Fortune Cookies

[GeneChing]

Everything has beauty, but not everyone sees it

More Confucius. These aren't fortunes. These are plagiary.

[GeneChing]

...But it works for me right now given some recent tragic events.

In the greatest confusion there is still an open channel to the soul.

Here's the full quote, from Saul Bellow: In the greatest confusion there is still an open channel to the soul. It may be difficult to find because by midlife it is overgrown, and some of the wildest thickets that surround it grow out of what we describe as our education. But the channel is always there, and it is our business to keep it open, to have access to the deepest part of ourselves."

[PalmStriker]

****. When I open up a fortune cookie I always prepare myself to be influenced in this ever-changing world we live in. Not unlike checking a horoscope or I Ching read. Maybe a new resturant is in your future with cookies that are insightful.

[GeneChing]

Maybe a new resturant is in your future with cookies that are insightful.

Haaaa, yeah maybe. The thing is there's this Chinese place really close to the office here that's super cheap and fast. It's far from gourmet, but the staff is friendly and knows what I want when I walk in the door. So when I'm low on dough and/or time, that's my place. Unfortunately, the fortunes are lame but I don't expect much.

From yesterday:

He who knows himself is enlightened.

"He who knows others is wise. He who knows himself is enlightened." - Lao Tzu

[PalmStriker]

Chinese restaurants are like that. My wife and I haven't found a replacement for the one that closed nearby where we live. Great food for take out, small place. Competition in the food biz makes staying open such a challenge. Seems like a Stephen Chow comedy could spring from fortune cookie carry-out culture. Has he been featured on any KFM covers?

[GeneChing]

Everything originates from the seed of Determination.

I found this in quotes on many sites, but couldn't determine the source from a cursory web search. Even the capped D sticks out. Many of the mentions claim they got it off a fortune cookie. Go figure.

Seems like a Stephen Chow comedy could spring from fortune cookie carry-out culture. Has he been featured on any KFM covers?

I feel ya, sort of a God of Cookery sort of thing. No, we've never put Chow on the cover. He'd have to come up with another hit film for us to consider that at this time. And I don't see that coming soon.

[GeneChing]

At 20 years of age the will reigns, at 30 the wit, at 40 the judgment.

And at 50 you're too **** old to make it in a fortune cookie....

[GeneChing]

People make plans; Fate makes the plans successful

Found on the web in several places but no reference. Maybe it's there but I only ate Chinese today because it was super fast and I have a shoot coming up, so I have no time to explore this anymore.

[GeneChing]

...because every once in a while, the random synchronicity works. This one really works for me when juxtaposed with last night's Republican presidential debate. It's a quote from journalist Bill Vaughan.

A real patriot is the fellow who gets a parking ticket and rejoices that the system works.

[GeneChing]

courtesy is a business asset - a gain and never a loss.

Odd advice from a cookie. This one comes up on a variety of websites, but I wasn't able to source it with a cursory search, although it is listed in the Dictionary of American Proverbs.

[GeneChing]

My local Chinese joint must have swapped their fortune cookie supplier.

Confidence of success is almost success.

I rather disagree with this one.

[GeneChing]

Bring something up from the back burner.

Sort of a saying I suppose. Not really a quote.

[GeneChing]

Listen to the wisdom of the old.

I heartily concur with this one. Especially now that I'm getting old.

[GeneChing]

Step aside, fortune cookies! Here come fortune cat rice crackers from Japan!
Casey Baseel
21 minutes ago



Fortune cookies can be sort of anti-climactic, can’t they? Most of the time, that little slip of paper just reminds you of some pearl of wisdom to help you make yourself a better person, instead of giving you the inside information on the future that you really wanted so that you could succeed in life without all that bothersome self-improvement stuff.

On the other hand, it’s hard to imagine anyone being disappointed if they cracked open their snack to find an adorably chubby cat figurine.

Felissimo, provider of all sorts of cat-based novelty goods, is back again with Dagashi Nyanko Kakurenbo, or Hide-and-Seek Kittie Candies.



The snack set comes with a pack of cylindrical karinto sweets, and two individually wrapped crispy senbei rice crackers. While most senbei are flat disks, though, these ones are triangle-shaped.



That’s because there’s a surprise waiting inside: a cute, hand-crafted cat figurine!



While their markings are the same, the two senbei contain slightly different felines.



For other pairs, the difference between their poses is even more pronounced.





▼ Nap time!





As with many of Felissimo’s products, the company will ship a different design each month, so you’ll need to place a new order periodically to get the whole set. The company is selling the Hide-and-Seek Kittie Candies for 2,372 yen (US$20) per bundle through its website here.

Source: Felissimo
Images: Felissimo (edited by RocketNews24)

The FDA would probably ban this as a choking hazard.

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The FDA would probably ban this as a choking hazard.

Like the Kinder Surprise Eggs.

They could make the cats out of rice cracker too though.