Wednesday, November 25, 2009

Cat Who Ate Entire Bag Of Fortune Cookies Overwhelmed With Good Luck


Lynnwood, WA

A local cat who gave in to a recent food craving is now happy and in disbelief at the good luck he has reaped from his choice of snack food.

Ben, a 9-year-old, neutered, Domestic Short Hair said he was shopping for bargains at his favorite store, Bartell Drugs, and saw packages of fortune cookies for only $2.99.

“I love fortune cookies,” Ben said. “I hadn’t had Chinese food in a long time, but for some reason they really sounded great.” Ben said he purchased a bag along with his other parcels and went home as usual.

Ben said he sat down for dinner that evening intending to eat a ham and Swiss croissant sandwich, but the urge to eat the cookies was too great. He said he lost control.


The fortune cookies were reportedly very delicious and crispy

“I just said the heck with it and went and got the whole bag out,” he told the Gazette. “I was sitting and watching Ocean’s Eleven by myself. I ate a few cookies, then just couldn’t stop. They are so crispy and good, before I knew it I had eaten all 65 cookies, fortunes and all.”

The next day Ben said his morning started with the feeling that a pleasant surprise was in store for him. He said a friend who he had not seen in years visited him, gifted him with a small cactus, and told him how much he valued their friendship.

Ben reported that the next day a grand party was held in his honor where his work ethic was praised, everyone telling him that he was “the best” at what he did. He said all of his talents were recognized and he was rewarded with a large raise.


Ben said he is now very relaxed and is patiently awaiting “whatever happens next”

“I remember reading a few of the fortunes in the cookies,” Ben said. “But most of them I just ate, I think. I suddenly realized that they were coming true, it was very odd, but something in me told me not to rush to judgment.”

Days later, Ben’s ultimate wish suddenly became reality when it was announced on the radio that he had won a lifetime supply of apple fritters from his favorite local bakery. Then, on a hunch, he played a few random numbers that were stuck in his head and won over $500,000.00 in the Washington State Lottery.

“It seemed wherever I went that week, happiness awaited,” he told the Gazette. “Even at the video store, they said I was their millionth customer and all my rentals would be free from now on.”


Ben said his long lost love once left him for this Siberian Husky named Phantom

Ben said he has no idea what spawned the sudden rush of good luck, but said he feels “in his belly” that it was all somehow meant to happen.

“My long lost love, who had dumped me years ago for a Siberian Husky named Phantom, suddenly called me up and said she still loved me and wanted to get back together,” Ben said. “She said ‘time is the wisest counselor’ and that she had smartened up since then.”

“I realized that my dreams must be bigger than my fears, I’m so hopeful now,” Ben said. “I look forward to the future with an open mind and heart.” Ben said he is being peaceful and patiently awaits whatever comes his way next.

Sharyn Thoma-Guay reporter-at-large

13 comments:

Anonymous said...

Dang! I been eating all the wrong stuff!

Ricky Ticky Tavi The Ferret said...

Ha ha ahahhahahah i love them too.

Love the "All Your Wishes Will Soon Come True" stuff. I got that one last time at the Chinese place!

Anonymous said...

Fortune Cookies?!? That's all it takes??? Mom had better ask Santa for a CASE of them!!! We wish you and your family a very happy Thanksgiving!!!

NAK and The Residents of The Khottage Now With KhattleDog! said...

I know Phantom!

He's a handsome fella!

Happy Thanksgiving Eve All!

Hugz&Khysses,
Khyra

Angel Ginger Jasper said...

Brilliant as always.. A bonus seeing my lovely friend Phantom..Just priceless.. Hugs GJ x

Zippy, Sadie, Speedy and M'Gee said...

Well, we'd better start eating those fortunes instead of just reading them!

♥♥ The OP Pack ♥♥ said...

Phantom here. Wow, I never expected to appear here in the Gazette. Now if someone would please send me a pic of this lovely lady? I seem to have forgotten which of my girls she was?

Woos, Phantom

Stella said...

Phantom! You can't remember who this girl was? You are just such a cool boy!

Kisses,
Stella

The Meezers or Billy said...

oh wait - EAT the fortunes. THAT'S what we've been doing wrong. we READ them. Silly us.

GLOGIRLY said...

The funniest fortune I ever got had a typo on it. It was some meditation/affirmation thing that went kind of like this: "Relax and look inward to find your inner peace and clam."

My husband and I of course nearly choked we were laughing so hard.

From here on out, for the rest of our lives, we'll be soothing hot tempers with our new favorite mantras, "just clam down" and "everyone remain clam."

Happy Thanksgiving,
Glogirly & Katie

Alex the Blogging Kat said...

I hopez dat U habz a nice Tankzgibinz! OK?

Jaya said...

I'm swinging by the grocery store on my way home from work in the morning, and buying a bunch of jumbo sized bags of fortune cookies.

I just found a fantastic house online, but it costs $1,849,834 dollars more than I have at this point. Maybe adding the fortune cookies, WITH fortunes, to my diet will help me find the funds to purchase my new home.

I'll start feeding fortune cookies to my cats and dog as well, as I know they would like the new house better than the place we're currently camping out in...

Anonymous said...

Now see, that's why I love Bartell Drugs!

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