05-05-2009, 11:59 AM
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Chinese Told To Smoke Or Face Fines
I'm not sure if this is sick, pathetic or hilarious, so it must be all three.
And they're worried about the health issues associated with pork imports? Yeesh. Screwed up, thy name is China.
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The edict, issued by officials in Hubei province in central China, threatens to fine officials who "fail to meet their targets" or are caught smoking rival brands manufactured in neighbouring provinces.
Even local schools have been issued with a smoking quota for teachers, while one village was ordered to purchase 400 cartons of cigarettes a year for its officials, according to the local government's website.
The move, which flies in the face of national anti-smoking policies set in Beijing, is aimed at boosting tax revenues and protecting local manufacturers from outside competition from China's 100 cigarette makers.
In total, officials have been ordered to puff their way through 230,000 packs of Hubei-branded cigarettes worth £400,000.
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http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/news...t-economy.html
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05-05-2009, 12:01 PM
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those commie ba$tards:
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05-05-2009, 12:06 PM
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Not the one...
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05-05-2009, 12:09 PM
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Maybe Obama should take this idea and run with it as part of his automaker bail-out.
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05-05-2009, 12:49 PM
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This is just hilarious.
Disclaimer: Just because it's aimed at public officials.
Last edited by peter12; 05-05-2009 at 12:53 PM.
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05-05-2009, 12:50 PM
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Ah those wacky Chinese....
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05-05-2009, 12:51 PM
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Originally Posted by peter12
This is just hilarious.
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that's sick....next you are going to want to carry out medical experiments on death row inmates.....you disgust me!!!
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05-05-2009, 12:52 PM
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Originally Posted by ok, ok,....I get it
that's sick....next you are going to want to carry out medical experiments on death row inmates.....you disgust me!!!
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Chinese aren't people! Just a highly evolved and parasitic panda bear!
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05-05-2009, 12:52 PM
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Had an idea!
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Wow.....a different form of population control?
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05-05-2009, 12:53 PM
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Originally Posted by peter12
Chinese aren't people! Just a highly evolved and parasitic panda bear!
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how can you type and still hold the magnifying glass still....
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05-05-2009, 12:57 PM
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Originally Posted by ok, ok,....I get it
how can you type and still hold the magnifying glass still....
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Any self-respecting male can type with one hand...
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05-05-2009, 01:01 PM
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Originally Posted by peter12
Any self-respecting male can type with one hand...
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isn't it the only thing that seperates us from animals?
danm, I only just got that....very well played....(no pun intended)
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05-05-2009, 01:01 PM
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Originally Posted by peter12
Any self-respecting male can type with one hand...
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megan fox Video ?????
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05-05-2009, 01:16 PM
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megan fox video ?????
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there's a megan fox video!?!?!?!
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05-05-2009, 01:44 PM
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Chinese aren't people! Just a highly evolved and parasitic panda bear!
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That's it! The next pandemic will be PANDA FLU.
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05-05-2009, 01:49 PM
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Norm!
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Hey your blocking the sun and my magnifying glass isn't working.
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05-05-2009, 01:50 PM
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Originally Posted by GirlySports
That's it! The next pandemic will be PANDA FLU.
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that makes me a sad panda
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05-05-2009, 01:52 PM
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Not a casual user
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05-05-2009, 02:40 PM
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That's it! The next pandemic will be PANDA FLU.
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So would it be called
"King Flu Panda" ???????
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05-05-2009, 02:51 PM
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Larf. I love CP ... this thread has gone in the exact direction I figured it would. I'm glad there are some things in life that can be counted on.
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