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In the [[Xbox]] version of ''[[Halo: Combat Evolved]]'', if you create a profile, rename an existing one, or create a map name and name it '''".fortune"''' (Dot located with shift on), a random saying will appear on the screen. | |||
The ".fortune" on the text box will then also instantly disappear, thus rendering ".fortune" an impossible account name. However, if you place a symbol at the beginning (Such as a left parenthesis) to make ".(fortune", and subsequently use the arrows to move to and delete the parenthesis when finished, ".fortune" will remain, allowing you to use it as a profile name. | |||
==List of Fortune Quotes | Also, in [[Halo 3]] and [[Halo Reach]], if you set the description of a map variant to ".fortune", it will instead change to say "My modem is on fire." | ||
*All your hard work will eventually pay off | |||
*Everything lies in silence | ==List of Fortune Quotes== | ||
*If anything just cannot go wrong, it will anyway | *All your hard work will eventually pay off | ||
*Nature always sides with the hidden flaw. | *Everything lies in silence | ||
*Never wear your best pants when fighting for freedom. | *If anything just cannot go wrong, it will anyway ''(The first of Murphy's Laws)'' | ||
*Rest is good, but idleness is its brother. | *Nature always sides with the hidden flaw. ''(A subdivision of Murphy's Law)'' | ||
*Smile when you're ready. | *Never wear your best pants when fighting for freedom. | ||
*You cannot fall off the floor. | *Rest is good, but idleness is its brother. | ||
*Your luck is about to change. | *Don't wear your best pants in war. ''(Rare)'' | ||
*I like beans. | *Smile when you're ready. | ||
*You cannot fall off the floor. ''(Another Murphy's Law)'' | |||
*Your luck is about to change. | |||
*Sorry, this fortune is temporarily out of order. ''(Rare)'' | |||
*I like beans. ''(Rare)'' | |||
*SoB dawg! (Extremely Rare) | |||
==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
*This joke was also present on Bungie.net's ''[[Myth]]'' metaserver. | *This joke was also present on Bungie.net's ''[[Myth]]'' metaserver. | ||
*The Easter egg is similar to the [[Wikipedia:fortune (Unix)|fortune]] command found on most [[Wikipedia:Unix|Unix]]-compatible operating systems. Like the fortune command in Unix, the ''Halo: Combat Evolved'' egg draws a random quote from a database, albeit much smaller than the lists accompanying most fortune implementations. | *The Easter egg is similar to the [[Wikipedia:fortune (Unix)|fortune]] command found on most [[Wikipedia:Unix|Unix]] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unix Unix]-compatible operating systems. Like the fortune command in Unix, the ''Halo: Combat Evolved'' egg draws a random quote from a database, albeit much smaller in size than the lists accompanying most fortune implementations. | ||
*" | *''Half-Life'''s "Haiku" console command has a similar result, but with three random lines instead of one. | ||
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