The Taipei Kid

Leave it to our sweet, little (Taipei-based) Benq to create an ad campaign that capitalizes on the collapse of the World Trade Center. And just in time for the holiday season, too! We belive they really screwed up with this one, but we’ve never had many nice things to say about this company anyway. Good […]

Local appliance maker Teco sure has an interesting microwave out these days. This is one appliance that deserves to become a bestselling cult item just because of its name. It’s called the “Flirt” and the microprint underneath it actually reads, “The Art of Pleasure”. You can purchase this gem of an appliance at Carrefour, which […]

I took a look around the street by my house for dirty license plates, and this was the only one I could find. Parked right outside the front door. My own scooter’s license is “DOE”, a female deer, but that’s not really naughty.

“ASS”, “BRA”, “BAD”, “BJ”, “BS”, “BUM”, “DOG”, “DIE”, “PIG”, “G8″, “GAY”, and “LP”. What do those words have in common? They are all naughty words that a Taipei councilman is trying to get the Transportation Ministry to ban on license plates. They forgot about “FAG”, “NUT” and “ICK”.