The First Book of Tasteless Fortune Cookie Fortunes [Mass Market Paperback]

Joe Wang (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: March 1, 2005

Everyone loves fortune cookies... right? Well, just wait until you read these! Joe Wang worked for 36 years at a famous Chinese fortune cookie manufacturing company writing fortunes -- like the ones you get in cookies at Chinese food restaurants. At his company, fortunes had to be approved by the Fortune Approval Committee. Over the years, for various reasons, the Fortune Approval Committee rejected certain fortunes. Secretly, he collected these fortunes. This book contains some of the fortunes rejected by the Fortune Approval Committee as ‘Tasteless,' meaning offensive, tactless, insensitive or just plain vulgar.

Sure to make you twist, giggle, laugh and groan, it is also a perfect gift book. Here are a few samples:

"Your lawyer will get everything you own."

"That which you admire the most about yourself will wrinkle and shrivel."

"The cure will involve an implant."

Product Details

• Mass Market Paperback: 112 pages
• Publisher: Private Garden Press (March 1, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 097663080X
• ISBN-13: 978-0976630807
• Product Dimensions: 6.7 x 4 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.2 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,460,035 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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0 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Funny Gift Book , Very Funny Stuff, October 26, 2005

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This review is from: The First Book of Tasteless Fortune Cookie Fortunes (Mass Market Paperback)

You remember doing it. Laughing so hard the milk came out your nose? Now either that was a long time ago or you are probably still under 10 years old. When I picked up this almost innocent-looking book, I had no idea I would be snorting and giggling like I was an 8 year old sharing silly jokes at a birthday party.

There are certain books that you come across in life that you share and recommend, and there are others that you just take into the bathroom, sit, and read. This book you could share in the bathroom. Well, that is what happened with me, anyway. I just couldn't help but read these side-splitting, terribly tasteless fortunes with someone nearby, no matter where I was.

While the fortunes are truly tasteless, they are mostly G or at worst PG rated.

While the book isn't very long (maybe two trips to the John), it is very funny. I suspect there will be a run on these for Christmas, because the price is right too, and it's a gift book that anyone would be glad to get that likes to laugh.

1 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Joe WANG!, April 1, 2005

A Kid's Review

This review is from: The First Book of Tasteless Fortune Cookie Fortunes (Mass Market Paperback)

Joe Wang is a genius. Who would have thought to make fortunes that you would hate to get? Joe WANG! Even the guy's name is funny.

These fortunes aren't just you will lose the lottery -- it's more like the catheter is cold all the time. Implying that you will need a catheter AND that it will be cold.

This is a great book to read aloud to your friends and pass around school instead of working. Just don't laugh to hard or your teacher will take the book and read aloud to the class. But maybe that'd be the plan.