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Fortune Cookies

Column: The wisdom you find in a cookie

As Nikita Dutta says, the sheer goofiness is half the fun of fortune cookies! And, let's not forget they come with a handy set of your lucky numbers and a brief lesson in Chinese on the back. Oh yeah, and there's the actual cookie, too.

Let me tell your fortune

I have to admit that fortune cookies have long been the highlight of my Chinese — well, Americanized Chinese — food experience. Fortune cookies are like the prize in the cereal box or the cheesy joke on the Popsicle stick. They're the Happy Meal toys of Chinese takeout.

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