h2g2 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Earth Edition

Has anyone ever gotten a bad fortune?

I have, and it was:

"Whatever you will do, it will inevitably go wrong."

Someone must've had a bad day while writing out the fortunes...

you can always interpret them to be bad anyway. such as: "You will have great financial gain."what if someone you know dies and you inheirit or collect from insurance? or if you gain, but then lose it all and then some? or if you win the lottery/sweepstakes/whatever and are badgered by reporters and/or people trying to get your money and/or sucking up to you, and you do not really want to be famous? or if the gain is a severence package from being fired? there are so many qualifiers and conditions that can go wrong, as with wishes.

Ah... the monkey's paw.