“You will soom [soon] embark on a business venture”
Even with the typo, I’m hoping this fortune comes true. I received the cookie along with some rather bad take-out chinese food, so my chances are fairly slim that this life-changing event will actually occur.
Although fun to read, fortune cookies have nothing to do with chinese food or culture. The cookies were invented in California, not China, and are not based on an ancient insight or wisdom. The cookie’s popularity is more of a fad and marketing vehicle than anything else. And, depending on who made the cookie … it may even leave a bad taste in your mouth (like this one did — very chemical tasting – yuck!).
For my amusement, I often place additional words at the end of the fortune — you’ve heard of this, right? Fortune cookies are best read when you place the words ‘in bed’ at the end of the fortune. My fortune then becomes, “You will soon embark on a business venture [in bed].” This certainly sounds much more promising and exciting. I’ll keep you posted on whether a business venture develops :-)
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Too funny! Have you ever tried making your own fortune cookies?
I’ve thought about it … but have not tried it. I bet folding the cookies is the trickiest part … and would likely be my point of failure. My fingers are too clumsy!
Something tells me you could come up with some great fortunes [in bed]. :) (You started it)
Check out Penn and Teller’s second magic book: How To Play With Your Food, ISBN 0-679-74311-1. This book contains a sheet of special fortunes such as “The chef spit in your food” and “That lump is cancer.” Also, The Sesame Street Cookbook from the late 1970s has a great kid-friendly fortune cookie recipe, with the Cookie Monster teaching you to how to do the folding. Cheers.