Results tagged “idiots”

Netizens rip on Mao condom ads

The Germans and their notoriously risque advertisements may have bitten off more than they can chew with Doc Morris Pharmaceuticals' most recent condom ads.

Guangdong village official slashes fields to build mega-tomb

A bookkeeping official in Dongfushan village, Guandong province allegedly razed 24 mou (δΊ©) of land - roughly 4 acres - to provide himself and his family with a large "luxurious and imposing" cemetery plot according to a Guangzhou Daily article from last week.

Have you ever walked down Nanjing Dong Lu and wondered, "What idiots buy those plastic wind-up tops that shoot out laser lights and play annoying music?" Well, now you have your answer: Us. We have our reasons: We're suckers for toys.We wanted to see what our dogs thought of it.They are cheap (10-15 RMB).The song it plays is "Axel F."Yes, Axel F! Anyway, the embedded video shows you what the top looks and sounds like...

There are probably some pretty good Shanghai vids at toodou.com, too. Unfortunately, this Shanghaiist can't read Chinese ... yet.

On our way to the gym on Sunday, Shanghaiist spotted two men riding what appeared to be Segway Human Transporters in front of the Xintiandi Starbucks. And we thought, Great, Shanghai needs more motorized vehicles on its already cluttered sidewalks. The men were meandering around, attracting stares from curious onlookers. A couple people approached the Segwayers and they handed out business cards. Could China be the next country Segway slowly rolls into (and fails to generate enough sales to survive)? According to Segway's official site, there are no Segway distributors in Mainland China -- Taiwan is the closest.

That's the headline China's state-run news service Xinhua used for this story, which says the average age Chinese urban youths lose their virginity is now 17.4, nine years younger than when their grandparents first did the nasty.

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