Monthly Archives: April 2007

30 Apr

Atheists in Foxholes

get the coolest headstones.

25 Apr

Hóng Bāo Index

One US dollar is worth approximately eight Chinese renminbi. The problem with the 8 to 1 conversion is that it doesn’t help us to make decisions about the value of the things we buy.
Some consumer items cost the same in China as they do in America. A pair of Nikes costs over 800 [...]

24 Apr

Sinofoetophagophilia? “East Eats Fetus Meat” Meets Defeat

[Author's note: Emily thinks this whole topic isn't even worth posting on because it is so incredibly stupid, and the idea that anyone would believe that Chinese people eat babies is a testament to the gullibility of the netizens of the world. However, too many people apparently seem to believe it (if our incoming [...]

21 Apr

Battle for the Skies

Remember the cyborg pigeons developed in Shandong? Well, now Liverpudlians are introducing robotic falcons to scare pigeons away. It’s just a matter of time before the cyborg pigeons come to the aide of their beseiged brethren. And then it’s ON, baby! “Eat heartily, pigeons. Tonight you dine in HELL!”