TheShangHighRoller
- Name: Pete Braden
- Location: Shanghai
- Job: Marketing Guy
- Tell us about yourself: I've lived in Shanghai for a year and a half. It's great.
Recent Comments
What's the difference between George Michael and a microwave oven? The microwave stops when you open the door. Cash-back!...
She has a Sunny disposition, that's for sure. And while we shouldn't turn this site into a human flesh search engine, I think wowwowwowow is onto something. Tony Clifton will be performing at Shelte...
I have enjoyed several tasty burgers at Gourmet Cafe. And the atmosphere is kicky and fun. But they piss me off with the "Bun Laden" burger. No one would have an Eichmann Fish Fry. There are plenty ...
Never mind that racial profiling doesn't work. They're barking up the wrong tree. If I were a refugee from Darfur looking for a chance to get back at the PRC for giving guns and moral support to the...
The games are intended for domestic consumption. They will reassure the people that their taxes are being wisely spent, the great Chinese dragon is rising, blah blah etc. To prevent itself from look...
Wouldn't it be funny if the government was actually supporting wing-nuts like this so that we could all have a good laugh, and then pay less attention as the Net Nanny's noose gets tighter? ...
I agree 100%, El Jefe. A little news of the weird never hurt anyone. In some way the baby reminds me of a joke we violinists tell: What's the difference between an orchestra and a bull? In a bull,...
Stages of an argument with Nanheyangrouchuan: 1- Refute one of his racist, homophobic or otherwise ridiculous claims. 2-Get accused of "panda-licking" or being a "brown-winger", whatever that means....
A sense of humor is one thing. Lord knows the world needs laughter. But that guy is a font of ignorance, conspiracy theories, and prejudice. He's the boor at the bar who drives away the thoughtful c...
Just like Al Capone being jailed for tax evasion, nanheyangrouchuan's last comment should be all the justification Shanghaiist needs for booting his stupid ass off the forum. As if all the ill-informe...
Cafferty's "goons and thugs" remark makes a classic mistake-- assuming way more continuity in government than actually exists. If we imagine an "Average Level of Gooniness and Thuggishness" for any ...
If Macao is today's Vegas, let's hope that this guy's career path looks more like Sinatra than Elvis. http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20071202/lf_afp/entertainmentmacauhongkongbritainmusicpeople_0712020...
I'm sick of this dude, too. And I'm a little unsure where Shanghaiist found the "drunk" in the line 爱憎分明不忘本 ;-)...
Outstanding job by both EastSouthWestNorth and Danwei. I expect nothing less. Particularly good is the bit about the ever-changing nature of slang. Especially for things related to sex, drugs and th...
I was amazed to read that foreigners were not allowed to use RMB. That would seem to require around-the-clock handlers or guides. And it seems extremely unlikely that a merchant would turn down legiti...
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