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.
Warning: fortune cookies don't care what happens to you.
Fortune cookies are a good idea. If the message is positive, it can make your day a little better.
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.
