Are Fortune Cookies Misleading Us About Our Futures?

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The forum discussion centers on the perceived decline in the quality of fortunes found in fortune cookies, with users sharing humorous anecdotes and frustrations. Participants highlight that many cookies contain vague statements or advice rather than actual fortunes, such as "You have the ability to be persuasive" and "Talent does what it can. Genius does what it must." The conversation also touches on the cultural significance of fortune cookies and the humorous interpretations of their messages, indicating a collective nostalgia for more meaningful fortunes.

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This discussion is beneficial for cultural anthropologists, humorists, and anyone interested in the social dynamics of food-related traditions, particularly those exploring the intersection of culture and humor in modern society.

  • #31
Don't you people know that you're supposed to end every fortune cookie 'fortune' with the phrase, "... in bed"?

Ivan Seeking said:
1). You have the ability to be persuasive
-in bed.
Ivan Seeking said:
2). Talent does what it can. Genius does what it must
-in bed.
Ivan Seeking said:
3). You are contemplative and analytical by nature
-in bed.
DaveC426913 said:
The first love, the last love: self love
-in bed.
Jimmy Snyder said:
"You will cross the Yellow River many times"
-in bed.
erok81 said:
"An alien will be appearing to you shortly"
-in bed.
MotoH said:
"Come back later, I am sleeping (fortune cookies need their rest too!)"
-in bed.
Ivan Seeking said:
Help! I'm being held hostage in a Fortune Cookie factory
-in bed.
Moonbear said:
"Money will soon come your way"
-in bed.
chayced said:
"That wasn't chicken"
-in bed.
rdanner3 said:
"Man who invented baseball wrong. Man with four balls cannot walk"
-in bed.
rdanner3 said:
"Man standing on toilet high on pot"
-in bed.
FlexGunship said:
"Please try again"
-in bed.
PAllen said:
"You will soon get a salary increase"
-in bed.
PAllen said:
"You will meet an important person at a gay party"
-in bed.
lisab said:
"Do not upset the penguin today"
-in bed.
 
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  • #32
LOL Collinsmark!
 
  • #33
I went to a chinese grill in Houston here in texas the other week, I wish i could remember what my fortune cookie said. I do get allot of 9s on my cookie lol.
 
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  • #34
I remember one time eating at a chinese restaurant, I took 3 fortune cookies. Two of them said the same thing : ''You love chinese food''.
 
  • #35
I once received a fortune cookie with no fortune in it. It is the only fortune cookie that I have ever believed.
 
  • #36
Gen Petraeus's fortune cookie: "Love is free. Lust will cost you everything you have."

Obviously needs a mulligan: "Love thy neighbor. Just don't get caught."
 
  • #37
I had to search for a while to find this.

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