# Fortune cookies

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fortune-cookies/63525>\
**Category:** Cecil's Columns/Staff Reports\
**Created:** [April 27, 2001, 11:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fortune-cookies/63525 "2001-04-27T11:59:14Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![miamouse](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ad7895/32.png) [@miamouse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/miamouse)\
**Post date:** [April 27, 2001, 11:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fortune-cookies/63525/1 "2001-04-27T11:59:14Z")

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You can also replace the fortunes in the fortune cookies easier if you soften them up in the microwave for a few seconds first.

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**Author:** ![Arnold\_Winkelried](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Arnold\_Winkelried](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Arnold_Winkelried)\
**Post date:** [April 27, 2001, 10:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fortune-cookies/63525/2 "2001-04-27T22:05:49Z")

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[… How do they get the fortunes inside Chinese fortune cookies? (30-Mar-2001)](http://www.straightdope.com/columns/010330.html)

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