After enjoying a nice Chinese dinner with the family this evening, we all opened our fortune cookies and read our fortunes.

There were the typical run-of-the-mill fortunes from "expect a surprise package very soon" to "your plan will be successful" to "you will always be surrounded by people who love you." There was even a funny one: " Confucius say: man with thick head make thin conversation."

Mine, however, was very odd. It said, "God made gold, and then he hid it."

Say what? What is that supposed to mean? And does God have a place in fortune cookie fortunes? It was by far the oddest fortune I've ever read. P.S. Any interpretations would be appreciated...

What was your weirdest fortune cookie fortune? Did any come true?

My son tells me that if you add 'in bed' to any fortune cookie fortune, then it makes sense.

Let's try:

"God made gold, and then he hid it in bed."

See?

"God made gold, and then he hid it."

The truth is, weasie, that the rest of us understand this. We've all known about it for years - we just didn't tell you about it.

It's really pretty obvious to everyone except you.

I hope this puts your mind at rest.

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(Wouldn't it be funny if that website really existed?)

(Actually, it wouldn't be that funny, but it would be a remarkable coincidence.)

(I think I may be drunk.)

(Why am I posting in brackets?)

Hey, Friday night Forumming!

Once my friends and I made Chinese food, and baked our own fortune cookies with custom fortunes! Well, given that I was one of our newbie prophets, you knew something zany was going to happen!

So, sure enough, dessert rolls around, and Abby opens her fortune cookie, and what does it say?

It says, "You will sicken, and eventually die."

It was inexplicable to me that nobody was amused. They looked at me dourly, reprimanded me, told me it was supposed to be a fun night.

But can you blame me? I was hedging my bets! What are the chances that somebody won't sicken and eventually die?

It's more accurate than the crap you get at those restaurants, anyway.

And what's more, it IS hilarious if you add "in bed" to the end.

"God made gold, and then he hid it."


means, you stole my sunshine.

"God made gold, and then he hid it."

My fairly mundane take is that what is most wonderful is not usually obvious and shining right under our nose. It requires digging, or exploring to locate. This could be in ourselves, in others or the world in general.

You see, as a sideline I write these things. One of my most popular was: if your eyes are like diamonds, then there are rocks in your head. Humm, come to think of it it was one of my least popular.

Whenever my Dad opened a fortune cookie he always pretended to read the same thing - "Help! I'm a prisoner in a Chinese bakery!"

Made me smile everytime.

my all-time favorite is "you will win the miss universe title, but not accept it".

i kid you not. i still have the fortune, in a little tin box.