Okay, how many people did not see this coming? I would have to say...zero. And yet here we are. It's just ridiculous. It kind of brings new meaning to my perception of "roaming Asian posses". Hide the women and children! Man, I hope Ada is okay in Beijing...
Larry, Curly and Moe, Eat Your Heart Out:
Yesterday I witnessed the fine art of slapstick in all its glory. I was at a BBQ, and a bunch of us were hanging out in the kitchen. Jack was standing near the dining room door, holding his drink ("girly punch", as he called it) and talking to a few people. From the other door, Tim came bounding into the kitchen, straight towards Jack. Jack, startled, moved backwards quickly but bumped into someone (we believe it was Jeff), and spilled some of his drink onto the floor. Tim slipped on the drink, wobbled in the most ungraceful manner I have ever seen, and hit the floor. He also bumped into the wine rack, which teetered in the most frightening way. Then Jack, as he leaned forward to help Tim onto his feet, forgot that he was still holding the remnants of his drink and promptly spilled the rest of it onto Tim. The wine rack (which held a large number of bottles as well as several glasses) settled back to its original state with all contents intact. While this was unfolding, there was a collective gasp, silence for a few seconds, and then the room burst into a mix of laughter and 'are you okay?' and 'what just happened?'.
Lesson of the day: Don't forget that you're holding the girly punch.
"Oops, I did it again..."
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The Star article apparently encourages a genocide...
Direct quotation:
"In its defence, the government argues that its so-called one-child policy has prevented 300 million births in a country already overpopulated by 1.3 billion people..."
But that's the paper's reprint of the government's quote . . . . it's not the company's position. The Star is merely allowing the Chinese government to tell it's side of the story - it may be laughable - but that's part of journalism, getting both sides. It would be another thing if the Star came right out in it's editorial pages agreeing with the Chinese government, but I don't see that happening.
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