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Why didn't they just smoke it? - 2,700-year-old marijuana found in Chinese tomb "The 18 researchers, most of them based in China, subjected the cannabis to a.... November 29, 2008 3:37 PM

The Varga girl meets the Chinese farm girl - With all the Nouriel Roubini style doom and gloom crashing around me, I needed something to chuckle about. Good thing.... November 22, 2008 3:27 PM

Pepsi, Uyghurs, and multi-ethnicity through pop culture - Really interesting interview/overview of a Pepsi commercial shot in Xinjiang........ November 21, 2008 9:11 PM

We're just different - My colleague Lauri posted these cool images on her work blog which I thought elegantly stated many common East/West differences/misconceptions..... September 14, 2008 10:17 AM

Not Made in China - My buddy Ben has some great lines in this MSNBC report called "Not Made in China" on the economic woes.... August 22, 2008 4:23 PM

I'm #18,479 from China - . June 15, 2008 3:38 PM

Who do we shoot now? - Paul Denlinger has a great blog entitled The China Vortex, and says some really interesting things. I told Paul I.... April 6, 2008 11:18 AM

Better than free - I found this article by Kevin Kelly fascinating not only for his ideas on digital product, but for how to.... February 9, 2008 11:21 AM

A Look at the Fortune 100 and Patent Litigation - I found this very interesting, and wanted to share it with any IP geeks out there. An anonymous person called.... October 11, 2007 11:48 AM

H.R. 1908 is a big deal! - As an IP holder, I've been keeping a close eye on the House reform bill which effectively is kicking little.... September 29, 2007 4:27 PM

A good quack - I like my duck. Usually roasted lightly in a Beijing hutong. Sometimes chopped into bits on a platter with some.... September 1, 2007 7:30 PM

Bong hits for Jesus - The third to last paragraph is the funniest. http://www.cnn.com/2007/LAW/06/25/free.speech/index.html.... June 26, 2007 12:23 AM

But of course - I always knew this. I just called it the "The FTMP way to better sax." Wired: From an evolutionary perspective,.... November 1, 2006 8:24 AM

It tastes like chicken! - The Cantonese eat everything. Literally. Walk through a market in Guang Zhou and you will begin to understand the variety.... October 29, 2006 2:13 PM

Go Wide young man - Andy Kessler wrote this interesting article on Recognizing That There Is No Difference Between A Media Company And A Technology.... October 22, 2006 9:04 PM

Busted! - "Yes, that's right, I said take off your pants young man!".... October 5, 2006 6:52 AM

Making sense of English - I was reading CNN.com which is like my daily newspaper update, and saw this ad on the side. It didn't.... October 2, 2006 9:58 AM

Good job Pierre - My buddy Pierre got on the front page of Le Monde yesterday in an article about the necessity for French.... April 23, 2006 9:28 PM

I don't think this works in Chinese - I'm curious if this works when radicals are placed in different places within a character. BTW, how do you.... November 17, 2005 2:33 AM

So can I wear my cap sideways now? - The hard drive is the new bling? According to the pimps at Hitachi, it is... Here is the proof..... September 14, 2005 12:05 PM

And the Grammy for engineering goes to... - This is bizarre and sad, and hopefully not another epilogue to Ray Charles' tough career..... March 4, 2005 12:30 PM

Motherfu$%# cocksu%$ing sh%tface idiot as$hole - Ok I admit it. I enjoy swearing, and I also enjoy teaching Chinese people how to swear effectively in must-swear.... February 13, 2005 5:07 PM

Brian Funshine flash fooling around fun - Brian Funshine sent me this hilarious link of him in a flash English teaching movie. I sent him my updated.... February 6, 2005 2:28 PM

26 more ways to leave your lover... - My extra additions: Play with your piss, Chris. Tell her you like to be spanked, Frank. Keep watching those reruns,.... January 21, 2005 4:23 AM

Chick cuts one - My friend Chick cuts one loose....... January 7, 2005 1:24 PM

Why cyclists wear black - As a cyclist, I though this was pretty funny... From: James Seng.... December 22, 2004 9:52 AM

Conspiracy! Arafat still alive - World mourns passing of Ringo Starr - . November 12, 2004 6:00 PM

Good financial advice - I was looking through Forumosa today and saw this post. Forumosa.com Forum Index >> Business & Money rassie: I saved.... October 31, 2004 4:23 PM

A dream come true? - Today I happened to stumble upon this interesting headline: "Mexico Drafting Army Of Cats." This seemed especially relevant because.... October 28, 2004 11:04 AM

#1 in something...again - Hey, this is quite a month. 3q2u is #1 on Google again for this interesting combination of words - "gooey.... October 27, 2004 2:44 AM

Double-u-tee-eff? - Jeroen told me about this hilarious flash animation done by some 18yr old kid. Nike thought it was way cool,.... October 23, 2004 12:20 PM

Bush + Busey + Ferrets = ? - "Leave it to Bush" is a weird little flash cartoon that uses ferrets and the real voices of Gary Busey.... October 18, 2004 4:07 AM

#1 in something - Hey, it always nice being #1 in something. Today 3q2u is #1 on Google for the search term "cool jail.... October 17, 2004 2:03 PM

Next gadget - I want one of these..... September 29, 2004 12:29 PM

Go Lance! - Nike has captured how great it is to ride a bike..... July 23, 2004 4:10 PM

Inventive Americans - Who was the most important American inventor of the past two centuries? I found this forum link on the MIT.... July 8, 2004 5:28 AM

Shower Curtain Quirks - Q: Why does the shower curtain blow into the bathtub, not out into the room? This always annoyed me. Now.... May 19, 2004 2:23 AM

Love and other catastrophes... - They should have added one more, "I Wanna Be Your Dog," Iggy Pop..... April 29, 2004 1:34 PM

Rare candor - in a rare moment of candor, Washington insiders discuss the size of their penis sizes....... April 15, 2004 1:40 AM

Do you know your porn star name? - Find out your porn star name! I'm Peppy Tomari....... March 31, 2004 12:45 AM

Sneeze sexy? - Japanese women in bikinis sneezing is way out there..... February 1, 2004 1:34 AM

Root of SARS found - Dr. Christian Holm, noted genome reseacher has posted his findings about the root of all SARS..... January 29, 2004 2:30 PM

Cool jail entertainment - I dunno, I appreciate well built sites. My online entertainment for today is The Lexington-Fayette Urban County Government Division of.... January 25, 2004 4:18 PM

2nd Level of Hell - I have come to a place mute of all light, where the wind bellows as the sea does in a.... January 6, 2004 10:55 AM

I'm JFK - OK, so it's Sunday, I'm zoning out looking at people's blogs, and I stumble across "What Famous Leader Are You?".... January 4, 2004 2:23 PM

Ouch, I just got my credit card bill - When I gave my true love her gifts this year, I charged them, but I wasn't expecting this. This is.... December 29, 2003 12:16 AM

Australian wanker warning - Aussies are such wankers... [Thanks to J Greenwell, who happens to be an Aussie...hmmm].... December 10, 2003 3:27 PM

Mr. Picassohead - I spontaneously drew Christ on Mr. Picassohead. Christmas is coming..... December 2, 2003 10:21 PM

Thank God - Thank God I'm only 43% hipster. I tried to avoid being one in college, then as part of the music.... November 17, 2003 8:12 PM

Incredible smoking baby - For those of you who liked my incredible smoking baby pictures from China, you can now order the incredible smoking.... November 13, 2003 4:49 PM

We're #1 in something! - Hey, 3q2u is the #1 Google search return for Zeynep Degirmencioglu. Who the hell is that?.... November 10, 2003 2:15 AM

Those nutty Canadians... - Fish 'farts' a form of communication? VANCOUVER - Herring make farting sounds at night, Canadian and British scientists say. Scientists.... November 8, 2003 1:32 AM

To the moon... - Next time you look up at the moon, think about what those guys who were actually walking on it.... November 5, 2003 10:35 AM

This is somehow strangely fascinating - Just stare at the picture for a while, and then begin to contemplate what your face would feel like. This.... November 2, 2003 2:25 AM

How kids feel about the games we played - This article is pretty funny, and makes me feel unbelievably old. Electronic Gaming Monthly got a bunch of kids.... October 29, 2003 12:10 PM

I'll trade you my three hos for your crackhouse... - . October 26, 2003 2:36 AM

Bored in Taiwan - I started this "Bored in Taiwan" thread on Forumosa.com which is turning out to be pretty funny. There are definitely.... September 30, 2003 10:51 AM

Here have some tea, then cut off your penis... - This would make a good B-movie script... "A student cut off his own penis and his tongue after drinking an.... September 25, 2003 4:48 PM

Content is not the king? - Every once-in-a-while you get a newsletter link in your email box that requires checking out. This one got me to.... September 25, 2003 2:42 AM

Job insecurity - . September 11, 2003 10:17 PM

Do you have any sense? - Take the test and find out yourself. I certainly don't have any sense..... August 29, 2003 7:04 PM

Flattery - Sometimes you just need a little pat on the back..... August 20, 2003 6:20 PM

Damn! - "Young wrestlers Dzhambulat Khotokhov, a 4-year-old Russian weighing 56 kilograms (123 pounds) with a height of 118 centimeters (3.... July 23, 2003 9:35 PM

Thoughts on micro-content, metadata and trends - I found this post by Joi Ito to be really interesting, especially in light of what we're currently doing here.... July 23, 2003 8:59 PM

Who was Sir Edward George Bulwer-Lytton? - If you don't know, here's some info on him. Here's a pretty good runner-up line for the 2003 Bulwer-Lytton Fiction.... July 21, 2003 2:06 AM

Matrix by Dr. Seuss? - This is fairly amusing... If "The Matrix: Reloaded" had been written by Dr. Seuss NEO: I am the One and.... July 13, 2003 12:57 AM

Extreme Ironing Photo Contest? - South African duo win extreme ironing photo contest... A South African duo have won an extreme ironing photo competition by.... July 10, 2003 10:01 PM

Find out what your name means - Go ahead, everyone needs to know what their name means... Added 9/28/03: Ok everyone. I had no idea so many.... June 9, 2003 1:03 AM

Dumbest comic book cover - Yes, this has to definitely be the dumbest I've seen. No, I'm not sure, show me the others....... June 2, 2003 12:18 AM

Honda Cog is so cool - So cool... Just amazingly cool... 606 takes... Gee, I'm curious why it took 606 takes....... May 30, 2003 11:50 PM

Brand me - It's 1:30 in the morning, my dog found a snake in the backyard, some friends just left, my wife says.... April 18, 2003 1:39 AM

The fight against privacy? - I always get a kick out of poorly edited international content... From CNN Entertainment: "International Federation of the Phonographic Industry.... April 10, 2003 8:24 AM

#1 Google listing - ...for "Do Dogs Have a Soul?" "Gosh, this is such an honor. I wish to thank the Academy, plus all.... April 4, 2003 7:58 PM

Let's make a million on the net... - "When it comes to the Net, a lot of us suffer from Repetitive Mistake Syndrome. This is especially true for.... March 10, 2003 9:53 PM

Do we need a new word for "consumer"? - Dan Gillmor is right. "Consumer" is a pretty outdated and useless term for the person who is involved in the.... March 6, 2003 1:01 AM

The travels of Ivan the meme... - This is an awesome little story illustrating how quickly ideas and information is spread through the internet. If you are.... March 4, 2003 10:37 AM

Voice behind the blog - I found this post/link to be an interesting exploration of the voice behind the blog. Plus he's got a nice.... March 3, 2003 8:33 AM

Tell Joi Ito about 3q2u - Pals, friends, drifters...help me out here. I need to let more people know that 3q2u exists. Go to Joi Ito's.... February 18, 2003 10:14 PM

Ben needs your vote! - My good friend Ben is running a wireless security company in China, and one of their products is a home.... February 17, 2003 8:48 PM

Web design vs Sushi vs Miles Davis - Pretty interesting thought/link on Signal vs Noise... "Why is it that simple design online is considered a lack of design.... February 5, 2003 5:49 PM

Chocolate Factory Inspections - Responding to pressure from the international community, the U.N. ordered enigmatic candy maker William "Willy" Wonka to submit to chocolate-factory.... February 5, 2003 5:33 PM

Running into stupid power people - Joi Ito put up an interesting reflection on his site regarding Japan and how people in power are...well, still in.... February 1, 2003 12:51 PM

Which science fiction writer are you? - According to this very scientific survey, I'm Samuel R. Delany. I guess it's ok, but does this mean I have.... December 29, 2002 6:48 PM

Zeynep Degirmencioglu in the Turkish Wizard of Oz! - How do you say Toto in Turkish? Directed by Tunc Basaran. Starring Zeynep Degimencioglu, Ruyalar Ulkesinde, Suelyamn Truan, and Mein.... December 19, 2002 9:23 PM

Orgasm anyone? - Do you ever feel like you just need a good orgasm and some hot apple pie to get on with.... December 3, 2002 1:50 AM

New English words - How would you use these non-dictionary words? I thought this was pretty funny and clever... OK show me.... November 30, 2002 11:35 PM

Does "saving face" apply to MJ? - Interested how Michael Jackson transformed from a typical black kid into the brother from another planet? Sigh....... November 20, 2002 9:47 PM