Archive for the ‘All about China’ Category

China, India Claim Two Spots Each in World’s Ten Best Commutes

China and India each claimed two of the World’s ten best commutes. But, neither got the best one of all.
# 1 – Hong Kong -  one of the densest and geographically smallest cities in the wo…

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Posted by Bill Belew on November 4th, 2008 in All about China, All about India | No Comments

World’s Largest Pinata in Philly – Trojan Donkey

China has the oldest, the biggest, the longest, the whateverist…but not the largest Pinata in the world.
The largest trojan horse, donkey was found in Philadelphia, PA this past weekend, breakin…

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Posted by Bill Belew on November 3rd, 2008 in All about China | 8 Comments

McCain, Obama, Palin Condoms

Let’s hope the McCain, Obama, Palin Condoms that are on the streets are not made from recycled condoms made from Chinese-Made Hair Bands.

McCain – Old but not expired.
Obama – Use w…

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Posted by Bill Belew on November 2nd, 2008 in All about America, All about China | No Comments

The Rules of Slamball

Slamball is a game that Yao Ming isn’t allowed to play. If he jumped on a trampoline, he would have to bend down to reach the rim.

Slamball is played on a court with padded rims and blackboards…

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Posted by Bill Belew on November 2nd, 2008 in All about America, All about China | No Comments

8 Reasons Erica Jong Warns of Second American Civil War if/when Obama Loses

Feminist Erica Jong is warning of a Second American Civil War if/when Obama
loses the presidential election.
1. paralyzing fear
2. keeping me awake at night
3. Jane Fonda crying all night
4. Emails fr…

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Posted by Bill Belew on October 31st, 2008 in All about China | No Comments

Chinese Insurer Loses $1.15B

China’s Ping A Insurance lost $1.15 billion in one quarter. Last year during the same quarter, the company made $700 million or so. That’s quite a turnaround, no? BTW, how much money does …

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Posted by Bill Belew on October 31st, 2008 in All about China | No Comments

Game Changer – Hype: The Obama Effect – Movie Trailer

We can only hope for a game changer at this point. The 39 half truths I wrote about didn’t change anything. (I didn’t expect it to…but, a guy can hope, can’t he?)
China Confide…

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Posted by Bill Belew on October 30th, 2008 in All about America, All about China | No Comments

What is Rex 84

REX 84 is short for Readiness Exercise 84. It’s a plan by the U.S. government to test the ability to round up numbers of American citizens when there is civil unrest or a national emergency.
Glo…

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Posted by Bill Belew on October 29th, 2008 in All about America, All about China, All about Japan | No Comments

Why Chinese Women Turn on Men More Easily

I may be way off here, so, go easy on throwing objects in my direction.
A psychology professor at the University of Rochester conducted five experiments to find the effects of color on behavior in r…

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Posted by Bill Belew on October 29th, 2008 in All about China | No Comments

20 Hilarious Ratings of Professors at RateMyProfessors.com

Okay, I admit, I am stealing this from an old post of mine. But, it was funny then and it’s funny now. My wife was an international student from China. She used to tell me about her profs. It ma…

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Posted by Bill Belew on October 28th, 2008 in All about China, Asia | No Comments