you can do with your fortune cookies?

[sundog]

10. do you always answer a question with a question?

[SouthoftheBorderPaul]

15. I prefer misfortune cookies.

Like this one:

[Beware the Beast Man]

16. That is one bitter cookie.

:thumbsup:

[SouthoftheBorderPaul]

17. indeed...

:scared:

[ChavezSpeakstheTruth]

21. How ironic

[Lilith Velkor]

11. "in bed" n/t

[puerco-bellies]

14. I was wondering if the "in bed" ending for all cookie readings..

Was a So-Cal thing. Most of the groups I dine with toss that in when reading our fortunes at the table.

[jmm]

18. People do that on the East Coast too

Although I wouldn't recommend doing it on a first date. To put this delicately, I know from personal experience you could get someone's hope up to high.

[Lilith Velkor]

22. I thought it was a New York thing.

It's hard to tell in the Age of the Internets.

[AlCzervik]

12. They do exist! I've seen them with my own eyes!

[sundog]

13. blind faith is a dangerous thing ms. chimpsrsmarter

:P

[Dukkha]

19. Confucius say "No"

The Magic 8 ball is the one true fortune teller

[swag]

20. Here's a nice article about a leading fortune author

http://www.newyorker.com/talk/content/articles/050606ta_talk_olshan

by Jeremy Olshan in Talk of the Town

excerpt . . .

At first, the writing came easily. Finding inspiration in sources ranging from the I Ching to the Post, Lau cranked out three or four maxims a day, between scrutinizing spreadsheets and monitoring the company’s inventory of chow mein. “I’d be on the subway and look up at the signs and think, Hey, that would make a great fortune,” he said. (One such adage: “Beware of odors from unfamiliar sources.”) “I’d keep a small notebook and jot down whatever came to me. I don’t think I ever sat in front of the computer and said, ‘I am going to write ten fortunes right now.’ It has to come naturally.”

Love, riches, power: there is a limited range of experience that can be expressed in one sentence, and, about eleven years into his tenure, Lau began to run out of ideas. He leaned increasingly on traditional Chinese sayings, which offer insight (along the lines of “True gold fears no fire”) but not foresight (“Your income will increase”), and in 1995 he gave up altogether. “I’ve written thousands of fortunes, but the inspiration is gone,” Lau said. “Have you heard of writer’s block? That is what happened to me.”

These days, he cycles selections from his vast oeuvre in and out of circulation. He is worried that readers will notice that the cookies are in reruns, which might result in Wonton’s losing its edge on the competition. (This is unlikely. Although there are about forty fortune-cookie companies in the United States, few have Wonton’s manufacturing capabilities.) So Lau has decided to bring in new blood. The company will soon advertise for a new fortune writer, and Lau will make the transition to editor. “Maybe when I retire I’ll write again—perhaps a book about writing fortunes,” he said. Returning to form, he summarized the thrust of the book with two simple axioms. “Don’t have too complicated a mind,” he said. “Think in ten-word sentences.”

[tigereye]

25. fortune cookie editor

bet that would be an interesting job to advertise for...

[sundog]

26. or chopstick instructions editor

have you ever read one of those things?

'the traditional and typical of Chinese glorious history. and cultural' :wtf:

[terrya]

23. I've noticed that sometimes fortune cookies don't tell fortunes.

The message inside will say something like "You are a boisterous person who lights up a room" or "You are thrifty and good with money". It's not a fortune....

[sundog]

24. wtf is up with that

:wtf:

'people often look to you for guidance' .. oh, gee... that's really gonna help me figure out my fucking life :P

[Briarius]

27. yes, but only with 'in bed' added

of course!

[4_Legs_Good]

28. "The cookie is in no position to know"

"The flight is going to be successful or not depending on the state of repair of the vehicle and the competency of the pilot and the cookie is in no position to know!" (paraphrase - sorry!)



"We're out of the 'you will find happiness in a new love' cookies"
"Then use the 'stick with your wife' ones"

Simpsons (paraphrase again)

david

[AlienGirl]

29. I keep opening them, and

there's NEVER a fortune inside! Just a little piece of paper with writing on it--no money at all! :wtf:

Tucker