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champagne posting
Apr 5, 2006

YOU ARE A BRAIN
IN A BUNKER


Blistex posted:

But she is not slav! How can this be?

No slavs in that weight class I imagine.

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Bubblyblubber
Nov 17, 2014

Blistex posted:

But she is not slav! How can this be?

I think the conclusion we reached in the Eastern Europe thread is that the chinese are the slavs of the east. Or that slavs are the western han. Or vice versa, possibly.

Cyka no why, outlander.

simplefish
Mar 28, 2011

So long, and thanks for all the fish gallbladdΣrs!


Grand Fromage posted:

Anything bad for the US is potentially good for China so they're fine with it. making GBS threads on China related to jobs and stuff is so common every election cycle and nothing ever happens that they don't pay attention to it anymore.

He's a habitual liar who flip-flops whimsically, and has to contend with a congress that doesn't like him even though his party is in control. Let's see how this plays out before we call it.

Haier
Aug 10, 2007

by Lowtax
My VyperVPN account had problems with its ever-slow and lovely service. They emailed my yahoo mail (which isn't blocked in China) and told me to click their links to check my account. LMAO, that poo poo is blocked in China. There is no other way to access their page without another VPN. I am really lucky I still had Zenmate installed in Chrome or else I would have been completely screwed tonight.

MrSlam
Apr 25, 2014

And there you sat, eating hamburgers while the world cried.

Haier posted:

She's impromptu, and that's the word she uses and I don't know where she learned it. She's the very definition of it, giving little to no notice of showing up. I think she does it on purpose to see if I am alone or not. She'll say "I am really busy, I can't see you this week," and then a few hours later message me that she's on the train coming to my house without asking what I am doing or where I am. Then we stay up until 2am talking and then her alarm goes off at 7am and she complains she never sleeps enough here. I tell her to come on the weekends, but she keeps coming on her work days. She knew about every other woman I had and is really against the idea of FWB, but then is an FWB in every sense of it and always says "I am single, you are single, no big deal." We always joke about logic being poor in China but it works out sometimes.

Last night we were laying there and she said "Do you know what I want to learn? Smoking! I think it looks so cool!" I told her it will make her look like an old wrinkled leather handbag and she said she will reconsider it.

:3: Aw. I'd watch that rom-com. I'm sure this whole situation sounds more appealing on paper than it is to you in real life. You sound pretty frustrated with it.

Deceitful Penguin
Feb 16, 2011
"Churches have been bulldozed across the country, allegedly as part of urban-development plans. "

a bloo bloo bloo dose poor religious people, if only they could have the freedom to worship that S-Korea has, why, look at all the good religion has done there

"The Chinese public is so exasperated by inequality and corruption that they favor this part of Xi’s program. "
this is guy is amazing, the purges of corrupt officials are cast in a negative light because ~guys he's only doing it to his political enemies~

god reading these loving articles is so tiring because its so america-centric it loving hurts

"That is: an impediment rather than an asset in many of the economic and strategic projects the United States would like to advance."
its not wrong, just so loving solipsistic

"China’s universities will always be second-rate as long as they are limited to a China-only internet." Hhrrrmmm, yes good job there dude, figuring out the key problem with Chinese academia in one sentence

“This is a sui generis system that no one is copying.” - except for several African countries I guess but who cares about them lol

"Nearly everyone I spoke with agreed that China’s oversteps have generated ill will far greater than the goodwill fostered by its foreign aid and Confucius Institutes, which are supposed to teach Chinese language and promote Chinese culture around the world."
Ahahahahaha. Man, who would have thought the white guy in the US would reach this conclusion talking to ~everyone he spoke to~

Latin America? Africa? Eastern-Europe? Basically don't exist.

And then closes on a piece of political fan-fiction

Thanks for that bro

Captain Yossarian
Feb 24, 2011

All new" Rings of Fire"
Nice meltdown :trumppop:

ElGroucho
Nov 1, 2005

We already - What about sticking our middle fingers up... That was insane
Fun Shoe
Why are you a thief

Ceciltron
Jan 11, 2007

Text BEEP to 43527 for the dancing robot!
Pillbug

Troubadour
Mar 1, 2001
Forum Veteran

I think this might be a little more your speed: https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page

Deceitful Penguin
Feb 16, 2011

ElGroucho posted:

Why are you a thief
Because some sad motherfucker in PYF videogame whining thread is illiterate but still had 10bux to spare/is a mod or admin

Also christ thats some weak replies.

Troubadour posted:

I think this might be a little more your speed: https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page
I almost feel bad for you lol

Captain Yossarian
Feb 24, 2011

All new" Rings of Fire"

Deceitful Penguin posted:

Because some sad motherfucker in PYF videogame whining thread is illiterate but still had 10bux to spare/is a mod or admin

Also christ thats some weak replies.
I almost feel bad for you lol

Ceciltron
Jan 11, 2007

Text BEEP to 43527 for the dancing robot!
Pillbug
Reminder that Deceitful Penguin is the guy who literally worships a bunch of dead pagan gods from 1300 years ago, while living on a volcanic rock in the middle of the North Atlantic. He thinks Freedom of Religion is bad because how else will you rage against the christian machine, abloo abloo.

Odin plucked his own eye out for wisdom, I'd pluck my eyes out to avoid reading your posts, DP.

Deceitful Penguin
Feb 16, 2011

Ceciltron posted:

Reminder that Deceitful Penguin is the guy who literally worships a bunch of dead pagan gods from 1300 years ago, while living on a volcanic rock in the middle of the North Atlantic. He thinks Freedom of Religion is bad because how else will you rage against the christian machine, abloo abloo.

Odin plucked his own eye out for wisdom, I'd pluck my eyes out to avoid reading your posts, DP.
At least a bit of effort, but still pretty weak if only because I'm an atheist ya dumb fake frenchman (I guess I'd need a reminder for you because you're dull and poo poo and I forgot where the gently caress you're from)

Megillah Gorilla
Sep 22, 2003

If only all of life's problems could be solved by smoking a professor of ancient evil texts.



Bread Liar

Ceciltron posted:

Reminder that Deceitful Penguin is the guy who literally worships a bunch of dead pagan gods from 1300 years ago, while living on a volcanic rock in the middle of the North Atlantic. He thinks Freedom of Religion is bad because how else will you rage against the christian machine, abloo abloo.

Odin plucked his own eye out for wisdom, I'd pluck my eyes out to avoid reading your posts, DP.

Oh, the Nordic Nazi guy?

Haier
Aug 10, 2007

by Lowtax
Here is my India derail:

Fight breaks out in a bank line. Guy in white goes full steam ahead on this bhabhi.



White knight tries to step in and get's KO'd



"Jana gana mana-adhinayyaka jaya he..."

Darkman Fanpage
Jul 4, 2012
someone please repost the screenshot of the guy saying he hates all icelanders because of deceitful penguin

Deceitful Penguin
Feb 16, 2011

Darkman Fanpage posted:

someone please repost the screenshot of the guy saying he hates all icelanders because of deceitful penguin
What for, when we already have Ceciltron trying to channel him and fail?

Though I guess you do need the help, because the last time you tried to do a burn of your own you failed so badly that even the D&D pic thread sided against you

Haier posted:

Here is my India derail:

Fight breaks out in a bank line. Guy in white goes full steam ahead on this bhabhi.



White knight tries to step in and get's KO'd



"Jana gana mana-adhinayyaka jaya he..."
Honestly, you'd probably do ok with a thread in PYF about India, rather than GBS. Something like "Post your favourite stories/anecdotes about India"

Captain Yossarian
Feb 24, 2011

All new" Rings of Fire"

Darkman Fanpage posted:

someone please repost the screenshot of the guy saying he hates all icelanders because of deceitful penguin

I feel like it may have been me because that sounds like something I would think and also say

Deceitful Penguin
Feb 16, 2011

Captain Yossarian posted:

I feel like it may have been me because that sounds like something I would think and also say
Except Smirr, for his faults, is at least a funny poster while you're not only unoriginal but also boring.

Just like every time y'all feel too dumb to actually post content. It's honestly pretty dull to see you try desperately every time to land some ice burns and fail. Maybe try content or actually substantive replies

(USER WAS PUT ON PROBATION FOR THIS POST)

Darkman Fanpage
Jul 4, 2012
why do you use "y'all"? you're from iceland where the gently caress did you pick that up? for someone that hates the us you sure do love our slang.

Captain Yossarian
Feb 24, 2011

All new" Rings of Fire"

Deceitful Penguin posted:

Except Smirr, for his faults, is at least a funny poster while you're not only unoriginal but also boring.

Just like every time y'all feel too dumb to actually post content. It's honestly pretty dull to see you try desperately every time to land some ice burns and fail. Maybe try content or actually substantive replies

I don't have the foggiest idea who Smirr is and I don't know if I've ever tried to "ice burn" you before. I just don't think you are a good poster. :shrug:

Darkman Fanpage
Jul 4, 2012
serious question, not me trying to "ice burn" you or whatever.

Baronjutter
Dec 31, 2007

"Tiny Trains"

Why would an icelander have such a hard on for china and chinese propaganda though? Is it that derangement where you hate the US so much you eat up anti-western propaganda and spin everything to paint garbage dictatorships as good?

Crab Dad
Dec 28, 2002

behold i have tempered and refined thee, but not as silver; as CRAB


I forget who owns Iceland?

MrSlam
Apr 25, 2014

And there you sat, eating hamburgers while the world cried.

LingcodKilla posted:

I forget who owns Iceland?

MasterBlaster

Darkman Fanpage
Jul 4, 2012

LingcodKilla posted:

I forget who owns Iceland?

denmark used to but they declared indepencence in 1944. denmark still owns greenland, though.

Blistex
Oct 30, 2003

Macho Business
Donkey Wrestler

5er posted:

The Chinese leadership are probably paying attention to American news, and noting how Trump is ignorant and astonished with the scope of his new job, and easy to incite emotionally. Combine that with Trump's hilariously poor vocabulary (very very, very very, very very...) they're likely concluding he's a blowhard fuckwit that'll be easy to manipulate. So, they're stepping to the table with platitudes and good-will facades to see how far that'll get them.

Not that you can take anything Trump says seriously, but the vibe I'm getting from him is that he would likely let China have more freedom in the South China Sea because of relaxed USN operations, but would probably hit them a little harder on the economic/trade front, which might be the better strategy as they seem to be re-enacting "Rome 117 AD", and starting to transition towards decline. Then again this is all based on things that Trump has stated, so take that with a massive block of salt.

If I was one of Xi's diplomats, I would try and appeal to Trump with lucrative business deals (for him personally, not the US) that would spring into action after his term(s).

Baronjutter posted:

Why would an icelander have such a hard on for china and chinese propaganda though? Is it that derangement where you hate the US so much you eat up anti-western propaganda and spin everything to paint garbage dictatorships as good?

No why.

simplefish
Mar 28, 2011

So long, and thanks for all the fish gallbladdΣrs!


ugh posting about posters

Cmon thread get it together

barbecue at the folks
Jul 20, 2007



A really good read, but because of these threads I seriously lol'd at this:

quote:

Millions of people on each side, including my wife and me, enjoy, respect, and love people they have met and the encounters they have had in the other country. Because of bad air and suspect food, we were often sick while living in China, but the daily vividness of living there made us feel more fully alive.
:allears:

Fojar38
Sep 2, 2011


Sorry I meant to say I hope that the police use maximum force and kill or maim a bunch of innocent people, thus paving a way for a proletarian uprising and socialist utopia


also here's a stupid take
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The China subreddit has been flooded with authoritarians ever since Trump won

Power Khan
Aug 20, 2011

by Fritz the Horse

simplefish posted:

ugh posting about posters

Cmon thread get it together

Hey, how would you react if you found a floater in your ancestral geyser?

Darkman Fanpage
Jul 4, 2012
https://twitter.com/business/status/798948028698816512

Telsa Cola
Aug 19, 2011

No... this is all wrong... this whole operation has just gone completely sidewaysface
So in related Asiaish news someone has been scrapping the wrecks of WWII naval ships that are essentially monuments/grave markers in the Java Sea.

mbt
Aug 13, 2012


climate change is real....we just don't want to do anything to fix it

Blistex
Oct 30, 2003

Macho Business
Donkey Wrestler

Telsa Cola posted:

So in related Asiaish news someone has been scrapping the wrecks of WWII naval ships that are essentially monuments/grave markers in the Java Sea.

Yeah, I mentioned that in the last thread. Scrap metal scavengers have already removed the props off of the Prince of Wales and Repulse (both official war graves) and have been using explosives to rip pieces of the hull off them as well.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/malaysia/11187603/Celebrated-British-warships-being-stripped-bare-for-scrap-metal.html

Bro Dad
Mar 26, 2010


reminder that deceitful penguin called a black person a honky and said that America doesn't have Indian food

He's like if fishmech was illiterate

Telsa Cola
Aug 19, 2011

No... this is all wrong... this whole operation has just gone completely sidewaysface

Blistex posted:

Yeah, I mentioned that in the last thread. Scrap metal scavengers have already removed the props off of the Prince of Wales and Repulse (both official war graves) and have been using explosives to rip pieces of the hull off them as well.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/malaysia/11187603/Celebrated-British-warships-being-stripped-bare-for-scrap-metal.html

Ughhh gently caress that. I was hoping the Prince of Wales and Repulse would be safe cause they are prestigious.

robotsinmyhead
Nov 29, 2005

Dude, they oughta call you Piledriver!

Clever Betty
A powerful puppetmaster has infiltrated this thread. Much face has been lost.

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Outrail
Jan 4, 2009

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Blistex posted:

Yeah, I mentioned that in the last thread. Scrap metal scavengers have already removed the props off of the Prince of Wales and Repulse (both official war graves) and have been using explosives to rip pieces of the hull off them as well.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/malaysia/11187603/Celebrated-British-warships-being-stripped-bare-for-scrap-metal.html

Kettle of fish, but why does a wreck that noone ever sees worth using a monument? If it was some place that people visit it'd make more sense. If a school bus full of children crashes an burns on the side of the road you don't turn the charred wreck into a monument.

"this thing that I can't see is important because I attach importance to it"

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