admin's picture admin Submitted by Guest on Thu, 12/31/2020 - 11:08

Giovanni Martini wrote:

those too lazy to put in the effort, why not order in? (unquote)

Too much effort to pour rum into coke and add lemon? Hey! Why not a butt-wiping service too? 

not a bad idea, but probably not one that would make the list of Covid-safe activities 

also not my idea for a great way to celebrate New Year's Eve

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Sikaote's picture Sikaote Submitted by Guest on Tue, 12/29/2020 - 03:11

Giovanni Martini wrote:

Personally I find it more fun to taser the neighbors' kids. Give their mums the afternoon off, as it were.

Personally I find it more fun to taser the neighbors' kids.

Careful there, Giovanni. That's a crime in some countries. Mostly the ones where domestic abuse and slavery of women are allowed.

Think of the children.

Pardon

Sikaote's picture Sikaote Submitted by Guest on Tue, 12/29/2020 - 03:08

Giovanni Martini wrote:

Actually this is useful. A perfect way to teach my wife about Yank cinema. She still thinks "Dirty Harry" is a porno sequel to the big budget J.K Rowlings stuff.

Lucky for you neither Spam, nor Oreos, nor mayonaisse are in short supply here.

Will you be celebrating New Year's Eve with Spam sammitches and baijiu like me??

Yahoo

Sikaote's picture Sikaote Submitted by Guest on Sun, 12/27/2020 - 15:52

Giovanni Martini wrote:

"Hikaru"? Is that the sound a Japanese guy makes when hiccuping? Or is it Japenglish? You know, like a buccaroo* is a cowboy, so some hick from the sticks is a "hikaroo." Of maybe it's a genre of poetry. Like haiku but oddly inelegant:

"Mad dog, raging so/ On sinking Osaka harbor/ Garbage scow"

* or maybe the male lead in a bukkake video?

Buckaroo Bonzai says "Howdy".

Crazy

jknotts's picture jknotts Submitted by Guest on Thu, 12/24/2020 - 15:40

Giovanni Martini wrote:

Seriously, though, do you know how profoundly offensive your article must be to the 300 million colorblind people in the world? THEY have to schlepp through lunch after lunch without color-coordinated xiaolongbao. And yet, these brave women, children, LBGT, and people of um...people of color they can't see still endure and dine in dignified silence knowing that their meal will never merit photographing. 

That statistic includes partially colorblind people who I assure you are perfectly able to enjoy the magic of colorful Bao.

China Boy's picture China Boy Submitted by Guest on Wed, 12/23/2020 - 22:25

A northern European winter calls for something with more warming than honey based mead. Whisky from Scotland is my preferred winter warmer, but here in sub-tropical GuangZhou Scottish whisky is far too expensive for this impecunious Brit, so either Chinese brandy or Huang Jiu suffices when the temperature drops below 15C.

xz576's picture xz576 Submitted by Guest on Wed, 12/23/2020 - 14:33

admin wrote:

He's like the nagging parent who never fails to point out your weaknesses or call attention to the giant, obvious zit that just formed on your forehead: he only does it cuz he loves us

More like the drunk uncle at holiday events who everyone just hopes will leave early. I understand that the staff doesn't care, but other readers do not appreciate the constant barrage of inane and negative comments. There are plenty of opportunities in Beijing to listen to the rants of miserable aging expats if one wants to.