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Such a Big Buffet

July 21st, 2006 · 1 Comment

You could be greedy with such a big buffet of tourism commercials gone wrong:
1. A Rank person tipped me off to this, this tourism flash movie.
2. I don’t know what to say about this this commercial, besides the fact that you could be greedy with such a big buffet (and big fridge). Sure are […]

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Kiki’s Kinky Kopykat

July 17th, 2006 · No Comments

If you like the hot and spicy Sichuan food at Kiki’s restaurant, you’ll also like “Chuan Sister”, just down the street from Qbar. Apparently one of the chef’s from Kiki’s decided to start up his own place, copying all of the dishes (they all look and taste the same), even the way the menu is […]

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Escape Sling

July 15th, 2006 · 3 Comments

This emergency escape sling at the Chiang Kai-shek International Airport features a thick steel chain so that you can’t get into the plastic box that holds the damn sling. Make sure you have a big pair of steel cutters with you if a fire breaks out. (Hat tip to secret spy.)

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#$@%$# Great!

July 12th, 2006 · 2 Comments

My secret spy has been at it again. Today we’ll start with this subway advertisement for Levitra, the erectile dysfunction drug. The advertisement reads “gan de hao” above the thumbs up, which would be something like “doing great” in Mandarin, but in Taiwanese is slang for “fucking great”. Isn’t that a cute play on language? […]

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