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Fortune cookies Does anyone actually read the fortunes?
If so...have you ever been impressed?
This is weird; I took my folks to an Asian buffet restaurant earlier this month. My dad wanted to go.
With the bill, they left fortune cookies. We each took one, and read them. Surprisingly, each of our fortunes was appropriate for us. My dad is frail, and his fortune was about his health, my brother's in la-la land lately, and his fortune was about "finding his path", my mom is miserable at work and hers was about "happiness". As for me, it read; "Peace comes from within. Seek it from yourself."
I suppose the health and happiness could apply to me as well, but anyone who knows me can attest to the fact that peace of mind is really a top priority for me. I have the fortune in my wallet.
SO...yesterday I took the kids out for dinner to the same place.
Each one read our fortunes.
My eldest one was a proverb about ships not being built to sit idle, which suits Mr. Let-me-play-videogames-allday-everyday just fine. My daughter's was about her personality (which she is abundant in), and my youngest's was about his attitude (which is rotten!). As for me, it read; "You will find love."
Anyone else take stock in these little slips of paper baked into barely-edible cookies? By St. Boogar and all the saints at the backside door of Purgatory! | |
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The correct way to read a fortune cookie is to add the words "in bed" at the end.
For example:
Peace comes from within. Seek it from yourself in bed. We don’t mourn artists because we knew them. We mourn them because they helped us know ourselves. | |
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The ones I had were always wayyyy off and usually said something so random and nonsensical that I'd be sitting there doing the blank stare. 비 | |
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Yeah...I've had my fair share of nonsensical ones.
But the way these were perfectly suited to us struck me as significant enough to post it on the Org.
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I like fortune cookies, and I'm miles away from being superstitious. I always read the fortunes and eat at least a piece of the cookie. I've noticed most of the ones I get now are more on lines of what your son got, inspirational, as oppose to saying you'll get good luck soon. But I'll take it just the same, it's a cookie. | |
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It's true !
We have been adding " In Bed " since the late 70s man | |
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We don’t mourn artists because we knew them. We mourn them because they helped us know ourselves. | |
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Damn kids !
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We don’t mourn artists because we knew them. We mourn them because they helped us know ourselves. | |
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Wait!
Did you just call me a "kid"?
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That I DID !
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So....do fortune cookies work differently for someone in tune with Gaea by any chance?
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He who throws dirt is losing ground in bed.
You can always find happiness at work on Friday in bed. Do not mistake temptation for opportunity in bed. A woman who seeks to be equal with men lacks ambition in bed. The greatest danger could be your stupidity in bed. He who laughs at himself never runs out of things to laugh at in bed. He who laughs last is laughing at you in bed. A closed mouth gathers no feet in bed.
A conclusion is simply the place where you got tired of thinking in bed. A cynic is only a frustrated optimist in bed. A fanatic is one who can't change his mind, and won't change the subject in bed. It doesn't matter. Who is without a flaw in bed? The world may be your oyster, but it doesn't mean you'll get its pearl in bed. Flattery will go far tonight in bed.
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I often take mine out of the wrapper as I walk out ...
toss the cookie on the ground and STOMP on it !
COMPOST ! | |
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i just bought a box of chocolate dipped fortune cookies, the messages inside are naughty ones. | |
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You had a bag of 'em lying around, didn't 'cha? By St. Boogar and all the saints at the backside door of Purgatory! | |
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i always keep the messages inside, i still have some from years ago. | |
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Never had chocolate dipped fortune cookies, those sound delicious. RIP, mom. I will forever miss and love you. | |
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RIP, mom. I will forever miss and love you. | |
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RIP, mom. I will forever miss and love you. | |
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I always get the ones that don't apply to me  | |
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I always make sure to finish the meal before opening the cookie.
The fortune is tainted if things are out of order.
Edit: I also eat the entire cookie before reading the fortune.
I'm not superstitious, I just grew into the habit of doing this over time.
[Edited 2/6/12 0:11am] You're so glam, every time I see you I wanna slam! | |
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Also...do not let someone else hand you the cookie. We don’t mourn artists because we knew them. We mourn them because they helped us know ourselves. | |
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Also - pick the first one that you spot. By St. Boogar and all the saints at the backside door of Purgatory! | |
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Yes, I read the fortunes and I find the messages insightful. | |
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