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On August 13, 2008 11:17 AM in Detained Christian dissident Hua Huiqi makes his escape after guards fall asleep, they said:

Heads are gonna roll no doubt. And the faithful will consider this a miracle no less....

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On August 13, 2008 9:36 AM in 2008 Beijing Olympics Medal Count widget, they said:

Just saw this: http://www.shangzilla.com/article/michael-phelps-to-be-considered-separate-country HAHAHAHAH well done Shangzilla!...

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On August 13, 2008 9:13 AM in 2008 Beijing Olympics Medal Count widget, they said:

And aren't you supposed to rank countries by their number of gold medals not total number of medals?...

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On August 12, 2008 6:38 PM in Spain's Olympic Basketball Team: Racist? Or just stupid?, they said:

I don't get offended when people do that to me (unless they were really trying to be assholes). But it's still a pretty stupid thing for a national team to be doing. I can't imagine a Chinese team goi...

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On August 10, 2008 11:51 PM in When the world's fittest all gather in one place and there aren't any condoms..., they said:

Thanks for pointing that out Fuzi. Must have been drunk when I wrote that =)...

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On June 26, 2008 6:54 AM in "The Dragon" to descend on the Shanghai city skyline, they said:

@WatchBagDVD: Yes it would appear that somebody at the editorial wheel's been snoozing, and we've since corrected the offending text. Take a deep breath everyone, and the sun will still shine tomorro...

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On June 17, 2008 12:24 PM in Extra! Extra! Apple in Beijing, sex workers at the Olympics and an Orthodox revival, they said:

Well, guess what, Chinese prostitutes are also now in Afghanistan: http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080614/ap_on_re_as/afghanistan_chinese_prostitutes Looks like there is nowhere where they aren't presen...

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On June 15, 2008 1:21 PM in Tianjin boy born with penis on back, they said:

wowwowwow: Sorry to hear this site has failed to live up to your expectations. I do think though that your time would be better spent searching for one that does meet your informational/journalistic/m...

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On June 6, 2008 10:50 PM in Time to fly to Europe (and other air travel updates), they said:

Thanks biggie for pointing that out. Wow have they upped their fuel surcharges by THAT much? Or is this a case of deceptive advertising I wonder. Hmm... At this rate, turns out Air Berlin is the chea...

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On June 2, 2008 2:46 AM in BREAKING: Manhattan Crane Collapse at 91st Street and 1st Avenue; 2 People Dead, they said:

Interesting. Shanghai has also had two cranes collapsing just over the weekend: http://shanghaiist.com/2008/06/02/around_shanghai_9.php What's with all these cranes collapsing simultaneously around t...

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On May 31, 2008 4:44 PM in Sharon Stone eats her words and apologises; Dior China drops her, they said:

Shanghaiist is pro-censorship and anti-democratic? Wow, that is new to me....

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On May 26, 2008 3:11 PM in Photos: Springtime Roller Revival, they said:

Looks to me as though a lot less people turned up than usual? Can't be sure though because I've never been to any of the Roller Revival events....

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On May 19, 2008 5:39 PM in Online implications for the three days of national mourning; Public entertainment venues to shut?, they said:

Also: This report from Dalian - http://daliandalian.com/blog/government-all-bars-to-close-by-2am...

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On May 19, 2008 5:38 PM in Online implications for the three days of national mourning; Public entertainment venues to shut?, they said:

This is the message I got from Logo on facebook: "due to the earthquake, LOgO will be closed 3 days from today, monday may19th. We ll welcome you back this thurday may 22nd with Yellow! thx for your s...

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On May 17, 2008 11:29 AM in Probe into why close to 7,000 classrooms were destroyed begins; Day of reckoning to arrive soon, they said:

Thanks for bringing this to our attention. This is interesting. AFP says 7,000 schools: http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080516/wl_asia_afp/chinaquakeschoolchildren But AP says classrooms: http://news.y...

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On May 15, 2008 8:21 PM in Sichuan Earthquake: List of missing foreigners so far, they said:

Former Chengduren: That's great news!!! Thank you for letting us know!!!...

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On May 15, 2008 8:19 PM in Evangelist Franklin Graham outgives entire nations to the relief effort, they said:

Not fair to compare him to the big corporations IMHO. We're working on another post on what the big corps are doing. Patience :-) ...

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On May 15, 2008 5:38 PM in Sichuan Earthquake: List of missing foreigners so far, they said:

What? You mean this is not reliable news?...

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On May 15, 2008 5:35 PM in Sichuan Earthquake: List of missing foreigners so far, they said:

Excellent news. I have just heard that from Siew Pin too. We'll post an update to this list soon. Meanwhile... "Jiu jia guo"... do they mean "jiuzhaigou"?...

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On May 15, 2008 12:50 PM in Sichuan Earthquake: List of missing foreigners so far, they said:

lhamo: Any news from Aba Teachers College? Anyone know other foreign teachers missing? I'm sure there are more in schools around that region. Anyone from aid agencies in Sichuan reading this? We're ...

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