So, fortune cookies: invented by the Japanese, popularized by the Chinese, but ultimately consumed by Americans. They are more American than anything else.
Chinese restaurants have long been a weekly or monthly ritual for many Americans.
I am obsessed with Chinese restaurants. Like many Americans, I first discovered them in my childhood.
Good places for aphorisms: in fortune cookies, on bumper stickers, and on banners flying over the Palace of Free Advice.
Fortune cookies are a good idea. If the message is positive, it can make your day a little better.
Warning: fortune cookies don't care what happens to you.
People think of fortune cookies as being Chinese, but in essence, they are fundamentally American.
Who needs astrology? The wise man gets by on fortune cookies.
I can't stay away from Chinese food. I really love that stuff.
