From W.T. De Bary's Sources of Chinese Tradition, Vol. 1:

#1
Early Empress Lu had poisoned Ju-i and cut off the hands and feet of his mother, Lady Ch'i, put out her eyes, and made her into what she called a "human pig." [Bi: 31b-32a]

#2
There was in Ch'u an upright man named Kung, who, when his father stole a sheep, reported it to the authorities ( Read more... )

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What would Jews do on Christmas had the Tai Ping rebellion succeeded?

The Red-Wheeled Benz

you know you depend on it
chickens and hens want it
20-inch spinners on a red-wheeled Benz
and i'm rolling in the rain with my friends

Greetings, my dearest children, would you enjoy a spot of savagery? (yea, my lord ( Read more... )

I want one!

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3.5 million VS a bunch of lawyers
Even if the people lose, it's painfully obvious where their hearts are.

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You're the fastest and most fully functioning decagenarian I've ever known, even during late "nites" and weekends!

Happy 100th birthday, NYC subway!!!

Unhappiness is a cold wad of cash larger than I care to imagine, bang bang shoot shoot.