Fortunes

I think I might occasionally post an odd sign or label in my blog. Odd signs and labels crack me up (and sometimes they piss me off, because I'm a Grammar Nazi). Over the holidays I ate Chinese food with a couple of my family members. We got fortunes. One was normal, one was odd until I thought about it a bit, and the other one just left me speechless.

The first one, "It is not the strong, but the responsive, that survive." is normal, if a bit boring.



The second one, "Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. Wonton or Dumpling?" struck me as odd when I first read it. The "Wonton or Dumpling?" seemed such a non-sequitur. But eventually I realized it's like asking "Do you prefer noodles or rice?" The best or most beautiful choice depends on the person doing the choosing. Okay, I'm cool with that.

The third one, "It's over your head now. Time to get some professional help." just left me speechless. I know, I said that already, but I have no other words. I'm speechless, remember?. I mean, what if this fortune fell into the hands of someone already in a fragile state? Might they crack?

Speechless, I tell you.