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fortune.el is a fortune frontend for Emacs. It is bundled with Emacs.

To load put the following in .emacs file:

 (autoload 'fortune "fortune" nil t)
 (autoload 'fortune-add-fortune "fortune" nil t)
 (autoload 'fortune-from-region "fortune" nil t)
 (autoload 'fortune-compile "fortune" nil t)
 (autoload 'fortune-to-signature "fortune" nil t)

or simply:

 (require 'fortune)

Then set the path and file which should use fortune. E.g.:

 (setq fortune-dir "/usr/share/fortune")
 (setq fortune-file "/usr/share/fortune/bofh-excuses")

To insert a fortune in your signature use this function:

 (defun my-fortune-signature (&optional file signature-separator)
   (end-of-buffer)
   (if signature-separator
       (insert signature-separator)
     (insert "-- \n"))
   (if file
     (insert (fortune-to-signature file))
     (insert (fortune-to-signature))))

Automaticly insert a new signature every time you write a new mail:

  (add-hook 'message-signature-setup-hook 'fortune-to-signature)

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