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Fortune
Kookies
One of America's favorite pastimes is eating-out,
especially at Chinese Food establishments. And although, not Chinese,
but an American tradition that dates back to 1908, the printed paper
fortunes inside the cookies can easily be fodder for a lively conversation.
Not only do they sometimes offer sage advice, but
the other side teaches you how to learn Chinese, so you win either
way!
As an unofficial collector of these slips of the
forked-tongue, I submit to you some of my favorite, actual
fortunes:
"Luck is the by-product of busting your
fanny."
"Playing safe is only playing."
"If you must choose between two evils, pick
the one you've never tried before."
"Pick another fortune cookie"
"The odds of hitting your target go up dramatically
when you aim at it"
"Let your intentions create your methods and
not the other way around."
"Begin…the rest is easy"
"If the table moves, move with it."
"Don't let statistics do a number on you."
"Do not follow where the path may lead. Go
where there is no path…and leave a trail."
"Many receive advice, only the wise profit
by it."
"If you always do what you've always done,
you will always get what you've always gotten."
Have a memorable or funny fortune? Click
here to submit it. The best will be included next month and
our readers will choose the winners. The only two "rules"
are that you must be over 18 years of age, and be able to produce
the actual fortune cookie slip (or a reasonable facsimile of it.)
So, head out this week, go to your favorite Chinese
Restaurant and have fun doing "research" for UPBEAT
NEWS!
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