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Seshmeister
02-17-2009, 09:38 AM
http://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/02/17/china.mistress.contest/index.html

Chinese mistress contest takes tragic turn

BEIJING, China (CNN) -- A married Chinese businessman who could no longer afford five mistresses held a competition to decide which one to keep.
The businessman and his spurned mistress met in Qingdao, local media report.

But the contest took a fatal turn when one of the women, eliminated for her looks, drove the man and the four other competitors off a cliff, Chinese media reported.

The spurned mistress died and the other passengers were injured, the reports said.

Police initially thought the car had plummeted off a mountain road in eastern China on December 6 by accident. Then they learned of the contest through a letter the dead woman had left behind, the Shanghai Daily newspaper said.

The 29-year-old woman, identified only as Yu, was a waitress when she met the businessman at a restaurant in the coastal city of Qingdao in 2000.

At the time, the businessman, identified only by his last name -- Fan -- was married and had four other mistresses, according to the Peninsula Metropolis Daily newspaper in Qingdao.

The women knew of one another, but none elected to break up with the man and give up their rent-free apartment and a 5,000 yuan ($730) monthly allowance, the reports said.

When the economy soured, the businessman apparently decided to let go of all but one mistress.

He staged a private talent show in May, without telling the women his intentions. An instructor from a local modeling agency judged the women on the way they looked, how they sang and how much alcohol they could hold, the Shanghai Daily said.

The judge knocked out Yu in the first round of the competition based on her looks. Angry, she decided to exact revenge by telling her lover and the four other women to accompany her on a sightseeing trip before she returned to her home province, the media reports said.

It was during the trip that Yu reportedly drove the car off the cliff.

Fan shut down his company after the crash and paid Yu's parents 580,000 yuan ($84,744) as compensation for her death.

The four other women left him, as did his wife when she learned of the affairs.

Seshmeister
02-17-2009, 09:39 AM
An instructor from a local modeling agency judged the women on the way they looked, how they sang and how much alcohol they could hold, the Shanghai Daily said.


Good call... :)

LoungeMachine
02-17-2009, 09:45 AM
Good call... :)

I would be more interested in how little it took to get them hammered...

Not how much they can hold.

:gulp:

kwame k
02-17-2009, 10:23 AM
They can be thankful they were just Mistresses and never married to this dude..........

U.S. Muslim TV network founder charged with beheading wife
Link (http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20090216/us_nm/us_bridgestv_murder)

GAR
02-17-2009, 11:40 AM
Why did the guy marry, was he crazy?

elitestest
02-17-2009, 02:45 PM
Like many men he thought he could have everything.... a respectable married life on one hand and a wonderful bizarre mad sex life as a potentate on the other...... of course he was crazy....;)

binnie
02-17-2009, 02:50 PM
Serves him right.

This is hilarious, however.

Seshmeister
02-17-2009, 06:46 PM
I would be more interested in how little it took to get them hammered...

Not how much they can hold.

:gulp:

The orientals have a physical trait which means that they have a much lower tolerance to booze.

When he's picking his only mistress he doesn't want the one that collapses in a heap in the middle of the restaurant pissing her pants after one glass of wine.

It might sound fun but in practical terms it's a misery. You want a tart that can hold her booze.

Satan
02-18-2009, 09:50 PM
Does Chinese TV have reality shows? This sounded like a good plot for one. Or at least up until one of the competitors died. Not any sleazier then "A Shot of Love" on MTV in any case.

LoungeMachine
02-18-2009, 09:57 PM
The orientals have a physical trait which means that they have a much lower tolerance to booze.
.


You meant Asians



You want a tart that can hold her booze.


No, I want a tart that starts after my zipper under the table in the restaurant mid-way through the second glass of wine.....

You can have the hollow-legged lushes, Sesh. ;)

:gulp:

Seshmeister
02-18-2009, 10:49 PM
You meant Asians


I'm not sure what the correct term is any more.

I was meaning Chinese and Japanese to me asian includes a bunch of other people like the Indian sub continent for a start.

Seshmeister
02-18-2009, 10:51 PM
Can you imagine debating in a language of which you are not a native speaker?

George Bush used to do a few times before elections.

GreenBayLA
02-19-2009, 05:21 AM
They can be thankful they were just Mistresses and never married to this dude..........

U.S. Muslim TV network founder charged with beheading wife
Link (http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20090216/us_nm/us_bridgestv_murder)

Brian Williams gave him a mainstream media tonguebath as a "moderate Muslim". Any followup report Brian? Still waiting...

LoungeMachine
02-19-2009, 09:53 AM
If you want to break it down by geography, how about Pacific-Asians, South East Asians, etc?

Let me as a questions of all of you here. What are non-Asians called? Occidentals?

Accidentals.

:gulp:

LoungeMachine
02-19-2009, 09:58 AM
Speaking of accidents, sorry about the typo. I should have typed "ask.":0

Well, if you're getting picky, then I'd point out the plural form of the word question as well...... ;)

blonddgirl777
02-19-2009, 10:51 AM
ACK! What is wrong with me today?...

Nothing is wrong with you, Chan...
Those mistakes happen.
I usually type in "Words" and carry my French/English dictionnary but when posting here, I really don't take the time for that.

Tell me; Is English your first, second or only language?

blonddgirl777
02-19-2009, 10:55 AM
... Can you imagine debating in a language of which you are not a native speaker?

I can (imagine) and I do.
Not only do I debate but I teach as well. One class is in both French and English simultaneously. I get double paid for that, because it is not easy to swich constantly and make sure that both groups of students get the exact same information...
But it's all fun!

binnie
02-19-2009, 11:00 AM
I can (imagine) and I do.
Not only do I debate but I teach as well. One class is in both French and English simultaneously. I get double paid for that, because it is not easy to swich constantly and make sure that both groups of students get the exact same information...
But it's all fun!

That must be tough. I teach in one language, and that's hard work!

blonddgirl777
02-19-2009, 11:07 AM
That must be tough. I teach in one language, and that's hard work!

It's not that tough...
The problem is that each group tries to get the most of my time and I have to cut them off sometimes.

The fact that they don't take advantage of that class to learn the other language shows me how lazy they can be... They are late teens and I have to treat them like kids!

I seriously wonder how they will get (or keep) a job out there?

LoungeMachine
02-19-2009, 11:08 AM
And another thread circles the drain.....

:gulp:

blonddgirl777
02-19-2009, 11:21 AM
How do I sound?

Sound?
I can't hear you...

Your English reads pretty good though.


Surprising how fast you answered my question for being logged off! ;)

blonddgirl777
02-19-2009, 11:30 AM
Sorry...

Don't be sorry...
Threads very often do that; They go from one thing to another, get into some personal fights, come back on track (or not) and then... die.
That's the way it goes!

blonddgirl777
02-19-2009, 11:36 AM
If you heard the way I sound, you'd probably be thrown off. Someone told me that I should take a class to eradicate my hardcore Brooklyn accent.

So what accent did that "someone" have?
Everybody has an accent; Southern, West Coast, New-York, Canadian, French-Canadian, English, French, Asian and so many others...

Since a lot of people on this planet speak English, who gets to decide wich accent has to change for THEIR's?

binnie
02-19-2009, 11:53 AM
If you heard the way I sound, you'd probably be thrown off. Someone told me that I should take a class to eradicate my hardcore Brooklyn accent.

Nah, accents are part of who we are. No part of you should be 'eradicated'.

blonddgirl777
02-19-2009, 12:10 PM
Nah, accents are part of who we are. No part of you should be 'eradicated'.

Only closed minded people complain about accents... Usually the ones that can't see passed their own village!

And it's all about where you are. Back in Cali., people told me I had a great accent and to never lose it. Back in TO, they said I had an African-American accent (go figure?). Here, most French-Canadians say that I have no accent at all...

I like most accents, unless they are too deep that I can't understand a word of what one sais!

Seshmeister
02-19-2009, 10:44 PM
If you want to break it down by geography, how about Pacific-Asians, South East Asians, etc?

Let me as a questions of all of you here. What are non-Asians called? Occidentals?


Is Oriental an offensive term then in the US?

It's funny there are definitely differences across the pond.

For example colored is a bad one in the UK I think because it was used in South Africa and seemed synonymous with apartheid but still seems to be ok in the US? Similarly I think oriental is ok at the moment in the UK eg you might find it on a government form. Not sure how it could be offensive. Oriental means Eastern I don't see people being upset about being called Western. Up until the last few years here chinese food was routinely called a 'Chinky' but you hardly ever hear that now. Some people must have made the decision. It was a phrase that I never heard in malice and wasn't derogatory so shouldn't be offensive but what would I know? If the chinese found it offensive then it was offensive. I'm just not sure it wasn't well meaning Caucasians that stepped in instead.

Cheers!

:gulp:

blonddgirl777
02-19-2009, 11:30 PM
Is Oriental an offensive term then in the US?

It's funny there are definitely differences across the pond.

For example colored is a bad one in the UK I think because it was used in South Africa and seemed synonymous with apartheid but still seems to be ok in the US? Similarly I think oriental is ok at the moment in the UK eg you might find it on a government form. Not sure how it could be offensive. Oriental means Eastern I don't see people being upset about being called Western. Up until the last few years here chinese food was routinely called a 'Chinky' but you hardly ever hear that now. Some people must have made the decision. It was a phrase that I never heard in malice and wasn't derogatory so shouldn't be offensive but what would I know? If the chinese found it offensive then it was offensive. I'm just not sure it wasn't well meaning Caucasians that stepped in instead.

Cheers!

:gulp:


Back in 1993, I said the word Oriental in a class in Oakland, Ca. and I got the looks. Then, a Korean friend explained to me that Orient is to be used for all of the countries and Asian is to be used for the race of people. Here, you can't say Chinese (eaven if the person is from China). You have to say; "A person from the Republic of China".

It's the P.C. way to go.

You can't say; A black person, you have to say; A person of the black race.

Angel
02-25-2009, 08:55 PM
Here, you can't say Chinese (eaven if the person is from China). You have to say; "A person from the Republic of China".

It's the P.C. way to go.

You can't say; A black person, you have to say; A person of the black race.

WHAT???? Damn, you Quebecers take things far, don't you???

The rest of Canada - we still say Chinese and Black.

LoungeMachine
02-25-2009, 09:03 PM
WHAT???? Damn, you Quebecers take things far, don't you???

The rest of Canada - we still say Chinese and Black.

Ignore her.

We all do.

:gulp:

FORD
02-25-2009, 09:36 PM
For example colored is a bad one in the UK I think because it was used in South Africa and seemed synonymous with apartheid but still seems to be ok in the US?

Not really. There was a CNN anchor who got a lot of heat a couple weeks ago for using the words "colored people" in a sentence, even though in context, it wasn't intended as derogatory, because he was discussing the NAACP at the time.

Perhaps its time for that organization to update their name, but as a (mostly) white man, it certainly isn't my place to tell them so.

LoungeMachine
02-25-2009, 09:46 PM
Okay, I will.

I think it would be a HUGE step forward, for EVERYONE, if the NAACP stepped forward, and said "we're changing our name"

NAAAP

Nation Association for the Advancement of All Peoples.

Imagine.

:gulp:

FORD
02-25-2009, 11:03 PM
I wonder the same thing about the United Negro College Fund. But as you said, it's not my place to say.

They should have changed that one because of all the Richard Pryor & Michael Jackson jokes in the 80's, if for no other reason.

blonddgirl777
02-26-2009, 01:00 AM
WHAT???? Damn, you Quebecers take things far, don't you???

The rest of Canada - we still say Chinese and Black.

We still say it but not too loud...
The Chinese and black comunities have made their points and the government bought it.

blonddgirl777
02-26-2009, 01:04 AM
Ignore her.

We all do.

:gulp:

Why don't YOU start by ignoring my posts (and their responses)... And then, let people decide for themselves...
They are all smart enough to think on their own... ;)

Seshmeister
02-26-2009, 11:25 AM
Or "Hey, Chinese. Where did you get all the mistresses from?" :)

LoungeMachine
02-26-2009, 11:45 AM
Yes, you must.

:gulp:

Gary Locke is on his way to the Obama Administration now....

Seshmeister
02-26-2009, 12:17 PM
That's what I mean. In what context was it used? If it's used in the two examples above, then that would be offensive and rude.

By the way, I read that in the state of Washington the word "Oriental" used in reference to Asians is banned from all government documents. That is so cool, very progressive of the people there.

So oriental is an offensive phrase in the US?

I genuinely never knew.

I guess it depends on where you are coming from. I believe there was quite a lot of racism and persecution of Chinese in the US when the railroads were being made and so on. I don't think that happened over here or at least it was rare so much less of an issue.

Seshmeister
02-26-2009, 12:22 PM
That's what I mean. In what context was it used? If it's used in the two examples above, then that would be offensive and rude.


Actually you've just reminded me of something.

I was playing cards in a Vegas casino a few years back and the people around the table were the chinese guy who was playing China.

'Your turn to cut the cards China'. Is that offensive?

It didn't feel offensive. I wasn't offended by being called Scotland all night by the professional pool player from Phoenix because he didn't chose to remember my name. By 6am I was starting to struggle myself...

Nickdfresh
02-26-2009, 12:32 PM
Is Oriental an offensive term then in the US?

It's funny there are definitely differences across the pond.

For example colored is a bad one in the UK I think because it was used in South Africa and seemed synonymous with apartheid but still seems to be ok in the US? Similarly I think oriental is ok at the moment in the UK eg you might find it on a government form. Not sure how it could be offensive. Oriental means Eastern I don't see people being upset about being called Western. Up until the last few years here chinese food was routinely called a 'Chinky' but you hardly ever hear that now. Some people must have made the decision. It was a phrase that I never heard in malice and wasn't derogatory so shouldn't be offensive but what would I know? If the chinese found it offensive then it was offensive. I'm just not sure it wasn't well meaning Caucasians that stepped in instead.

Cheers!

:gulp:

It is a bit offensive based largely on the work of scholar Edward Said. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orientalism_(book)) It should be noted that the term "oriental" was used as an amalgamation of all non-western cultures, not just "Asians"...

Now that I read the Wiki link, I'm reminded he actually didn't discuss SE Asia at all, but the Middle East...

blonddgirl777
02-26-2009, 01:30 PM
I'm curious. What are their points? Are they being called Chinese and Black by other people, e.g. "Hey, Chinese. You have the time?"

In general, nobody would call someone "Hey, Chinese" or "Hey, Black dude"...

It's because we don't say China anymore. It's "The Republic of China" and the people that live there (or come from there) are to be called The people of the Republic of China...
Why exactly? I don't know. But for ex.; During the olympic games, our medias never said "Chinese" once.

For the black people, it's more so that they would rather have us talking about their race than themselves, when refering to their skin color. "I'm not a black person, my race is black..."

And for sure, this will all change in a couple years... At the slight demand of a small group, the terms get to be played with by some useless government bureaucrats so it can all sound "professional" in our medias. What was accepted 10 years ago, is now offensive...

The same thing occurs to suit the feminists that want to change the whole dictionary to be feminine! It never ends...

Like you said on the other page; To be nice and polite to each other... That sould be a start!

LoungeMachine
02-26-2009, 01:35 PM
Is CheeseHead offensive?

How aboot Canuck?

:gulp:

blonddgirl777
02-26-2009, 01:39 PM
... How aboot Canuck?

:gulp:

Canuck is not offensive to Canadians, unless they really want a reason to get offended.
It's just cute... :tongue0011:

blonddgirl777
02-26-2009, 01:40 PM
What about Red Neck or Yankee?

Seshmeister
02-26-2009, 01:47 PM
Or cheese eating surrender monkeys? :)

blonddgirl777
02-26-2009, 01:50 PM
Or 2x4 up their ass bloques? :biggrin:

LoungeMachine
02-26-2009, 02:04 PM
Chynna Phillips doesn't take offense to it.

But then again, she married a Baldwin.

:gulp:

LoungeMachine
02-26-2009, 02:06 PM
. I like to think we as human beings can evolve.

"

All evidence to the contrary.....

:gulp:

LoungeMachine
02-26-2009, 02:06 PM
Neither does Chyna the wrestler.

He's not offended by anything....

:gulp:

FORD
02-26-2009, 02:08 PM
I seem to remember Sesh saying that he hated it when people called him "Scotch" (as opposed to Scottish or Scotland) because Scotch is a drink, not a person.

That would probably be a good comparison to the "Oriental" thing.

The majority of my genes are German (as is my last name) so I've been called a "kraut" on a few occasions. Personally I was never that offended, but it's really dumb to call someone pickled cabbage. It would be like calling a Korean person "kim chee".

blonddgirl777
02-26-2009, 02:09 PM
Well, just because something was generally accepted in the old days doesn't mean it was ever ok. I like to think we as human beings can evolve...

For sure... I will call people the way they want (and diserve) to be called because none of them EVER offended me or my race anyway.

blonddgirl777
02-26-2009, 02:12 PM
... Turn the whole dictionary feminine? Like instead of "spokesman," make it "spokeswoman?"

Maybe not the WHOLE dictionady but "spokesperson", never using "men" as a default in a sentence, using a feminine adjective like "problematique" instead of a masculine word like "problem".

This can only happen when words have a gender (like in French)... :rolleyes:

LoungeMachine
02-26-2009, 02:15 PM
Spare me.

What's next?

The Huperson Race?

:gulp:

blonddgirl777
02-26-2009, 02:21 PM
Spare me.

What's next?

The Huperson Race?

:gulp:

Trust me (I know you can find it in you)... We'd ALL like to be spared from that non-sense... It is rediculous and costly!
Some feminists have done some good work for us in the past but now, it seems like they are looking for trouble everywhere possible with those changes of words...

blonddgirl777
02-26-2009, 02:27 PM
Should a manhole on the road be called a womanhole?
Then, they would be eaven more offended... again!

blonddgirl777
02-26-2009, 02:42 PM
Or "problemme?" :)

I tell ya...
Give them another 10 years and it will be;
"HelloICE HowESSE areE youETTE"? :hee:

blonddgirl777
02-26-2009, 02:51 PM
I was just thinking of the feminine form of "manhole." Just for shits and giggles, how about "manholee?" An extra "e" to make it feminine.

Since we don't pronounce the "e" at the end of a word, it won't work...
Manholette would be more like it!
L.O.L.

WACF
02-26-2009, 03:00 PM
It's because we don't say China anymore. It's "The Republic of China" and the people that live there (or come from there) are to be called The people of the Republic of China...
Why exactly? I don't know. But for ex.; During the olympic games, our medias never said "Chinese" once.


Like you said on the other page; To be nice and polite to each other... That sould be a start!

Wow...this must be inclusive to Quebec.

English speaking National news always just refers to China as "China"...and when talking of Chinese news stories they always will quote "Chinese Officials".

blonddgirl777
02-26-2009, 03:14 PM
Wow...this must be inclusive to Quebec.

English speaking National news always just refers to China as "China"...and when talking of Chinese news stories they always will quote "Chinese Officials".

I would be curious as to know what they say in France and other Francophone countries?
We will do whatever needs to be done to accomodate most reasonable demands...

blonddgirl777
02-26-2009, 03:19 PM
Really? I took French in high school, and I thought that two "e's" at the end of a word is pronounced "ay." Or was I misinformed...?

Seems like you where missinformed... :umm:
The "E" at the end of a word is always mute, same with the "S" for plurial.

blonddgirl777
02-26-2009, 03:21 PM
And NO, Lounge... Don't eaven ask!
I won't be like the "E" or the "S" of the French grammar!

LoungeMachine
02-26-2009, 03:22 PM
damn.

:gulp:

WACF
02-26-2009, 03:26 PM
lol...

blonddgirl777
02-26-2009, 03:38 PM
Is "desolee" pronounced "des-o-lay?"

Désolé (masculine) is pronounced "day-so-lay"
Désolée (feminine) is also pronounced "day-so-lay". The last E is mute.

Let's say;
Chinois (masculine) is pronounced Chinoi "chi-noa"
Chinoise (feminine) is pronounced Chinois "chi-noas". Mute E

blonddgirl777
02-26-2009, 03:43 PM
I am getting ready to go teach my class...
Feminine masculine gender, multiple nationalities, French/English... Everyone is there to learn the same thing!
It's all fun.

FORD
02-26-2009, 03:43 PM
Or "problemme?" :)

Problemme.....problemme.....problemme......problem me.....

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WACF
02-26-2009, 04:02 PM
I would be curious as to know what they say
We will do whatever needs to be done to accomodate most reasonable demands...


Some were not too reasonable on the re-enactment planned for the summer celebrations...would of been a great tourism boost for Quebec City...

http://www.cbc.ca/canada/montreal/story/2008/02/14/qc-olf-0214.html

Plains of Abraham re-enactment cancelled
Updated Tue. Feb. 17 2009 7:01 PM ET

CTV.ca News Staff

Following a firestorm of protest, a planned re-enactment of the 1759 defeat of French forces on Quebec City's Plains of Abraham has been cancelled.

The National Battlefields Commission, the federal agency that helps to preserve the Plains, made the announcement Tuesday while explaining revisions to the programming surrounding the 250th anniversary.

The decision comes after Quebec sovereigntists denounced the planned celebrations as an insulting reminder of their ancestors' defeat 250 years ago. Many threatened to protest the events.

Commission chairman Andre Juneau says battle reenactment plans have been scrapped "because of the impossibility of ensuring the safety of the public and the participants."

"Given the excessive language and threats we have heard in recent days, we can't as responsible managers risk compromising the safety of families and children who might attend the event," he told a news conference in Quebec City.

Other events related to the anniversary such as architectural digs, guided cruises, and art exhibits will go ahead, he added.

NDP Deputy Leader Thomas Mulcair told CTV's Power Play the re-enactment was "an incredibly bad idea" that was destined to fail in a province that still views its history as pre- and post-conquest by English forces.

"I think that it was a mistake from the beginning and it's a good thing that it was cancelled," Mulcair said Tuesday.

"But the problem is it's being cancelled now for the wrong reasons, because of threats of violence," he added. "And it's never a good reason to cancel something just because you're afraid."

Those who had opposed the re-enactment said they were pleased by its cancellation.

"The re-enactment is off, that's great," said Patrick Bourgeois, of Le Réseau de résistance du Québécois. "This thing unleashed passions. But ultimately, the responsibility for all of this is the people who concocted this dim-witted plan."

The president of the Societe Saint-Jean-Baptiste de Montreal, Mario Beaulieu, called the cancellation a "victory for citizen mobilization."

"It's the federal government, which is controlled by the English-Canadian majority, that wants to commemorate one of the biggest defeats of the Quebecois people on its territory."

Michel De Waele, a historian at Laval University, told CTV's Power Play he thought the biggest casualty in the cancellation was history itself.

When celebrations took place for Quebec City's 400th anniversary last year, nationalists felt that the government "stole" the commemorations, De Waele said.

He said that it appeared the nationalists "felt that they had a chance to take their revenge," by making the proposed re-enactment into a controversial issue.

"Both sides were using history for their own political purposes and I think the victim of all this is history itself," he said.

2,000 participants

The Commission had planned to allow 2,000 re-enactors dress in period clothing and uniforms to recreate events leading to the Plains of Abraham battle, which was pivotal in the Seven Years' War.

The clash between the British and the French, just outside the walls of Quebec City involved fewer than 10,000 men, but proved to be a deciding moment in the conflict over the fate of New France and helped lead to British dominance in North America.

Sovereigntist groups found the plans to relive those moments offensive, with one group, Le Réseau de résistance du Québécois, calling the celebrations "federalist propaganda."

They threatened to rally hundreds of demonstrators to disrupt the events.

Horst Dresler, president of the Quebec Historical Corps, a group of historical buffs who planned to lead the simulated battle, has said his group will push forward with the re-enactment at another venue. But Dresler adds it will not be held anywhere in Quebec.

"These threats of violence that have been issued towards us would make it totally unsafe for anyone to participate in an event like this," he said.

He says his group and others have been staging re-enactments in Canada and the United States over the last four years to mark the French and Indian War -- the name some give to the North American portion of the Seven Years War. He said that after 11 years of planning, it wouldn't make sense to stop now.

Dresler told CTV Newsnet that the re-enactment was never meant to foment anger among Quebec nationalists.

"In re-enacting history, there are no winners and losers. All we're trying to do is show history. Period. It's non-political. It's just us trying to bring the facts to the forefront," he said.

With files from The Canadian Press

blonddgirl777
02-26-2009, 04:12 PM
Oh, I see. "Francais" is pronounced "fron-SAY." "Francaise" is pronounced "fron-says."

Merci beaucoup, mon amie.

100% Chan!
(and you didn't forget the "E" at the end of amie!)

blonddgirl777
02-26-2009, 04:13 PM
... "In re-enacting history, there are no winners and losers. All we're trying to do is show history. Period. It's non-political. It's just us trying to bring the facts to the forefront,"...

That's it!
Those fuck'n sovereignist... That's one group that I would like to see disapear!

All they do is proooaaablems, proooaaablems....

blonddgirl777
02-26-2009, 04:15 PM
"Je suis l'anarchie!"

Tu es une anarchiste, tu es pour l'anarchie!

WACF
02-26-2009, 04:20 PM
That's it!
Those fuck'n sovereignist... That's one group that I would like to see disapear!

All they do is proooaaablems, proooaaablems....

I am actually surprised they got their way...especially by using threats of violence.

I would think alot of business' are unhappy with the loss of potential revenue...alot of the re-enactors are from the US....lots of hotel business just went down.

LoungeMachine
02-26-2009, 04:28 PM
http://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/02/17/china.mistress.contest/index.html

Chinese mistress contest takes tragic turn

BEIJING, China (CNN) -- A married Chinese businessman who could no longer afford five mistresses held a competition to decide which one to keep.
The businessman and his spurned mistress met in Qingdao, local media report.

But the contest took a fatal turn when one of the women, eliminated for her looks, drove the man and the four other competitors off a cliff, Chinese media reported.

The spurned mistress died and the other passengers were injured, the reports said.

Police initially thought the car had plummeted off a mountain road in eastern China on December 6 by accident. Then they learned of the contest through a letter the dead woman had left behind, the Shanghai Daily newspaper said.

The 29-year-old woman, identified only as Yu, was a waitress when she met the businessman at a restaurant in the coastal city of Qingdao in 2000.

At the time, the businessman, identified only by his last name -- Fan -- was married and had four other mistresses, according to the Peninsula Metropolis Daily newspaper in Qingdao.

The women knew of one another, but none elected to break up with the man and give up their rent-free apartment and a 5,000 yuan ($730) monthly allowance, the reports said.

When the economy soured, the businessman apparently decided to let go of all but one mistress.

He staged a private talent show in May, without telling the women his intentions. An instructor from a local modeling agency judged the women on the way they looked, how they sang and how much alcohol they could hold, the Shanghai Daily said.

The judge knocked out Yu in the first round of the competition based on her looks. Angry, she decided to exact revenge by telling her lover and the four other women to accompany her on a sightseeing trip before she returned to her home province, the media reports said.

It was during the trip that Yu reportedly drove the car off the cliff.

Fan shut down his company after the crash and paid Yu's parents 580,000 yuan ($84,744) as compensation for her death.

The four other women left him, as did his wife when she learned of the affairs.




How the fuck did the Cheeseheads in here HiJack another thread?

:gulp:

Angel
02-26-2009, 04:31 PM
Cheeseheads? I don't see anyone from Green Bay in this thread. :biggrin:

blonddgirl777
02-26-2009, 10:08 PM
... Non, madame. Je ne suis pas une anarchiste. Il est une chanson de Les Sex Pistols "L'Arnachie dans U.K. (le Royaume Uni)."

Oui, c'est une chanson des Sex Pistols et je ne croyais pas vraiment que tu étais une anarchiste...
Beaucoup trop polie pour ça! :)

blonddgirl777
02-26-2009, 10:10 PM
Yes, ma'am. I also remembered to use "mon" instead of "ma" even though "amie" is in the feminine form.)...

Now next time you read something like "eaven" instead of "even" from me, PLEASE let me know!
I really thought that there would be a difference in spelling between 2 meanings such as; "Even if..." and "That's not even".

blonddgirl777
02-26-2009, 11:00 PM
... One error that I see often is "would of" when it should be "would have." I'm guessing they - the perpetrators of this error - pronounce the two words "would've," so they think it's spelled "would of."

I always wondered about that "would of" thing...???

blonddgirl777
02-26-2009, 11:04 PM
The other day, Angel slapped my hand with a ruler for writing; "color" instead of "colour"...
It felt good!

blonddgirl777
02-26-2009, 11:18 PM
... I get a kick out of hearing bigots yelling, "Speak English. This is America." No, YOU need to learn English.

When I moved to the States, I was 23 and my English was pretty bad. I got yelled; "Speak English. This is America." many times (even when having a private conversation with my husband). So I spoke English. And the only way I was able to really learn, is by having no way to be understood otherwise.

Like; Dive in and swim!

Seshmeister
02-26-2009, 11:57 PM
Now next time you read something like "eaven" instead of "even" from me, PLEASE let me know!


One of your other problems is you always type waist instead of waste.

blonddgirl777
02-27-2009, 09:46 AM
O.K., I just looked it up...
Waist is one part of the woman's anatomy that makes men go "Woooo"
And waste is like wasting food, when millions are starving.

THANKS!

Seshmeister
02-27-2009, 10:05 AM
Formidable!

LoungeMachine
02-27-2009, 02:08 PM
One of your other problems is you always type waist instead of waste.

You sure?

could go either way.

:gulp:

LoungeMachine
02-27-2009, 02:09 PM
I thought that was called the brain.

Brilliant women are Hot

Turns a 7 into a 9 every time.

:gulp:

blonddgirl777
02-27-2009, 08:22 PM
... A rapier-sharp wit and wicked sense of humor are attractive traits.

For women too...

I have this gorgeous friend who has a total lack of self confidence when it's time to participate in conversations where everybody laughs, never fools around and never has an opinion on anything. She barely smiles.
All the guys don't really find her attractive but I tell ya... She's been a swimsuit model for years and (physically) looks awsome!