.fortune

In the Xbox version of Halo: Combat Evolved, if you create either a new profile, edit an existing one, or creating a map name and call 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 Fortunes

• All your hard work will eventually pay off.
• Everything lies in silence.
• If anything just cannot go wrong, it will anyway (The very basic and first of "Murphy's Laws").
• Nature always sides with the hidden flaw. (Also a subdivision of Murphy's Law)
• Never wear your best pants when fighting for freedom.
• Rest is good, but idleness is its brother.
• Don't wear your best pants in war. (Rare)
• Smile when you're ready.
• You cannot fall off the floor. (Also a Murphy's Law)
• Your luck is about to change.
• Sorry, this fortune is temporarily out of order. (Rare)
• I like beans. (Rare)

Notes

• This joke is also present in Marathon.
• The fortune Easter egg is similar to the fortune command found on some modern 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.