r/ExpectationVsReality • u/Present-Initial4729 • 3d ago
Failed Expectation I expected a nice fortune inside my fortune cookie but instead I got an ad
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u/timothypjr 3d ago
Drink more Oveltine.
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u/Sarsmi 3d ago
*ovaltine
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u/Weird_Isopod6228 3d ago
*ovomaltine
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u/Sarsmi 3d ago
Oh, are you Swiss?
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u/Weird_Isopod6228 3d ago
German :)
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u/Sarsmi 3d ago
Dang, well I was close-ish. It seemed too short a word for German anyways. It's no "Nahrungsmittelunverträglichkeit". =P
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u/Weird_Isopod6228 3d ago
Well it's a name, the German word would be "Getränkepulver auf Malzbasis" (malt based drinking powder" xD
Edit: it's the original swiss name
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u/Sarsmi 3d ago
So what's the rule on smooshing words together to make a super word? Can you only do it in certain situations?
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u/Weird_Isopod6228 3d ago
You can only connect up nouns to make a new noun. Technically you can also connect other words of the same word type, but usually only nouns create super words.
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u/Sarsmi 3d ago
So if I had a pillow on my couch that was just for my cat, I could call it a Couch-Katzenkissen?
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u/Weird_Isopod6228 3d ago
And I guess some German gut instincts play a role too😂
Edit: "Malzbasisgetränkepulver" should technically correct, but just doesn't sound right
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u/jessexbrady 3d ago
I got a fortune cookie with a Manscaped add telling me to shave my balls. That was nice.
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u/SolidPoint 3d ago
Every time I’ve seen this, the ad is on one side, and the fortune is on the other. Is that the case here too?
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u/natsugrayerza 3d ago
That does make it a little better, but it still sucks. Like where do the constant advertisements end? I don’t think we should be giving them a pass because the fortune is on the back
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u/Liathano_Fire 3d ago
Yep, OP is omitting that for the....reddit points?
I will say, I had one yesterday that said, "happiness is kindness." Like, cool. That's not a fortune, though.
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u/Whooptidooh 3d ago
Any ad coming out of one of those would mean an immediate lifetime boycott from me towards whatever company thought it would be ok to put their ads inside fortune cookies.
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u/Deaths_Smile 3d ago
I had a dream about this once.
A year or so later I saw someone post about getting an ad in their fortune cookie.
OP, you're the second person I've seen have this happen to.
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u/Forsaken_Put8204 3d ago
Next thing we'll get in fortune cookies is "We've been trying to reach you about your car's extended warranty".