Too bad we already published our Weird News roundup for the day — this one would have gone at the top:
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Disobedient workers are 'sons of beasts'
Pearl River: 'Neither black nor stinky'
But taking a dip into a major, disgustingly-polluted body of water is exactly what the governor of Guangdong Province and the mayor of Guangzhou did ... along with 3,500 other loyal citizens. Why? To prove that the Pearl River is now "neither black nor stinky" -- in certain sections -- after 30 years of being completely offensive:
'Eleventh Five-Year Plan' ... and other popular catch-phrases
The English translations of the top 10 phrases used in Chinese newspapers in 2005 are:
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