Fortune cookies are almost always frustratingly vague, sometimes even to the point of ludicrousness ("something good is just around the corner"). Even curiouser, I've recently recieved a few fortunes that AREN'T ACTUALLY FORTUNES. "You have a way with words" isn't exactly a shining prediction of the future.
The next time I eat Chinese food I want to get a fortune cookie that says "You will die next thursday", or maybe "Someone will step on your foot in 5 minutes and 37 seconds."
Emoticons might be added for effect - "You will die next Thursday :( ". Or, alternately, to lighten weighty news -- "You will die next Thursday :)".-- Tlogmer, Mar 16 2002 Unusual Fortune Cookie Collection http://home.nc.rr.c.../fortunes_index.htmPhotos of odd fortune cookie fortunes. Small collection but nicely done. [bristolz, Mar 16 2002, last modified Oct 04 2004] Not _exactly_ what you are looking for. http://www.homestar...er.com/fortune.htmlFlash fortune cookies. Try them multiple times for seconds of fun. [swamilad, Oct 04 2004] Something I've wanted to see in a fortune cookie is either "Berware the Ides of March!" or "You Have Just Enjoyed an Inferior Meal."-- Mr_Thundercleese, Mar 16 2002 You have gone batty _^0^_.-- neelandan, Mar 16 2002 the chef pissed in your hot and sour soup-have a nice day.-- IvanIdea, Mar 16 2002 Sorry, I've retired from correcting typos, there are just too many and I really do have bigger fish to fly. Also, I may just need to "Berware the Ides of March".-- El Pedanto, Mar 16 2002 My favorite is: "That wasn't chicken".-- phoenix, Mar 16 2002 "Find a bucket & quick"-- po, Mar 16 2002 How about a web site with a CGI form to let you submit a fortune, to be printed as part of the next batch of fortune cookies?-- Jeremi, Mar 17 2002 I recently went to a Chinese restaurant and got a fortune cookie that said, "Help! I'm trapped in a fortune cookie factory!"-- Pseudonym #3, Mar 17 2002 My all time favorite fortune: "You may be hungry soon: order take-out now."-- vladimir_gustav, Mar 18 2002 I used to eat at a chinese buffet for lunch every day until my cookie fortune read: "Try something new".-- MORGWOOD, Mar 18 2002 I think Penn & Teller had an idea for one that said That lump is cancer.-- vanbilder, Aug 10 2003 What about "Siht daer ot rorrim a deen lliw uoy"?-- Canuck, Aug 10 2003 A pastry is in your future. (+)
It works!-- Cedar Park, Aug 10 2003 I've always thought it would be cute to put a marriage proposal in your date's fortune cookie.-- Tabbyclaw, Aug 11 2003 Tried it once. She married the chef.-- Cedar Park, Aug 12 2003 I wanted to do this at a party once. I considered pulling all the fortunes out and substituting my own, but the cookies were sealed too well. Then I considered baking them myself, but the expense of the heat resistant paper and ink was too great. So, yes, I would like to see these either mass produced or in the form of a DIY kit.-- Detly, Aug 13 2003 In some hole-in-the-wall chinese joint in Michigan I got a fortune that stated "You love chinese food". Seriously... I still have it, just to show people when they don't believe me.-- JRandMoby, Aug 19 2003 "Dial 1-800-MISS-CLEO for real fortune."
Wierd, huh?-- DesertFox, May 07 2004 Your luck number: 6 19 21 25 35 50
Pretty specific, huh?-- phundug, May 09 2004 To make just about any fortune cookie fun, have a fellow diner ask you a question. I asked my friend what lay ahead in his love life and his fortune was "Constant grinding will reduce an iron rod to a steel needle."-- Eugene, May 09 2004 I've had this idea myself! I love it! Sometimes normal fortune cookies are funny though, when the translations are poor. I got one that said, "listen more to mother's exhortations."-- EdisonsTwin, Jul 17 2006 random, halfbakery