“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 :-)