How can I blame the people who brought us kung pao everything?
Actually, trading in China is quite something. I remember stumbling upon a stock exchange house in mainland China, and I totally thought that I was in a gambling parlor. It's so new that there are bound to be plenty of weird panics like this one.
I don't know - this might be one time in which China's heavily-regulated markets might be a GOOD thing for us.
I intensely dislike my current job sometimes, particularly this week. I work with some frustratingly annoying individuals, I don't feel like I actually accomplish anything worthwhile, and I feel my team does not get the respect and attention that it deserves. This has been a miserable week, but reading your post makes me feel a little better because it puts my reasons for staying into perspective. Thanks Sarah!
I don't eat much meat, so if I make this at all, I either make it vegetarian or with smoked turkey. Probably should have mentioned that in the post. It's just that salty, smokey flavor that's needed.
have a very powerful sense of smell, and I get a real kick out of finding a great perfumes
that can lift my mood. I get a little tired of Victor & Rolf or Lancome’s latest offering. So, sometimes, I buy online.Keep in mind that like most href="http://womenscosmeticperfumes.com/fragrance-perfume/">cosmetics, fragrance
in department stores does not "go on sale." The prices are set by the vendor perfumes
this is like the time when i was about 4 and discovered that my mom actually knew how to make scrambled eggs and they weren't some sort of magic that only restaurants could conjure up. who knew!
no pigs' feet are ever going to make their way into my kitchen, but the idea of making this deliciousness at home (and not having to wait for the weekend, the only time our farmers' market's churrascaria offers it) is quite a revelation. now to find a porkless hamhock. should be easy, right?
...but Friends came a good 5-6 years before Coupling. 1994 was the first air date for Friends, 2000 for Coupling. Not sure if Coupling was actually based on Friends though. As I remember, it was touted more as an Anti-Friends show, because they were not quite as chummy as the good ol' US folks. We Brits, we like our characters to hate each other as often as possible. Take The Office or Extras. Genius.
There was an american version of Coupling based on the British show (as Paul mentions). Greg, you're telling me that it all started here in the states with Friends? That's regurgitation of bovine proportions...
I don't know, Will. My sound card crapped out last week, so if there are accompanying sounds, it's hard for me to find. But Chinese is one of those languages that is really tough to teach without a real, live instructor ridiculing your pronunciation and smacking the table when you use the wrong tone and tell someone that you are pleased to meet their father and linen.
I don't own a TV, but I love getting the BBC on the radio. I especially love it when the newscaster make fun of each other in that highly understated way. And how they are all named Nigel.
...I know just how many famous US shows were 'inspired' by UK shows. For instance, Archie Bunker was actually a direct rip-off of Alf Garnett, a bigotted old geezer in a show called 'Til Death Do Us Part'. And Sanford & Son was just the same as Steptoe & Son, a beloved English comedy from the 60's and 70s. Three's Company was indeed a direct rip-off of Man About The House. You also tried to copy Fawlty Towers, Coupling and many others without success.
BUT, we have done our own share of ripping. Some successful (2.4 children was basically Roseanne) and some not so (Brighton Belles = The Golden Girls = Awful attempt). Most of our quiz shows were stolen too, until recently. We ripped everything from Wheel Of Fortune to Blankety Blank (Match Game). In recent times, the tide has turned. You guys took Who Wants To Be A Millionaire, Deal Or No Deal, The Weakest Link and of course, Pop Idol (American Idol). So, it goes both ways folks.
For the first one what kind of drivers license do you have? Mine is made out of a vinyl laminate plastic material which no liquid will pass through (or it seems anyway.) How exactly do you get the two glasses on top of each other without spilling the shot???
How can I blame the people who brought us kung pao everything?
Actually, trading in China is quite something. I remember stumbling upon a stock exchange house in mainland China, and I totally thought that I was in a gambling parlor. It's so new that there are bound to be plenty of weird panics like this one.
I don't know - this might be one time in which China's heavily-regulated markets might be a GOOD thing for us.
Yeesh. This is MY comic lovefest. :P
I officially nominate bazigoosh as the coolest word that has ever been uttered on Wise Bread.
This really makes a difference. I like to glue little plastic dinosaurs on top of my monitor so I can pretend I'm Wash from Firefly. =)
I'm so glad you wrote about this Andrea. I heard a little bit about this story on NPR as well and thought it would make a great piece for WB.
Apparently Chinese people are building their own version of the "stock bubble." Oh man, we are in trouble.
"that even if I turned the money in my savings account into pennies I could swim in them, Scrooge McDuck style, even if the pool was pretty small."
That's pretty much how I plan on spending my Wise Bread fortune.
Another great interview Andrea! I really enjoyed visiting Mr. Curmudgeon's site and checking out some of the old school comics.
Speaking of swimming in things, let me take this opportunity to plug one of my favorite webcomics.
I hope things get better, Ananda!
I intensely dislike my current job sometimes, particularly this week. I work with some frustratingly annoying individuals, I don't feel like I actually accomplish anything worthwhile, and I feel my team does not get the respect and attention that it deserves. This has been a miserable week, but reading your post makes me feel a little better because it puts my reasons for staying into perspective. Thanks Sarah!
That I am not.
I don't eat much meat, so if I make this at all, I either make it vegetarian or with smoked turkey. Probably should have mentioned that in the post. It's just that salty, smokey flavor that's needed.
have a very powerful sense of smell, and I get a real kick out of finding a great perfumes
that can lift my mood. I get a little tired of Victor & Rolf or Lancome’s latest offering. So, sometimes, I buy online.Keep in mind that like most href="http://womenscosmeticperfumes.com/fragrance-perfume/">cosmetics, fragrance
in department stores does not "go on sale." The prices are set by the vendor
perfumes
this is like the time when i was about 4 and discovered that my mom actually knew how to make scrambled eggs and they weren't some sort of magic that only restaurants could conjure up. who knew!
no pigs' feet are ever going to make their way into my kitchen, but the idea of making this deliciousness at home (and not having to wait for the weekend, the only time our farmers' market's churrascaria offers it) is quite a revelation. now to find a porkless hamhock. should be easy, right?
are better groomed than I am!
...but Friends came a good 5-6 years before Coupling. 1994 was the first air date for Friends, 2000 for Coupling. Not sure if Coupling was actually based on Friends though. As I remember, it was touted more as an Anti-Friends show, because they were not quite as chummy as the good ol' US folks. We Brits, we like our characters to hate each other as often as possible. Take The Office or Extras. Genius.
There was an american version of Coupling based on the British show (as Paul mentions). Greg, you're telling me that it all started here in the states with Friends? That's regurgitation of bovine proportions...
"smacking the table"
When I was going to chinese school (every Saturday for 4 hours), there was smacking, but the teacher wasn't hitting the table....
Coupling is a brilliant comedy based on Friends. I was a huge Friends fan, but I think Coupling is better/funnier.
I don't know, Will. My sound card crapped out last week, so if there are accompanying sounds, it's hard for me to find. But Chinese is one of those languages that is really tough to teach without a real, live instructor ridiculing your pronunciation and smacking the table when you use the wrong tone and tell someone that you are pleased to meet their father and linen.
I don't own a TV, but I love getting the BBC on the radio. I especially love it when the newscaster make fun of each other in that highly understated way. And how they are all named Nigel.
...I know just how many famous US shows were 'inspired' by UK shows. For instance, Archie Bunker was actually a direct rip-off of Alf Garnett, a bigotted old geezer in a show called 'Til Death Do Us Part'. And Sanford & Son was just the same as Steptoe & Son, a beloved English comedy from the 60's and 70s. Three's Company was indeed a direct rip-off of Man About The House. You also tried to copy Fawlty Towers, Coupling and many others without success.
We gave them Madonna and Gwyneth Paltrow, isn't that enough?
I looked at the Mandarin Chinese section and it was wonderful. Whaddaya think Andrea?
No Arabic. *sigh*
And I really have wanted to learn it, too.
Excellent post and use of video. Watched the ATM-scam and will come back to watch the rest later. Thanks a lot.
As I understand it, BBC show ideas are licensed by the American versions. Not just rip-offs. Don't know about 3s Company, though.
Outside that start, thanks for the info. I was looking for a cheaper way to learn some language basics.
For the first one what kind of drivers license do you have? Mine is made out of a vinyl laminate plastic material which no liquid will pass through (or it seems anyway.) How exactly do you get the two glasses on top of each other without spilling the shot???
Sorry, in England (my country of origin) they're called blinkers. Don't ask me why.