jbdatko

(require 'fortune)

;; Be sure to set the following to your specific fortune files
(setq fortune-dir "~/.fortunes"
      fortune-file "~/.fortunes/fortunes")

(defun fortune-message (&optional file)
  "Display a fortune cookie to the mini-buffer.
If called with a prefix, it has the same behavior as `fortune'.
Optional FILE is a fortune file from which a cookie will be selected."