Or "How is a patriarchal blessing like a fortune cookie?"

Perhaps you can finish the joke, either one, or both, and enlighten us nevermos at the same time. I'll take a shot in the dark:

What's the difference between a PB and a fortune cookie? You get to choose which fortune cookie to take.

And:

How is a PB like a fortune cookie? They're both made using a cookie cutter.

Ok, you guys/gals can do lots better than that. Have fun with this one.

JAR

One is a worthless made up fortune...the other at least comes with a cookie.

You get a PB for 10% of your lifetime earnings.

Rimshot-ly yrs,

S

One is an "ancient Chinese secret" and the other is a "sacred lie."

On one, (depending on the restaurant) you can also learn Chinese (granted it is the opposite of the immersion method and very slow) but still you can learn Chinese, and with the other, you can't learn "reformed Egyptian." BUMMER!

verilyverily Wrote:
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> One is an "ancient Chinese secret" and the other
> is a "sacred lie."

Except they're not Chinese at all -- "fortune cookies" are an American invention.
But at least with them you get a cookie...

I know they aren't really Chinese. I was just trying to come up with something witty. Oh well...

verilyverily Wrote:
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> I know they aren't really Chinese. I was just
> trying to come up with something witty. Oh well...

But you did! The "sacred lie" part was great! :)

There's a TED talk that covers fortune cookies. They're Japanese, apparently. Japanese immigrants brought them here, got interned, and the Chinese took over.

http://www.ted.com/talks/jennifer_8_lee_looks_for_general_tso?language=en

You can have tea with one of them, but then you can't have the other.

The PB is gluten-free.

You get better service when you get the fortune cookie.

With a PB, you don't have to leave a tip when you're done.

No fortune cookie will ever tell you what tribe of Israel you're from.

No fortune cookie will ever tell you have a lot of babies.

No PB will ever tell you if you're going to get 'lucky' tonight.

Ha!
I am just about to go pick up our order of Chinese carryout. We haven't had it in months, and it just sounded really good tonight.

I hope it comes with a fortune cookie and not a PB!

One’s a little cookie, and the other’s a little kooky.

Best one!

"How is a patriarchal blessing like a fortune cookie?"

The both come encased in a hard, bland crust which crumble when you push too hard on it.

You should not append "In bed" at the end of a PB.

hahaha!

The fortune cookie is much better and gives better advice!

one delivers only childish mirth

the other an over-inflated sense of self-worth

One requires fasting and the other requires feasting.

One is relevant and the other requires a worthiness interview.

The main difference though, is that one tastes good dipped in duck sauce.

If I'm starving on a deserted island, a box full of fortune cookies might save my life. The PB won't. I'm not a goat.

The fortune cookie is meant to entertain. And the PB is a joke.

10% of everything.

One lists your lucky tribe, one lists your lucky numbers.

None, they're both sugary, white, and leave a bad taste in your mouth.

One predicts good luck, and one predicts nightmares.

None, they both end up in the trash.

They both leave you hungry two hours later?

(I refused to get one. Female "blessings" are redundant.)

The fortune cookie is more relevant....and tastes better.

RB

That's hysterical!! I've held on to mine for 44 years and happened to have thrown it in the trash yesterday!

I read mine once, but that was 50 years ago. Wish I had it so I could burn it.

You won't starve to death, on a truck load of fortune cookies.

You might get bored to death, with a truck load of PB's.

Seeking Chineese fortune, Joseph Sr risked his family's fortune trafficking in ginseng.

When the prize ship never returned, he then saw that his family's fortune was to be found by other means.

Such was the legacy of the first Partriarch.



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Good question. Haha!

I think patriarchal blessings are also very similar to horoscopes. Both can be vague and broad that can be applied to more than one person.