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Lol I was never a suspected foreign spy. I also accidentally walked into some kind of military zone in Taiwan but they just told me to turn around, no handcuffs.
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Look, I've known a lot of people in Asia to be taken into various forms of custody. I can't be expected to keep all the details straight. My favorite is the goon in Thailand who got picked up while on a jog for running through a firing range. There was of course a lot of questioning of who he was and then when they realized he was just an idiot who ignored the (Thai language) signs, they invited him to watch them blow some stuff up.
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evil_bunnY posted:mandatory quarantine Vietnamese can do quarantine at home. Laowais, not so much. The viet govt has been proactive in repatriating theirs. Take a look at the UK abandoned if you want some good funnies. Apparently, the blue passport and brexit thing hasn't delivered yet. I'm sure it will. Germany has repatriated more Brits than the UK govt. ![]()
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Atlas Hugged posted:Look, I've known a lot of people in Asia to be taken into various forms of custody. I can't be expected to keep all the details straight. For the right price they’ll probably let you use it
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Vesi posted:the good republic of china maybe ![]()
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give back independence to tibet and xinjiang and you're on to something
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And inner mongolia and manchuria and probably canton, too.
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Can I get a pony too while we're discussing poo poo that will never loving happen.
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Alan Smithee posted:like, is the basketball thing not even a baseline stereotype for some people there "No, America imports tall Africans to play basketball, like we import Cubans to play baseball." I feel like there's a predominant ethnic stereotype for all the pastimes, and if there isn't someone's going to make a joke of it. Man I hope that joke will be funny somehow.
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Dont Touch ME posted:And inner mongolia and manchuria and probably canton, too. I'm sorry, but it doesn't count as imperialism if
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Not So Fast posted:Can I get a pony too while we're discussing poo poo that will never loving happen. Why can't it happen again? I believe the twentyfirst century will be exceptionally spicy.
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https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8354355/Scientists-test-substance-buried-warrior-sword-221BC.html![]() ![]() quote:What is the 2,000-year-old brown mystery liquid found in ancient Chinese tomb? Scientists test substance found buried with warrior and his sword in 221BC i see no problems here ![]()
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Rutibex posted:https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8354355/Scientists-test-substance-buried-warrior-sword-221BC.html ![]()
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he's not even using that paper to catch spills lmao
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Mistle posted:"No, America imports tall Africans to play basketball, like we import Cubans to play baseball." I work for an international school and as part of our accreditation process, the organizations we use expect to see "internationalism" integrated into our curriculum. One of our admin staff suggested that for PE, we teach each race what sport they're good at. Then she produced a list.
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... I'll bet that list makes for fascinating reading.
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What sport do Chinese people think white people are good at? Hockey?
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Rutibex posted:https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8354355/Scientists-test-substance-buried-warrior-sword-221BC.html As an archaeological dropout, the sheer volume of priceless data destroyed in China over the past sixty years makes me physically ill.
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Dp
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Devils Affricate posted:What sport do Chinese people think white people are good at? Hockey? i hope the usa gets competitive eating. we have earned it
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Rutibex posted:https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8354355/Scientists-test-substance-buried-warrior-sword-221BC.html gently caress labs, we're doing this in a Holiday Inn.
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The legacy of the cultural revolution carries onward.
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Speaking of the Cultural Revolution, someone the other day pointed out this video from Wen Jiabao's last press conference in 2012. Wonder if this is going to become like Eisenhower's farewell address warning of the rise of the military-industrial complex: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PtTDSQ0_4Xg quote:Urgent reform is needed to prevent a repeat of the "historical tragedy" of the Cultural Revolution, Chinese premier Wen Jiabao said in a rare emotional speech today. Asia Correspondent John Sparks reports.
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That same couch is in every Chinese office and it is the most uncomfortable piece of poo poo my rear end has ever felt. Like there's no cushion at all! It's only half a couch! gently caress those couches it's bullshit.
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That's BSL-3 at least.
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Rutibex posted:https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8354355/Scientists-test-substance-buried-warrior-sword-221BC.html I’m looking forward to the results so we can find out all of the new things China invented!
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It's probably just that dumbass immortality potion that's mostly mercury and other poo poo.
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clearly as the person died the only problem was that he did not ingest enough of the immortality potion
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Mozi posted:clearly as the person died the only problem was that he did not ingest enough of the immortality potion Hypothesis : if your body is mostly Mercury, isn't immortality achieved already?
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Elemental mercury is actually safe to drink. Your digestive tract does not absorb it in any capacity, it goes in one end and comes out the other. In that context, it is 100% harmless and non-toxic. What makes elemental mercury dangerous is the vapors. Your lungs are way too happy to pick up the stomach's slack and absorb the evaporated mercury it's constantly putting off at room temperature. A neat long form party trick is to drink mercury while exhaling and not end up with brain damage 20 years later. It's the mercury salts that get kind of sketchy. But they're still actually really good disinfectants. They found use in medicine for a very long time because killing an infection now was a desirable tradeoff to suffering madness later. Also you can drop your surgical instruments in them for a while and they're perfectly sanitized. Even prions fear the mighty Mercuric (III) Chloride. Just don't breathe when you're rummaging around the closet where you keep it.
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Dont Touch ME posted:Elemental mercury is actually safe to drink. Your digestive tract does not absorb it in any capacity, it goes in one end and comes out the other. In that context, it is 100% harmless and non-toxic. I believe Mercury (I) Chloride was commonly used as a laxative for years.
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The Meng Wenzhou extradition verdict is coming tomorrow so prepare for either extreme hurt feelings or smug self-satisfaction from the CCP
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Remind me not to go to your parties.
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Stanley Ho died. Huh, one of those people who'd been around so long you'd think they last forever.
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https://i.imgur.com/p9R06af.mp4 lol saw this in the OSHA thread
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McGavin posted:gently caress labs, we're doing this in a Holiday Inn. no lab no why
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That's been in the OSHA thread before, quickly followed by a 'How dare you imply this is common practice you imperialist!' derail for about 5 pages.
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Fojar38 posted:The Meng Wenzhou extradition verdict is coming tomorrow so prepare for either extreme hurt feelings or smug self-satisfaction from the CCP It'll be great for Canada to finally reveal publically whether or not we're a bitch-rear end client state of an authoritarian regime.
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Rime posted:It'll be great for Canada to finally reveal publically whether or not we're a bitch-rear end client state of an authoritarian regime. Canada's definitely a bitch-rear end client state of an authoritarian regime, it's just a question of which authoritarian regime.
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McGavin posted:Canada's definitely a bitch-rear end client state of an authoritarian regime, it's just a question of which authoritarian regime. It's getting really irritating to see people going "hurr america is an authoritarian regime" and it is sounding increasingly privileged as actual authoritarian regimes become more belligerent Rime posted:It'll be great for Canada to finally reveal publically whether or not we're a bitch-rear end client state of an authoritarian regime. My larger concern is that if the CCP lucks out and gets a favorable court ruling they are guaranteed to take all the wrong lessons from it
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