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22 February 2007

Interpret my fortune cookie fortune: You will make many changes before settling down happily. I thought I was settled. I thought I was happy. What does it all mean?!

post by: youngergirl44 at: 16:21 | 18 comments

Um. It's a fortune cookie fortune. It doesn't mean a god damned thing.

Fyi.

posted by dersins 22 February | 16:23

You thought wrong! Bwah-hah-hah.

posted by chrismear 22 February | 16:26

Nah, dersins, it just means she didn't get the cookie intended for her.

Hers was supposed to say something like "Your smile brings joy to many." or something.

posted by Specklet 22 February | 16:27

You forgot to add "in bed". That should take care of it.

posted by ooga_booga 22 February | 16:27

It means cookies cannot be trusted.

posted by ThePinkSuperhero 22 February | 16:28

Um sorry, but you aren't happy UNTIL THE COOKIE SAYS SO.

posted by iconomy 22 February | 16:29

ooga_booga's right. It makes much more sense that way.

posted by muddgirl 22 February | 16:30

yeah, adding the "in bed" makes it much more logical. I see some higher thread-count sheets in your future.

posted by gaspode 22 February | 16:59

...I thought everyone automatically assumed the "in bed" part, which is why they're not actually printed on the fortune?!?

posted by WolfDaddy 22 February | 17:00

It's a really old cookie, waaay past the expiration date. You were supposed to get it months ago. You probably shouldn't have eaten it.

posted by black bile 22 February | 17:06

You're going to buy a house that needs renovating.

posted by dabitch 22 February | 17:29

My fortune said that I must right a wrong and inform all people who have recently received "Lying Fortune Cookie Badness" that they don't need to listen to what they have been told. As always with these things that message seems so ambiguous I've no idea how to interpret it.

posted by seanyboy 22 February | 18:21

I was having dinner once with a friend. It was during a spell when I had a lot of relat. drama going on in my life. Multiple people, a lot of angst, and played out rather publically (to my chagrin now).

My fortune cookie said (after a meal of talking about all of the above) said, "Your romantic life is interesting only to you."

One of the best cosmic slapdowns I have ever experienced. Perfect.

posted by danf 22 February | 18:30

My favorite I ever got:

"Don't take advice from a fortune cookie."

I thought: Okay. No, wait. No! Wait. Okay, I won't. I mean, no!

posted by Specklet 22 February | 18:34

I once got one that was so naughty it didn't even NEED the "in bed" after it:

"A soothing tongue is a tree of life."

!

posted by dersins 22 February | 18:43

my last fortune said "an unexpected new love will bring you joy."

*sigh*

posted by kellydamnit 22 February | 22:06

Fortune Cookies are a fine American tradition, but don't any Chinese cultural credentials. They are not imbued with any I Ching, Confucian or Buddhist wisdom.
Don't spend too long worrying about them unless you are the type of person that sees 'signs' everywhere, in which case please continue with your interesting life.

posted by asok 23 February | 03:26

I had a friend who worked in a Chinese restaurant, and once just after I had eaten my Orange Chicken I got a fortune cookie that said "Don't eat the Orange Chicken." I about choked on my tea until I realized that my friend had made a special fortune for me.

posted by black bile 23 February | 11:33

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