On this page the following entries were made in the “January, 2008” time-frame.
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Mild Typo, Big Laughs
A friend passed along a minor mistake on a holiday e-mail sent out to dozens of clients/colleagues etc.
It started:
Dishonorable Sir,
The rest of the e-mail was less than impressive, but that line was the winner.
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Cup of Endorsements
Before I get to the endorsement, January 31 is the last day Americans living abroad can sign up for the global primary election. If you would like to do so you can register electronically here. As you go through the form you will become entirely convinced that it is an application to get an absentee [...]
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Bill Kristol and David Brooks
If you want to know where the US is as a political entity in 2008, do not looks to the polls, nor election bickering. Look to the conservative commentators. There is a gap emerging between those who once made up the party of ideas (mostly bad ones) and those who have an idea of where [...]
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Where is the Poo?
While walking home today it occurred to me that Beijing has no dog poo. There are so many dogs in modern China, but I never see any poo. It’s true that this is not the noblest of questions, but I’m not the noblest of people.
Everyday I see people leaving my apartment building with their ugly, [...]
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Foreigners are so Kaifang!
One of the amazing theories many Chinese hold about foreigners is that we are somehow promiscuous and sex-obsessed. The not-that-subtle phrase that people use is ‘open,’ or kaifang (开放), literally meaning ‘open door.’ You might think that this would not have a negative meaning, especially since the Open Door Policy (改革开放) uses the same two [...]
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What’re McCain, Clinton up to?
One rumor, and one piece of bizarre gossip/conspiracy theory:
1. Joe Lieberman might run with John McCain
2. (this from a normally sane person, who has possibly cracked): The Clintons have secretly hired Karl Rove
The first theory seems like something Joe would do just because it would be so irritating. The second I had to ask my [...]
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Killing McCain with Love?
Politico has a sort of funny take on something about Bill Clinton’s remarks that “[Senator Clinton] and John McCain are very close.” Namely that it could hurt McCain among Florida Republicans. They don’t imply that it’s a concerted strategy, but I sort of like that idea. I’ve not been a big fan of the way [...]
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Martin Luther King Jr.
I’m a week late, but I’ve watched the entire ‘I Have a Dream’ speech several times in last few days, and it is stunningly moving even now. MLK Jr. died at age 39, which tells you that we should all strive to achieve more. Without any more introduction, here is the speech, and if you [...]
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Presidential Slogans for China
If US Presidential candidates were running in China, what would their slogans be?
Edwards: There are two Chinas. (This one is courtesy of Stan at China Hearsay.)
Rudy: Noun. Verb. 改革开放。
Hillary: You want guanxi? I got guanxi.
Obama: Imagine the possibilities: China’s first black president.
McCain: Straight talk: Japan is great.
Romney: Japan is the devil. Yao Ming is super. [...]
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Voters’ Decision: Barack Obama or Bill Clinton?
I’ll keep this short and sweet: we already knew that Hillary was running on Bill’s record (”35 years of experience”). Now he’s running the whole campaign.
Next time she says, “He not on this stage, I am” I’m going to freak out. If she wants to run as herself than maybe she should get him to [...]
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