at the noodle restaurant
opened my fortune after dinner
it was thrown away with my plate
can’t quite figure out what it meant
not sure how to live my life from here on out.
what do you think this fortune means?
‘live for the nights you can’t remember with the people you’ll never forget.’
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I didn't have my glasses on.... 
I was a bit confused too, Beth, so I did a web search …
” The phrase “live for the nights you can’t remember with the people you’ll never forget” encourages embracing memorable experiences, especially those shared with cherished friends or loved ones. It suggests that even if some moments become hazy or forgotten, the connections and emotions formed during those times remain unforgettable.”
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I like this
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You’re welcome Beth …
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Fortune cookies only arrived over here in the 1990s. Even now, most Chinese restaurants don’t bother to hand them out.
Best wishes, Pete.
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yes, I definitely have found that they are not an Asian custom
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I think it’s telling you to drink more with dear friends and relatives, Beth.
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right!
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Sounds like the cookie wants you to drink a lot. Meanwhile, there’s mine. “Protect and honor your friends. Seal them in plastic.”
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that’s kind of how I saw it as well, but unsure of the whole thing. yours was hilarious
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Back in the day when I printed my own black and white I used a plastic-based paper, so I thought…
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A very puzzling quote. I liked Ivor’s explanation but it really could have been said better.
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it was so confusing to me –
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I’d be confused too
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Oh good golly…fortune cookie paralysis. I imagine…and envision that it said something akin to “good things await, especially for Beth”. There you go! 🥰
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okay, I’ll take it!
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🥰🥰🥰
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Enjoy your life with people you love and who love you.
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Life is a blank canvas and you add the paint.
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does it mean to get drunk and sleep with attractive people? 🤔
~David
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Yep, what Ivor said. Maybe live for ordinary nights with great people. Settle into peace with love.
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given that in September I officially qualify for Medicare I think it means don’t discount what you did in your 20’s and spend some time just having fun like you did way back then…
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I always saved my fortune cookies. It’s said that you’re hungry a hour after eating Chinese food, so an hour after I’ve eaten, I’ll have my cookie! Also, we have this little thing we do when reading fortunes. At the end of the fortune we add, “in bed”. It’s hilarious!
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Huh, I’m stumped. Perhaps they need to hire a writer to write these fortunes.
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Right
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I received a blank fortune recently which scared me!
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Eek!
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I think it means something different at age 20 than at age 50+. Speaking for myself, the reasons for not remembering have changed drastically… :) But the people you’ll never forget has changed too – so much easier to know our core crew!
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Great point
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I saw one once that said in little tiny letters, ‘you will soon need glasses’!
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Yes!
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OMG, how unfortunate can one be 😱
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)))
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Get wasted often.
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I mean, there has to be alcohol involved in this
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They are sometimes strange or too universal. I don;t get yours. :-)
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same –
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What does it tell you that I went straight to the alcohol idea!?
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I did too, so –
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Here’s what happened. It was late on a Friday and the Fortune Cookie writer needed to “gin up” one more fortune. So what that it didn’t make sense. So what that it causes any reader to scratch their head. It was quitting time before a long weekend and they couldn’t wait to leave the office! Ha, ha. What do you think?
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yes, I was thinking perhaps the writer was in some sort of mood -)
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love the whimsy of this; and LOVE that delightful quote, uncredited
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<3
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Each day is a blank slate.
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So, you’re supposed to drink until you can’t remember anything other than the people you were with? How does that make any sense at all? Unless, of course, you’ll remember the people since they got you so drunk you forgot everything, so you will never see them again, or forget them either. Or, an AI wrote the fortune and has no idea what it means.
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Hmmm…
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it’s an odd one…
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It is.
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Goodness Beth! The ambiguity is killing!
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right –
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I have actually seen that one before! And I agree with Ivor :)
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<3
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