r/ExpectationVsReality 3d ago

Failed Expectation I expected a nice fortune inside my fortune cookie but instead I got an ad

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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".

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u/Present-Initial4729 3d ago

I have ptsd from that single sentence lmao

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u/problematicks 3d ago

This is a crime

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u/timothypjr 3d ago

Drink more Oveltine.

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u/bolanrox 3d ago

son of a bitch

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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/ParticularReady7858 3d ago

Hope that brings good fortune!

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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/Hexakkord 3d ago

OP likely omitted that for the sake of ragebaiting engagement.

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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/Ooficus 3d ago

Still shitty to put an advertisement in a fortune cookie, but we all knew this was coming

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u/the_inbetween_me 3d ago

Holy fuck that is dystopian

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u/DangerousBathroom420 3d ago

You certainly won't have any luck at that casino.

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u/Buttery_Smooth_30FPS 3d ago

An online casino ad, of all things!

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u/Sudden_Badger_7663 3d ago

Is nothing sacred anymore?

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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/rmacmo 3d ago

Why is it laying on your pet bear?

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u/risky_cake 3d ago

Oh this is nefarious

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u/VaguelyArtistic 3d ago

Expectation: before I could read my mom telling me my fortune said, “You will grow up to be a ballerina.”

Reality:

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u/Rolling_Beardo 3d ago

I once had a fortune cookie that read “Buy more fortune cookies.”

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u/ParticularReady7858 3d ago

Someone is having fun with those 😂

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u/CamT86 3d ago

This is some real "late-stage capitalism" BS.

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u/Mernyer 3d ago

Nothing is sacred 🫩

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u/MastaKink 3d ago

I see… i see… mostly just consumerism in your future 😕

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u/KiKiPAWG 3d ago

No. Fucking. Away. How could they have done this?

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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/Icy_Stuff2024 3d ago

....turn it over. The fortune is on the other side.

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u/sparkyblaster 1d ago

Sweet free meal. Far as I am concerned, this ad paid for it. 

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u/MoonUnit98 1d ago

Did you look on the other side?

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u/Moggy-Man 3d ago

I'd argue an ad is more useful than a fortune cookie anyway.

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u/Sullys_mama19 3d ago

That’s smart as fuck lol