I have so many problems with fortune cookies, to make my argument look even more convincing i'll make my points bullet point style.
* Where do the Chinese get off? An episode of Seinfeld had a good point when they mentioned no other ethnic group could get away with giving you a message rolled up in dessert. Just because the Chinese gave us Confucious does not mean every one of them that owns a restauraunt can tell us our fortune. If anything wouldn't the Mayans be better candidates to have a scroll predicting our fate?
* THEY ARE NEVER FORTUNES. I wouldn't be so upset if 99 perent of all fortune cookies weren't actually fortunes. "You are a confident person." "Life is too short, live for today." "Friends are important." These are not fortunes cookie makers. These are either statements every wants to here or could figure out for themselves. Give me something that says, "If you don't stop driving so fast on I-290 you're going to get a ticket asshole." THEN I might consider taking these fortunes a bit more seriously.
* The cookies don't even taste that good. I love Chinese food. Orange Chicken, Beijing Beef, Pork Fried Rice...all glorious. But the cookie sucks. Its an insult to Chinese food and an insult to Cookies.
Invariably when Chinese Food is eaten the group eating it sits down and reads their fortunes and everyone has a cheap laugh. But I tell ya what - for a group that gave us Yao Ming, fireworks, and the 2008 Olympics, the cookie really needs to go.
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Finally! I've had issues with fortune cookies for YEARS. You are absolutely right they are not fortunes their comments and shitty ones at that. A+ for this one Tom
ReplyDeleteThat's what Rizzo and I are here for, appreciate the agreement Andrea.
ReplyDelete"You will buy clothes in the future" was the only fortune cookie that has come true for me
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