Monthly Archives: August 2008

Olympics Berlin 1936

August 5, 2008 – 5:42 pm

And the tradition lives on in Beijing 2008 Free Tibet Free dog meat

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Where are all the Tourists 1907

August 5, 2008 – 5:33 pm

What a difference 100 years makes and Chairman Mao too.

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Ugliest Dog in the World

August 5, 2008 – 5:28 pm

The Chinese have taken dog off the menu in Beijing. If they serving up this puppy, I can understand why. for a related article click on this URL https://www.mangozeen.com/wp-admin/post.php?action=edit&post=3177

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2008 Beijing Olympics No-Nos

August 5, 2008 – 2:14 pm

Pattaya’s a great town for freedom of the human spirit. You can do almost anything you want without incurring the attention of the police as long as you misbehave in a discreet manner. Example; I came out of my cul-de-sac onto Soi Bongkot. It was a little past dawn. A mini-van was stopped on the […]

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Jocko Weyland Beijing Challenge 2008

August 5, 2008 – 2:13 pm

Jocko Weyland is a famous skateboarder. He’s in Beijing as a correspondent for VICE magazine. I’ve been hassling him to attend the synchronized swimming, but his return emails don’t flare with any revolutionary zeal. I wonder if he’s been living too long in the land of no. China is even more ‘no-isitic’ than the USA. […]

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