Showing posts with label Humor. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Humor. Show all posts

May 26, 2010

Lost in Translation

In the last twenty years or so, English has become an integral part of the Chinese education curriculum. Lessons typically begin in seventh grade and the requirement lasts well into graduate school. Before receiving his bachelor's degree, any non-English major must pass the standardized CET, Level 4 exam. If he chooses to get a master's, the Chinese student must also pass the CET, Level 6 exam. English majors have similar examinations that are probably more difficult.

Unfortunately, short of replacing Chinese with English as the first language in China, it is difficult to make every citizen universally proficient. Below are a few examples where English has been used to hilarious effect...

1. On a college campus..
Chinese: "让我们的校园充满爱"
English: "Let's make love everywhere in our school."
(Should really be: Let's fill our campus with love)

2. In a restaurant
English: Mixed seafood Iraq government office surface
(Should really be: E-fu noodles with vegetable and seafood)

3. Tianshen Street, Shanghai
English: The numerical code flushes India
(Should really be: Digital printing)

4. In a Nanchang Uprising museum in Jiangxi Province

5.
English: Go go come.
(Should really be: [Sorry, I have no idea what the owner is trying to express...])


6.
English: Mobilephone electrizing
(Should really be: [For charging cellphone])

7. At a bar
English: Unhappy Hour PM 11:00-AM 11:00
(Should really be: [...])

8.
English: Postcard mono plize
(Should really be: Postcard store)

9.
English: Slip and fall down carefully
(Should really be: Caution! Slippery!)

10.
English: Do drunken driving
(Should really be: Drunk driving prohibited)
11.
English: Please forgive to be incontinent for interior decoration
(Should really be: Interior decoration in progress. Please forgive the inconvenience)


Sources
http://t.sina.com.cn/1653460650/k4Ci3eoeU
http://t.sina.com.cn/1444865141/3f4ddF8Xyn
http://engkoo.msn.cn/expo/detail.aspx?picID=417
http://www.canadameet.com/news/china/2010/0524/23729.html

May 08, 2010

Student Diary and Teacher's Comment

From sina microblog:
February 30, Monday, Sunny

The sun did not come out at all today. It was too bad. Dad bought two more goldfish and put them in the tank. One drowned. I was very sad.

Teacher's comment (in red): I am also very sad. Despite of my years, I have never encountered a 30th in any February! Never lived through a sunny day during which the sun didn't come out either. What's more, I have never met a goldfish that drowned.

February 11, 2010

Top 100 Funny One-liners and Their Chinese Translations

I found the entire list when Googling one of the lines. Made some modifications on the Chinese translations--just some, many of the original ones are classic.

Link (Can't find the first source anymore)

1、I asked God for a bike, but I know God doesn't work that way. So I stole a bike and asked for forgiveness.
开始我直接求上帝赐辆自行车。 后来我琢磨上帝办事儿不是这个路数。 于是老子偷了一
辆然后求上帝宽恕。

2、I want to die peacefully in my sleep, like my grandfather.. Not screaming and yelling like the passengers in his car.
我希望能像爷爷那样,安静地在睡梦中死去…… 而不是要像他开的车上那些惨叫滴乘客一
样死法啊!

3、Do not argue with an idiot. He will drag you down to his level and beat you with experience.
你永远不能战胜一个纯SB,因为他会把你的智商拉到跟他一个水平,然后用丰富的经验打败你

4、The last thing I want to do is hurt you. But it's still on the list.
直译:在这个世界上,我最不愿意做的事就是伤害你,但是这件事仍在我的考虑之列。

意译a:我真不想伤害你,但你也别逼我。

5、If sex is a pain in the ass, then you're doing it wrong...
a. 如觉嘿咻乃屁眼不能承受之痛,那是你操错洞...

6、The early bird might get the worm, but the second mouse gets the cheese.
a. 早起滴小鸟有虫虫!晚到的老鼠有奶酪!
b. 早起的鸟儿有虫吃,早起的虫儿被鸟吃。(This is a Chinese idiom.)

7、We live in a society where pizza gets to your house before the police.
在咱们这噶哒送外卖的都比警察来的快.

8、Having sex is like playing bridge. If you don't have a good partner, you'd better have a good hand.
XXOO就象打桥牌。 如果对手不好使,自己的手必须好使。

9、 Some people are like Slinkies ... not really good for anything, but you can't help smiling when you see one tumble down the stairs.
有些人就像 Slinkies (弹簧玩具),没什么实在用处,但看他们在楼梯上倒腾来捣腾去
还是很有喜感。

10、Politicians and diapers have one thing in common. They should both be changed regularly, and for the same reason.
政客和纸尿布有一个共同点就是:他们都应有规律地被替换,而且因为同一个理由——脏
了!!

11、War does not determine who is right - only who is left.
战争不能决出正义,但能判出哪方出局。

12、Women might be able to fake orgasms. But men can fake a whole relationship.
a. 女人的高潮可能是装出来的。但是男人**可以整段感情都是装出来的!

13、We never really grow up, we only learn how to act in public.
我们永远不可能真正的成熟,我们只是学会在众人面前装逼。

14、Men have two emotions: Hungry and Horny. If you see him without an erection, make him a sandwich.
男人就两种状态:饿 和 **。 要是他不硬,就给他个三明治!

15、Light travels faster than sound. This is why some people appear bright until you hear them speak.
光总是比声音跑的快点....这就是为嘛有些SB只有在开口说话之后你才发现他是在装B...

16、My mother never saw the irony in calling me a son-of-a-bitch.
我妈每次对着我骂草泥马的时候都没看出其中笑点。

17、I thought I wanted a career, turns out I just wanted paychecks.
曾以为我想要的是职业,结果发现我只是想要工资。

18、If you think nobody cares if you're alive, try missing a couple of payments.
你要是觉得没人在乎你的死活,那你不妨尝试一下跟你的债主玩躲猫猫~~

19、Sex is not the answer. Sex is the question. "Yes" is the answer.
XXOO并不是结论而是个问题...爽不爽才是答案...(not sure about this one)

20、Evening news is where they begin with 'Good evening', and then proceed to tell you why it isn't.
晚间新闻就是总以“晚上好”开头,再告诉你今晚并不怎么好的节目。

21、How is it one careless match can start a forest fire, but it takes a whole box to start a campfire?
直译:一根火柴能点着整片森林,一盒火柴也生不起个营火,这咋回事!
意译:想当年哥戴套都能让人怀孕,看今朝叔竟然去看男科

22、If 4 out of 5 people SUFFER from diarrhea... does that mean that one enjoys it?
如果4/5的人在忍受腹泻的痛苦,那剩下1/5咋回事?很享受吗?

23、Knowledge is knowing a tomato is a fruit; Wisdom is not putting it in a fruit salad.
直译:知识就是说你知道西红柿是一种水果;智慧就好似不要把它放进水果沙拉里。

意译b:所谓知识就是知道韩少和小四都属于80后,但智慧告诉你这终还是男女有别~

24、If God is watching us, the least we can do is be entertaining.
上帝瞅着咱们呢,大伙好歹喜感点吧!

25、Never, under any circumstances, take a sleeping pill and a laxative on the same night.
无论,在任何情况下,永远,不要在一个夜晚,同时吃,安眠药,和通便灵。

26、I didn't fight my way to the top of the food chain to be a vegetarian.
老子拼死拼活奋斗到食物链顶端,不是为了成为一个素食者。

27、A bus station is where a bus stops. A train station is where a train stops. On my desk, I have a work station..
公车站呀公车停。火车站呀火车停。俺桌上有个工作站…

28、If I agreed with you we'd both be wrong.
要是我听你的,咱俩就都2B了。

29、 Did you know that dolphins are so smart that within a few weeks of captivity, they can train people to stand on the very edge of the pool and throw them fish?
海豚可聪明了你知道不?只要驯养几个星期,它们就能让人类乖乖站在池边给它们扔鱼吃
了。

30、A computer once beat me at chess, but it was no match for me at kick boxing.
a. 下棋,我不行;玩跆拳道,电脑不行!
b. 下象棋电脑把我玩得团团转,拳击我能把机箱踹得七零八散!

31、I saw a woman wearing a sweat shirt with "Guess" on it...so I said "Implants?"
瞅见个姐姐,胸前衣服上写着“Guess”...俺就问了一句:“...隆过?”

32、 Children: You spend the first 2 years of their life teaching them to walk and talk. Then you spend the next 16 years telling them to sit down and shut-up.
孩子就是:你先花2年,教丫们走路和说话。然后你再花16年教丫们坐定和闭嘴。

33、Why does someone believe you when you say there are four billion stars, but check when you say the paint is wet?
为什么当你说天上有400亿星星时他不怀疑,却偏要检查你所说的“油漆未干”?

34、Better to remain silent and be thought a fool, than to speak and remove all doubt.
a. 宁愿闭嘴当傻瓜,也别学乌鸦乱呱呱。
b. 越解释越SB,不说话最NB。
d. 宁可闭口被人当SB,也不张口消除所有疑问。

35、A bank is a place that will lend you money, if you can prove that you don't need it.
银行就是当你证明了你不需要钱的时候可以借钱给你的地方

36、Laugh at your problems, everybody else does.
a.对你的问题哈哈大笑吧,别人都在这么做。

37、The voices in my head may not be real, but they have some good ideas!
a. 我知道没人在我脑子里跟我聊天,但那些话真TM有用!

38、A clear conscience is usually the sign of a bad memory.
a. 无愧于心哈?记性不好吧?
c. 意识清醒了,意味着不堪回首了。

39、Good girls are bad girls that never get caught.
a. 所谓的好姑娘,咳!就是还没被群众抓到的JP女·····
b. 想立牌坊就得会装

40、He who smiles in a crisis has found someone to blame.
临危忽然微笑的那谁,定是找到替罪羊鸟~

41、 Women will never be equal to men until they can walk down the street with a bald head and a beer gut, and still think they are sexy.
如果女人能做到以秃顶和啤酒肚在大街上晃还觉得自己倍儿性感——此时估计男女能平等。

42、The shinbone is a device for finding furniture in a dark room.
小腿上的骨头——在黑房间里找准家具位置的好装备。

43、The main reason Santa is so jolly is because he knows where all the bad girls live.
圣诞老人当然美,他知道所有YD妞住哪儿啊!

44、To steal ideas from one person is plagiarism. To steal from many is research.
剽窃一个人的叫剽窃,剽窃许多人的叫研究。
意译:窃钩者诛,窃国者为诸侯。

45、Some cause happiness wherever they go. Others whenever they go.
有些人一来大家就开心了;有些人一走大家就开心了。

46、 I discovered I scream the same way whether I'm about to be devoured by a great white shark or if a piece of seaweed touches my foot.
我发现,我滴脚丫被一小片儿海藻擦过时,我滴那个惨叫声——和我被大白鲨吓坏时的惨
叫声是一样滴。

47、Crowded elevators smell different to midgets.
直译:你若是挤满人的电梯里的小矮人,肯定能嗅出不同的味儿。
意译:灵感来自于所站的角度与众不同。

48、I didn't say it was your fault, I said I was blaming you.
我可没说是你的错!我只是在谴责你!

49、 Whenever I fill out an application, in the part that says "If an emergency, notify:" I put "DOCTOR". What's my mother going to do?
每次填表的时候,遇到“紧急情况联系:” 这一项我都填上“医生”,到时候我妈能帮上什么忙?!

50、God must love stupid people. He made SO many.
上帝一定倍儿爱SB,不然他造这么多!!!!!!!

51、Behind every successful man is his woman. Behind the fall of a successful man is usually another woman.
每一个成功的男人背后都有一个女人。每一个翻了船的成功男人背后往往有另一个女人。

52、I always take life with a grain of salt, ...plus a slice of lemon, ...and a shot of tequila.
生活对于我来说是小菜一碟,我通常就着盐和柠檬,再来一小杯烈性酒。
意译a:生活,是一团麻......绳,......再加一根蜡烛......一柄皮鞭。

53、The sole purpose of a child's middle name, is so he can tell when he's really in trouble.
直译:小孩子要中间名,纯粹是为了让他知道他啥时候真的有麻烦了。
直译a:起个全名就为了揍孩子前可以底气十足地喊出来。
意译b:贾君鹏这名字就为了让他妈喊他回家吃饭!(haha, not at all related)

54、It's not the fall that kills you; it's the sudden stop at the end.
跳楼的时候,“啊——”的时候还没死,“啪!”那才是死了。

55、Artificial intelligence is no match for natural stupidity.
人工智能从来敌不过天然SB。

56、Never hit a man with glasses. Hit him with a baseball bat.
直译:不要用眼镜腿来打男人,要用棒球击杆。
意译: 要下手就得狠,甭来毛毛雨。

57、There's a fine line between cuddling and holding someone down so they can't get away.
搂抱和抱摔只有一线之分。

58、A bargain is something you don't need at a price you can't resist.
所谓便宜货,就是这东西虽然你不需要,但价格太好必须要买下来!

59、Never get into fights with ugly people, they have nothing to lose.
绝对不要和长得丑的争执,他们已经没什么可输的了。

60、My opinions may have changed, but not the fact that I am right.
我的观点或许改变了,但我是正确的这一事实却亘古不变。
意译:我们要搞共产主义,也要搞有中国特色的社会主义。(Heh?)

61、My psychiatrist told me I was crazy and I said I want a second opinion. He
said okay, you're ugly too.
心理医师:你神经病!!!
我:我想听听另外的意见(核实一下)
心理医师:好!!而且你真TM丑!!!

62、 A little boy asked his father, "Daddy, how much does it cost to get married?" Father replied, "I don't know son, I'm still paying."
一单纯傻儿子问他爹:“爸,结婚到底要花多少钱啊?”他爸说:“儿啊,我真不知道...没看见我还在交钱吗?”

63、 Some people say "If you can't beat them, join them". I say "If you can't beat them, beat them", because they will be expecting you to join them, so you will have the element of surprise.
有人说“打不过,就合作”。我说“打不过,也要打”。因为丫们还以为你会加入呢,兵贵出其不意!

64、When in doubt, mumble.
脑子不好使的话,就含糊其辞点。

65、I intend to live forever. So far, so good.
我已决定长生不老,目前为止,感觉良好。

66、Hospitality: making your guests feel like they're at home, even if you wish they were not.
好客就是:让客人觉得他们像在他们家一样,尽管你真的希望他们滚回他们家。

67、If at first you don't succeed, skydiving is not for you!
跳伞是这样一种运动:不成功则成仁!

68、A TV can insult your intelligence, but nothing rubs it in like a computer.
电视侮辱你的智商,电脑则是吐你槽的终极存在!

69、Knowledge is power, and power corrupts. So study hard and be evil.
知识就是力量,力量会邪恶化。那么就好好学习当大魔王吧!

70、Money can't buy happiness, but it sure makes misery easier to live with.
钱买不来幸福,但有了它,痛苦的日子会好熬一点。

71、Always borrow money from a pessimist. He won't expect it back.
跟悲观主义者借钱吧!他反正不指望你还!!!

72、Worrying works! 90% of the things I worry about never happen.
担忧真的好使!!老子担心的事儿90%都没发生!!

73、Virginity is like a soap bubble, one prick and it is gone.
贞操如泡影,一戳无踪影。

74、Nostalgia isn't what it used to be.
这年头,连怀旧都不如从前够味儿了。

75、With sufficient thrust, pigs fly just fine. However, this is not necessarily a good idea. It is hard to be sure where they are going to land, and it could be dangerous sitting under them as they fly overhead.
只要主义真,猪也成超人。

76、I should've known it wasn't going to work out between my ex-wife and me. A
fter all, I'm a Libra and she's a bitch.
我早就该知道我跟我EX没戏!归根结底,我是天枰她是JP!

77、Hallmark Card: "I'm so miserable without you, it's almost like you're still here."
豪马克卡上的话:没有你我痛苦万分,正如你就在此处。(没有女人冷冷清清,有了女人
鸡犬不宁)

78、You're never too old to learn something stupid.
越活越2~ /活到老,2到老

79、A diplomat is someone who can tell you to go to hell in such a way that you will look forward to the trip.
直译:外交家们说让你下地狱的时候,措辞也会让你期待来这么趟旅行。

80、 I got in a fight one time with a really big guy, and he said, "I'm going to mop the floor with your face." I said, "You'll be sorry." He said, "Oh, yeah? Why?" I said, "Well, you won't be able to get into the corners very well."
我和个壮汉闹急了。 他:老子非得用你丫脸把地给擦了!!! 我:你会后悔的!! 他:
噢?真哒?怎么讲? 我:呃,边边角角的地方你擦不到!!!

81、Some people hear voices.. Some see invisible people.. Others have no imagination whatsoever.
有些人说丫能通灵,有些人说丫有阴阳眼,其他人只是没有这种想象力而已

82、I like work. It fascinates me. I sit and look at it for hours.
啊我好爱好爱工作啊~ 工作让我好着迷啊~我**死盯着它几个小时了啊!

83、We have enough gun control. What we need is idiot control.
枪支管理不是问题,SB管理才是问题

84、Women may not hit harder, but they hit lower.
女人或许击得并不重,但她们击得更低.....
女人总是能击中男人的要害。

85、Just remember...if the world didn't suck, we'd all fall off.
直译:记着吧……世界要不恶心,我们早被吐掉了。
别抱怨了,这个世界要是真和谐了,我们这种人就不应该存在~

86、Jesus loves you, but everyone else thinks you're an asshole.
上帝蜀黍疼你,只是其他人都觉得你2B而已

87、I used to be indecisive. Now I'm not sure.
a. 过去老子左右为难。现在老子优柔寡断。
c. 过去我难以决断,现在我不大确信是否还是如此。

88、I don't trust anything that bleeds for five days and doesn't die.
老子打死都不信流血5天还不挂的物种。/老子打死都不信娘们儿。

89、If you keep your feet firmly on the ground, you'll have trouble putting on your pants.
直译:如果你始终脚踏实地,那就别想穿裤子了。
意译:人太老实没法活。

90、To be sure of hitting the target, shoot first and call whatever you hit the target.
别人是指哪儿打哪儿,我是打哪儿指哪儿,精确度高些。

91、 You are such a good friend that if we were on a sinking ship together and there was only one life jacket... I'd miss you heaps and think of you often.
你真是你对我来说实在是不能再好的朋友了,既然这艘船要沉了,救生衣又只有一件...我一定会经常想念你滴~!!!

92、Going to church doesn't make you a Christian any more than standing in a garage makes you a car.
站在车库的你并不会变成一辆车是吧?所以站在教堂的你也不会变成基督徒。

93、Change is inevitable, except from a vending machine.
世界总是在变,但我却怎么也便不出来 (this is not accurate because there is no equivalent pun in Chinese)。

94、If you are supposed to learn from your mistakes, why do some people have more than one child?
假设我们会吃一堑,长一智,为什么总有人生了一个还会生?

95、A bus is a vehicle that runs twice as fast when you are after it as when you are in it.
公车这个交通工具的速度,总在被追赶的时候比你在里面时快两倍。

96、Whoever coined the phrase "Quiet as a mouse" has never stepped on one.
发明“鼠动无声”这词儿的哥们一定没踩上过一只。

97、You do not need a parachute to skydive. You only need a parachute to skydive twice.
跳伞是不需要降落伞滴,除非你想再来一次。
过了河也别拆桥,没准你还要回来呢。

98、The difference between an oral thermometer and a rectal thermometer is in the taste.
口腔体温计和菊花体温计有啥不同?尝尝看就知道了

99、When tempted to fight fire with fire, remember that the Fire Department usually uses water.
想以火灭火的时候,别忘了消防队通常用的是水!
以暴治暴,不如以抱治爆。

100、Remember, if you smoke after sex you're doing it too fast.
直译:记着,如果你在嘿咻后吸烟了,证明你整得太快了。

January 20, 2010

A Few Parenting Tips

Someone sent this to me...a very "enlightening" guide on newborn care, providing detailed illustrations on how to wash, bundle, feed, and introduce the baby to pets.
































January 16, 2010

Why Was Baidu Hacked?

I just can't resist. The person who came up with this facetious list is very well acquainted with current news.


As you might already know, Baidu was hacked by the Iranian Cyber Army (ICA) on January 12. Here are some "profound" reasons that Chinese thought of to explain the cyber attack.

A Few Far-fetched Theories

1. The real reason: the new leader of Iranian holy crusaders Abaidu Abaidula (fictitious person)1 is mad at Baidu for choosing a name that sounds like his. -_-!

2. Abaidu Abaidula was searching for SB on Google and found Baidu2. Thanks to Baidu, his name is now the butt of a joke. Abaidu Abaidula is mad. -_-!

3. Political protest is only an excuse. In reality, Iranians were attempting to buy missiles in reaction to the ever-growing U.S. military threat. Ignorant of the fact that Baidu auctions off search result rankings, Iranians bought the first one on the results list, only to realize later the missile quality was terrible. Iranians are mad.

4. Lately there have been too many upheavals in the Chinese internet community. Frantic with PR management and bribing left and right, Baidu forgot to pay domain renewal fees. -_-!

5. Because Baidu CEO Robin Li does not believe in Brother Chun, Baidu failed to self-ressurect with full character attributes [if you play any computer game, this shouldn't be hard to understand] -_-!

1This is a play on the common Islamic name Abdullah, which is a homonym of Abaidula.

2For reasons unknown, if you search SB on www.google.cn, the first result you will encounter is Baidu. Likewise, if you search SB on www.baidu.com, the first results that shows up is Google. Typically people attribute this "coincidence" to the rivalry between the two companies.

Conspiracy Theories

6. The ICA supposedly did not use its customary signature this time. Therefore, it is possible that the Chinese government orchestrated the attack on Baidu (while pretending to be ICA) to pave the way for a future invasion of Iran.

7. "Concerned Departments (departments in charge)" made an emergency announcement: to prevent further escalation of the cyber attack, they have decided to cut off all U.S.-China and Europe-China internet communication.

8. The site attack is merely part of ICA's graduation exam. Successful domestic sites take over is enough for a graduation certificate. To get the actual diploma, each soldier has to hack into foreign sites. Furthermore, thanks to the Google sponsorship, breaching the defenses of Baidu guarantees anybody a diploma plus a job offer.

Along Chinese government's line of thinking

9. According to report by CCAV (derogatory nickname for CCTV): Shanxi college student reported the ICA to authorities through dedicated hot-line, claiming his mental state has suffered terribly because of the attack.

10. Baidu immediately issued a statement: "This morning, Baidu's domain name registration in the United States was tampered with, leading to inaccessibility. Concerned departments at Baidu are actively resolving the problem. "

The Ministry of Industry and Information Technology will soon seize this opportunity to berate unreliable foreign internet domain registrars--for stability, get a .CN domain.

11. Ministry of Truth denied any responsibility for the attack on Baidu, Comrade Yu Shan (云山) phoned Robin Li: "The Iranians did it. Not us."

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs convened for an emergency session, during which Qin Gang castigated the ICA who has dared to challenge the Number 1 Superpower in Internet blockade.

Source
http://tieba.baidu.com/f?kz=695764888

January 03, 2010

Hu Ge‘s CCAV News On the Hour

Ever wonder about the form of Chinese state media news broadcasts if not the exact content? Movie director Hu Ge (Bio) is here to show you.

Well, the content in this parody also speaks volumes about how some Chinese netizens regard CCTV.





Here is the GFW-friendly link: I am sorry but neither Tudou nor Youku allows me to upload the video. I can only point you to the vid without English subs.

1. pull up domestic demand (Chinese: 拉内需; pinyin: lā​ nèi xū​)
There are three characters in this expression. The first one la is a pun--it is the same character we use to mean the act that people do when they are on the toilet.

2. domestic demand will continuously "come out" (Chinese: 拉出来)
See above.

3. GDP
The way new anchor pronounced GDP is ji de pi (急的屁), which sounds like "cannot wait to fart"...



For those interested in the Chinese transcript, here it is via Google Snapshot of http://bbs.myiq.cn/archiver/?tid-5230.html

观众朋友晚上好,这里是XX小区XX号群租房.欢迎收看本群租房的精彩节目,本次节目的主要内容有:本群租房间一年一渡的无业游民经济工作会议,在客厅隆重举行.,长期失业在家的著名宅男XX同志发表了重要讲话.无业游民代表XX, XXX; XXX, XX女,XXX出席了本次会议,会议就本群租房的经济问题进行了广泛而深入的讨论,会议首先由XXX同志进行发言,此人长期在家从事IT工作,对世界局势有着丰富的经验和认识,."经济问题的关键就是要拉内需,因此,拉内需就是我们今年的重要工作...."经过讨论,大家一致认为:拉内需是解决本群租房经济问题的关键,为了顺利拉出内需,会议决定赤字300元进行马桶修复,管道疏通等一系列重大项目投资,专家预测,随着这些重大项目的纷纷上马,内需将会源源不断的拉出来,GDP增长将超过10个百分点.

为了解决群租房内人员众多而厕所不足的问题,本次会议还做出了一系列重要决定:记者采访时发现,本群租房内人员往来众多,但厕所只有一个,由于僧多粥少, 导致马桶的通畅率连续18个月内呈现负增长,厕所的发展已经远远落后于群众的需求,此外大便排放量超标问题也严重影响了本群租房的形象,为贯彻落实节能减排要求,保持马桶畅通,会议决定从今天起开始实施厕所管理措施,现就有关事项通告如下:从今天起,本群租房内的房客按身份证号轮流排便,身份证号为单号的只能在单号日排便,双号日停止排便,身份证号为双号的只能在双号日排便,单号日停止排便,新的措施实施以后将有效缓解马桶不足所带来的矛盾,受到了广大房客的热烈欢迎,至于有人提出来可以采用五号轮换制,由于本群租房内的房客普遍患有老年痴呆证,无法记住如此复杂的规则,因此被否决,

随着国际环境的不断恶化,本群租房内的白领们纷纷失业,而这时群租房内的几位大学生又将面临毕业,广大白领对此十分重视,针对毕业大学生的就业问题招开了特别会议,经过热烈的讨论,会议决定大学生毕业后将直接保送成为研究生进行深造,两年之后成为硕士,然后继续直接保送攻读博士学位,博士毕业后将直接保送成为壮士,再经过四年的学习,壮士毕业后将直接保送攻读勇士,假如勇士读完之后,就业形势仍然不好,将直接保送攻读圣斗士,之后还有斗牛士,武士,爵士,的士,猛士,劳力士,路易士,披头士等,如果继续学习,再经过N年的攻读将直接保送成为烈士,与会者一致认为此项措举意义重大,对广大白领们重新找到工作将起到积极的作用,

今天上午,本群租房厕所内的马桶突然发生堵塞,广大群众对此高度重视,迅速赶赴现场,对事故原因进行调查处理,马桶堵塞事故发生后,广大群众高度重视,并分别做了批示,要求迅速排除险情,做好上户工作,查明事故原因,依法追究责任,急时发布消息,公布真相,防止炒作,做好群众的安抚工作,目前膳后各项工作真在有序进行,

另一具消息,今天上午十一点左右,马桶堵塞事故责任人XXX已被群众控制,经过两个小时的严刑拷打,事故责任人X某终于招供是他干的,至此马桶堵塞事故得到了全面解决,广大群众又一次取得了全面胜利,

最近一段时间,本群租房内的一位深患绝症的房客三年内与病魔顽强拼搏的自强不息的感人事迹传遍了房间内的各个角落,请看记者的报道....今年21 岁的XXX是XXX大学的电脑专业的高才生,然而谁也没能想到,这个在同学和老师眼里的电脑技术高才生,在三年前患上了网络成瘾综合证,三年时间里这个面色苍白的男孩,独自忍受着病魔的折磨.在XXX心里,他渴望着能治好病,但由于网络成瘾临床标准是在今年才发布的,因此在三年前患上了此病的XXX错过了最佳的治疗时间,导致病情恶化,无药可救,然而面对如此残酷的现实,XXX并没有动摇,依然坚持每天带病练级,广大房客对XXX坚强不息的精神所感动,纷纷组团来到这里进行参观和学习,在研究网络成瘾综合证方面有着丰富经验的某著名医院也表示对XXX提供免费治疗,然而,XXX却婉拒了医院的好意,他动情的说:不要管我,先抢救其他人要紧...

小区务业以破坏环境卫生为由给群租房下达了整改通知,广大房客对此十分愤慨,纷纷发表意见,大家一致认为,本群租房一贯重视环境卫生问题,在环境领域取得了显著进步,得到了小区居民的普遍赞誉,双方在环境问题上的看法确实存在分歧,但我方一直主张在平等和互相尊重的基础上通过对话与交流妥善解决,然而小区务业不顾我们的反对,执意破坏双边关系,严重伤害了我们幼小的心灵,我们要求务业能以我们双方关系大局为重,充分认识到诊治群租房对双边关系造成的损害, 采取实际行动,纠正错误

December 20, 2009

Watched: Daily Show on December 15

Click here to view

John Hodgman proposes several smart ways to pay back the $800 billion U.S. owes China:
  • transforming lead to gold,
  • "pandsom", and
  • faking death

December 16, 2009

Taobao buyer/seller interactions



Taobao is similar to eBay.
(wiki)Taobao is a online shopping marketplace for consumers in China. Founded by parent Alibaba Group, it facilitates transactions between individual consumers and a wide range of sellers such as retailers, wholesalers, and other individuals. Sellers are able to post new and used goods for sale on the Taobao marketplace either through a fixed price or negotiated sale or by auction.
The following is what happens when odd customer demands meet unprofessional customer service.

1. Product: 60 weight loss pills, each tablet 400mg
Buyer Feedback: I bought the entire container with 60 pills and only received 1. The seller is dishonest! Who can lose weight with just 1 pill?
Seller Reply: Sorry. I just learnt yesterday that the Chinese zodiac sign of the postman I use is rat.

2. Product: Purse
Buyer Feedback (2007.01.10 18:22): Seller attitude was awful. I know you are busy, but that doesn't excuse your monosyllable replies! All you said were "en" (恩, OK), "hao" (好, good), so disrespectful. I am giving you a negative rating.
Seller Reply: Pei (呸, as in the sound of spitting)

3. Product: toy koala bear
Buyer Feedback: He wrote my name wrong on the package.
Seller Reply: I can't believe this small thing got me a negative rating. OK, I will write your name here: Xinhua Li,Xinhua Li,
Xinhua Li, Xinhua Li, Xinhua Li, Xinhua Li, Xinhua Li, Xinhua Li, Xinhua Li, Xinhua Li, Xinhua Li, Xinhua Li, Xinhua Li, Xinhua Li, Xinhua Li, Xinhua Li

4. Product: herbal recipe for safe weight loss
Buyer Feedback: No explanatory note. Results of taking the medicine did not match online description. I felt anorexic and could not fall asleep.
Seller Reply: Liar! Your symptoms match the side effects.

5. Product: Dress
Buyer Feedback: Everybody says that I look like an auntie after wearing this dress. Your advertising photo was deceptive.
Seller Reply: You truly are an angel, not an auntie. Unfortunately, you just happened to land on your head when coming down from heaven. Otherwise, the dress would have looked great on you.

6. Product: Wild Hazelnut
Buyer Feedback (2006.12.03 01:51): The hazelnut shells are really tough to crack. Eating 1 jin (0.5 kg) of them nearly broke my teeth. To increase weight and charge more for shipping, the seller placed a piece of junk metal in my package.
Seller Reply: Look carefully at the piece of iron, do you notice a screw? Look down a little ways, do you see the line of separation? Now along this line of separation pull apart the two "legs"--the piece of junk iron was a custom-made nutcracker, which was sent to you to crack the hazelnuts.

7. Product: Yida gum
Buyer Feedback (2006.04.04 16:56): I asked for gum. Instead I received some white stuff that was cloyingly sweet. I could not eat it.
Seller Reply: Faint. That white stuff was white chocolate, my gift to you. The gum should be found under it wrapped in newspapers. Did you toss the whole package in trash? Quickly go retrieve it.

8. Product: Majier compressed facial mask
Buyer Feedback: Nothing.
Seller Reply: What do you mean by nothing? What is nothing? Why did you even leave a neutral feedback just for nothing? Jesus!

9. Product: Birdie earrings
Buyer Feedback: My computer did not respond when I chose "positive rating." Let me try neutral.
Seller Reply: How could you do this to me? You really should upgrade your computer (I am currently in a state of depression)

10. Product: Crystal ball
Buyer Feedback: The ball is good. But why wasn't the supporting base in that ad photo also mailed to me?
Seller Reply: You misunderstood! The "supporting base" is my husband's ash tray.

11. Product: Plated platinum necklace, 9 yuan
Buyer Feedback: My girlfriend told me: "so so"
Seller Reply: Try to buy her a diamond ring!

12.
Buyer Feedback: Bad attitude. OK product
Seller Reply: When was my attitude toward you bad????????????? Weirdo. What does it take to have a "good attitude"? Declare my love for you?

13.
Buyer Feedback: Didn't buy.
Seller Reply: Sigh!

14. Product: Fancy imported European chocolate
Buyer Feedback: The chocolate arrived 3 days late and in pieces. I got into a huge fight with my boyfriend.
Seller Reply: As the Chinese adage goes, hitting means intimacy and cussing imparts love. When neither works, kick him.

15. Product: Verbenaceae Leaf--for weight loss and headache
Buyer Feedback: Why doesn't your herb look like other sellers'?
Seller Reply: Why don't you look like anybody else?

16. Product: Clocks
Buyer Feedback (2005.02.13 14:29): I haven't gone shopping online because of the frequent scams. This time I got lied to again!
Seller Reply: Just messing with you.

17. Product: Swarovski crystal
Buyer Feedback (2008.03.10 15:41): Great product. Am satisfied. One question though: why were there a firelighter in the mail? I don't smoke
Seller Reply: Shhhhhhh. My husband has been looking for it since this afternoon. Helps him quit smoking. I guess the thing fell in when I was packing the crystals for you :)

18. Product: Handbook on How to Win Lottery
Buyer Feedback: Didn't the introduction say I will win a million yuan after reading this handbook? I did not get even the smallest prize.
Seller Reply: You didn't read carefully enough. The last page mentioned: "Fulfillment of millionaire dreams requires all-out efforts." Trust me, you will get your payback some day. That time just hasn't come yet!

19. Product: Korean cute bubble gum/fragrant kou jiao (口胶, another word for bubble gum)
Buyer Feedback (2005.02.13 14:29): Your kou jiao (口交, blow job) was fantastic! My friend also wants one!
Seller Reply: Sweat! MM, why would I make love to you when we have never met? If you can't type "jiao" correctly, then I beg you to put the pictogram for "fragrant" in front. Your comment might make people think I am doing prostitution!

20. Product: Nike shorts 40 yuan
Buyer Feedback: Dreadful quality. The crotch tore after one week because I farted too forcefully.
Seller Reply: I am not responsible for your indiscreet farting. Besides, what did you expect out of such a low price, 40 yuan including shipping!

21.
Buyer:
Can't give feedback on cellphone
Seller: I should not be held accountable for the inadequacy of your phone!

22.
Buyer: The package was too sturdy. Took me a long time to unwrap it.
Seller: Well, can't have my customers say that I am too stingy to buy packing tape. Haha!

23.
Buyer Feedback: The product costs only 4 yuan by regular mail, but the seller spent 5 yuan on priority shipping to send it to me. Afterward, he called me long distance to inquire after the transaction! Now this is true communism. Great seller.
Seller Reply: I...just didn't have time to go to the postal office.

24. Product: Osmun Pearls eye cream
Buyer Feedback: How do I return the product?
Seller Reply: You didn't pay me, so I haven't sent you the product.

25. Product: Fruit basket
Buyer Feedback (2006.05.10 14:49): Some fruits were too ripe.
Seller Reply: You mom requested fruits that will keep for only 3-5 days after shipping (please ask your mom to leave feedback next time)

26. Product: Sexy lingerie, latest Korean style
Buyer Feedback: I loved it.
Seller Reply: Didn't your husband like it??!!

27. Product: Medication to treat hemorrhoids
Buyer Feedback: The medication took so long to get here! By the time I got it, my hemorrhoids were already healed.
Seller Reply: Testament to the effectiveness of my product. As soon as your hemorrhoids heard about the medication coming, they just high-tailed out of there.

28. Product: Cellphone
Buyer: Do you have chocolate?
Seller: Of course, I offer Dove and Jindi.
Buyer: I am talking about cell phones!!!
Seller: Oh yea, thanks for reminding me. I am selling phones.

29.
Buyer: The price for your phones are exorbitant! I could have bought a laptop instead.
Seller: Yes. I can just imagine you standing in a crowd, opening your notebook, and sticking your ear to the speakers for the incoming call. Keep up the cool pose.

30. The buyer was trying to find out if the store has a physical location (Chinese: 实体, pinyin: shí tǐ​)
Buyer: Hey, do you have a corpse store? (Chinese: 尸体, pinyin: shī tǐ​)
Seller: Sorry, Taobao doesn't permit selling of cadavers

31.
Buyer: Hi, I would like to buy a pair of shoes.
Seller: Hello, how would you like to pay?
Buyer: Can I use QQ virtual money? (Note: QQ money is virtual currency that can only be used in QQ online games. One can buy QQ money with Chinese yuan but not the other way around)
Seller: I can't accept that.
Buyer: How about I pay your cell phone bills according to the shoe price tag?
Seller: Faint.

32.
Buyer: Do you offer other styles for shoes?
Seller: Yep, here is the URL to my online album. You can look through photos of my collection.
Buyer: Pretty shoes. How come there is a baby in the pictures?
Seller: Oh, that's my son. He is not for sale!
Buyer(embarrassed): Yea, of course. Everything can be for sale except our own children.

33.
Buyer: Is that really you in the profile picture? So handsome
Seller: Sorry. But you are not receiving a discount.
Buyer: .....

34.
Buyer: Does this cellphone have good reception?
Seller: Samsung products are usually good.
Buyer: I bought several phones already. They all had bad reception.
Seller: OK.
Buyer: What do you recommend that I buy?
Seller: Hearing aids.

Finally, I am reminded about an article on Craigslist ads. Really funny too.

Source(s):
淘宝上雷人的差评和回复 http://blog.jianghu.taobao.com/u/MTA1MTU3MzQw/blog/blog_detail.htm?aid=20007881

November 15, 2009

Chinese Celebrated First Snow with Snowman Building

Ferrari
BMW

Hello Kitty

Lei Feng
Laozi
King Kong
Venus de Milo
Buddha


Lovers





The physical minded

Oh wow, it comes with the complete ensemble...



..............


The Pig Series

Impressive nostrils


Tuzki series--the rabbit who looks like he is always high on drugs




The patriotic
Bad hair day
Head and rest of the body don't match



One of the legendary creatures of China--grass mud horse

Another grass mud horse

Winnie the Pooh?

Geisha??

Official mascot of Sina

Kangaroo?

Another mysterious animal

Shoe

This was supposed to be Chairman Mao
A cute panda (熊猫烧香, computer virus)
Doraemon

Kung Fu Panda
Unknown cartoon character

Unknown cartoon Character

Mashi Maro



Source(s)
http://bbs.cri.cn/showtopic-688527.aspx
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