Weirdwolf wrote:
> Jim Larson <larsonjmR.E.M.O.V.E.@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in
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>> Weirdwolf wrote:
>>
>>> "Paul Richardson" <paulszoo.ARMADILLO@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in
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>>>
>>>>
>>>> "John Iwaniszek" <not@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message
>>>> news:Xns9A78620F85DCFjoiwhnanri@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>>>>> Paul Richardson wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> "Tyler Trafford" <ttrafford+usenet@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message
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>>>>>>> Jim Larson wrote:
>>>>>>>> Tyler Trafford wrote:
>>>>>>>>> John Iwaniszek wrote:
>>>>>>>>>> Weirdwolf wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> Need a giggle?
>>>>>>>>>>> Go to IMDB.com and enter "wanker" into the search box.
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> How is that possible?
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Either the god of the Internet is British, or "wanker" is a
>>>>>>>>> common misspelling of "walker".
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Why does typing in "walker" produce no reference to the Chimp in
>>>>>>>> Chief?
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> http://www.imdb.com/find?q=walker;more=nm
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> It does for partial match.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>> Interesting to see how far up the list Shrub comes.
>>>>>>
>>>>> Interesting to see how deep the geek runs here.
>>>>
>>>> Bottomless geek
>>>>
>>>
>>> Ah explains why people keep telling me I am full of shit!
>>> Oh by the way did you enjoy the Olympic torch thingy? Nice to see
>>> that
>>> although our government might be spineless the population can still
>>> bugger things up.
>>> I am rather looking forward to the London Olympics now,running the
>>> marathon around Kings Cross and Brixton should be good for a laugh
>>
>> Just as long as they restrict the shenanigans to the torch relay, the
>> opening ceremonies and crap like that. I'm no big fan of the olympics
>> (I watched essentially none of it in 2004), but I think the althletes
>> deserve to be left alone. The vast majority of them have worked hard
>> for years in relative or total obscurity to get to this point. They
>> don't need to be upstaged by something that won't accomplish anything
>> anyway.
>>
>> (On that subject, have any of you folks talked to any Chinese ex-pats
>> about the whole Tibetan autonomy issue? It was an interesting exercise
>> in the two cases in which I tried it.)
>>
>
> Erm, no. I've tried to skirt the issue with my Chinese friends. I did
> notice that my emails to China were being bounced and taking a long time
> to get there.
> My teacher has a map she uses in her lessons,it includes Tibet as part
> of
> China and I imagine because this is how it has been traditionally been
> taught and seen that is how it would be viewed.
> How did it go with your friends?
One is a friend and the other more of a casual acquaintance/colleague.
Both
have been in the US for a long time (20+ years for the shorter of the two)
and are American citizens, both remember the cultural revolution in vivid
personal terms, and neither has the least bit of love for the Chinese
government. Both had the same opinion, independent of each other, that the
Chinese incursion into Tibet is (a) the best thing that's ever happened to
the place, (b) a matter of protest for only a tiny fraction of the Tibetan
population, namely the religious sorts, and (c) being wildly distorted by
the
Western media and celebrities who like to hobnob with the Dalai Lama. Are
they just gullible and falling prey to Chinese propaganda? Maybe. I have
no
idea. I just thought the contrast with the usual viewpoint we see was kind
of
interesting.
Oh, one of the two has actually been to Tibet (as a tourist) this past
year.
--
Jim
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