Category: Just Too Weird / Funny
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There’s a plethora of slightly strange T-shirts on display here in Xining. I wish I could remember all the funny ones I’ve seen. I’m specifically talking about the T-shirts with English "slogans" on them. I often find myself trying to get into the mind of the Chinese marketing/design person or department who was responsible for…
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…they’d look something like this… (scary, huh?) p.s. just so you know, I didn’t initiate these photo maniuplations…our friends from FL were responsible for this!
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Here’s a short article summary I found interesting… Couples Rush to Marry on June 6 (June 8, 2006, China Radio International) Shanghai saw thousands of local couples rush to tie the knot Tuesday as the date — June 6, 2006 — contained three sixes, believed to be an auspicious day for marriage in Chinese tradition.…
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The sign reads, "Liberal sod area". Perhaps a bit funnier in British English, but it still translates I think. As I age I find myself leaning more in this direction (ha-ha). Sarah enjoying "cong zi". (Need an explanation…) The kids would only eat these if I loaded them with sugar. They take after me in…
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This website (World of Warcraft) put on a themed egg-decorating contest. This was one of the runners-up. A pretty gnarly looking orc, eh? Found out about it courtesy of boing boing…
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Not sure where he got it from, but this picture my friend Tomas sent me is classic:
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Do you ever think about how certain events lead to other events which lead to still other events and how if you hadn’t set the first event in motion the other events would not have happened. I think about this all the time. I guess I posted a few days ago about decisions and this…
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A mere day after I posted about eating chicken legs, I find myself being drawn back into a discussion on the exact same topic. A friend on our team took us out to a Sichuan "hot pot" restaurant last night. I think these hot pot restaurants are China’s answer to fondue. In the restaurant, every…
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the remains of the leg
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Some days I could kick myself for not carrying my camera with me 24/7. This morning around 9 a.m. I was on a local city bus minding my own business and listening to my I-pod. Across the aisle from me was a young lady dressed in standard black business attire. I try not to stare…
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