The messages in fortune cookies are typically vague, banal and optimistic. But some cookies are now serving up some surprisingly downbeat advice.
Bernard Chow, marketing coordinator at Wonton Food in Queens, N.Y., says he had not set out to insult anybody when he asked his team of freelance writers to come up with some new messages.
“We wanted to get some different perspective, to write something that is more contemporary,” said Chow, who characterized the new fortunes as “cautious” rather than negative.
As customers requested more fortunes with actual predictions rather than cryptic sayings, writers removed their rose-colored glasses, said Derrick Wong, vice president for sales at Wonton.
Here are some of the fortunes:
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– “Today is a disastrous day. If you can’t beat ’em, join ’em.”
– “It’s over your head now. Time to get some professional help.”
– “Your luck is just not there. Attend to practical matters today.”