Understated Ur-Drakon Callie Posted March 15, 2010 Share Posted March 15, 2010 I recently ate at a Chinese buffet. It was a great meal, and was topped off with the usual fortune cookie. I opened it, only to stare in disbelief at: Quote: Things are not always as they seem. It's not that bad! So, I'm wondering whether or not strange fortune cookies are an unusual occurrence. Have you ever had strange messages in fortune cookies before? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magnificent Ornk Ephesos Posted March 15, 2010 Share Posted March 15, 2010 I had a few very positive ones when I was in San Francisco, which lined up quite nicely with how awesome the conference was. The fortunes themselves, sadly, are long lost to my luggage. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ineffable Wingbolt Øther Posted March 15, 2010 Share Posted March 15, 2010 I remember one telling me not to invest in the stock market. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Easygoing Eyebeast Dantius Posted March 15, 2010 Share Posted March 15, 2010 I still think that the best fortune I got was "You will be successful in anything you do," and that was the same one that the other dozen people at the table got. On a related note, I think the writers are starting to get lazy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hatchling Cockatrice Lilith Posted March 15, 2010 Share Posted March 15, 2010 trapped in a forum post factory, please send help Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magnificent Ornk nikki. Posted March 15, 2010 Share Posted March 15, 2010 24, 68, 297. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Well-Actually War Trall Andraste Posted March 16, 2010 Share Posted March 16, 2010 Do not kiss an elephant on the lips today. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magnificent Ornk Student of Trinity Posted March 16, 2010 Share Posted March 16, 2010 Do not open this cookie. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Easygoing Eyebeast Dintiradan Posted March 16, 2010 Share Posted March 16, 2010 Future looks spotty. You will spill soup in late evening. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Easygoing Eyebeast The Mystic Posted March 16, 2010 Share Posted March 16, 2010 My mother got this one: "You will attend a strange gathering." Not much in and of itself, until I mention the fact that we were planning to go to a 60th birthday party for one of my relatives later that month. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hatchling Cockatrice Alorael at Large Posted March 16, 2010 Share Posted March 16, 2010 "Today is a good day to go to bed early." ...in bed? —Alorael, who has gotten some very good fortunes over time. His favorite fortune experience was sitting down with a married couple. The husband got a fortune that read, "True love is just across the table." His wife, across the table, got a rather different message: "Never trust a fortune cookie." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Well-Actually War Trall Balladeer Posted March 16, 2010 Share Posted March 16, 2010 Aw, Alo, you beat me to it. Every cookie fortune should be read by adding "...in bed." to the end. It makes them much more accurate. It also makes for hilarious dinner conversation. It's a tradition of ours to always get Chinese for supper on Christmas day. Just for fun, I kept our fortunes this year. Time heals most everything. Give it time, time... (Really, the fortune has 'time' on it twice. It begs for more to be added.) Make big plans... Luck will visit you on the next new moon... Curiosity kills boredom. Nothing can kill curiosity... It's not the amount of time you devote, but what you devote to the time that counts... Efforts and courage are not enough without purpose and direction... The difference between ordinary and extraordinary is that little extra... Every wise man started out by asking many questions... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hatchling Cockatrice Alorael at Large Posted March 16, 2010 Share Posted March 16, 2010 —Alorael, who has found that this is, in fact, true. Preference also might be something of an (optimism/(pessimism/cynicism)) test. Yes, the nested parentheses were the point of that construction. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Well-Actually War Trall Balladeer Posted March 16, 2010 Share Posted March 16, 2010 I am always the optimist... I shall replace 'except' with 'especially'. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seasoned Roamer The Ninjas Doom Posted March 16, 2010 Share Posted March 16, 2010 I actualy got a fortune cookie that said its nice to get outa that cookie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Easygoing Eyebeast keira Posted March 17, 2010 Share Posted March 17, 2010 "You will have a stroke of good luck soon." Ironically, that was about a year and a half ago. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Easygoing Eyebeast The Mystic Posted March 17, 2010 Share Posted March 17, 2010 Originally Posted By: Taslim "You will have a stroke of good luck soon." Ironically, that was about a year and a half ago. Reminds me of the very first one my father got: "You will have gold pieces by the bushel." After about 15-20 years, he's still waiting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Easygoing Eyebeast VCH Posted March 17, 2010 Share Posted March 17, 2010 "You read this." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hatchling Cockatrice Slarzahl Posted March 17, 2010 Share Posted March 17, 2010 TENSE HURTS TENSE KILLS Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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