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December 11, 2008
Google have released their year-end Zeitgeist showing what the world has been searching for. Shangzilla casts his eye over what Chinese netizens have been looking for - that is when they weren't hunting down wrongdoers.
1. 陈冠希 (Chén Guànxī, Edison Chen)
The contents of Edison Chen's hard-drive were the most popular search term. Shangzilla editor Dan Wasburnt refused to cash in on Edison-mania.
2. 奥运会开幕式 (Àoyùnhuì kāimùshì, Olympic opening ceremony)
Shangzilla thought that nothing of importance happened today, but we guess people were looking for this.
3. 四川地震 (Sìchuān dìzhèn, Sichuan earthquake)
A tragic day for the country. After several weeks of bad news, Shangzilla was hoping something funny would happen.
4. 不合格奶粉名单 (bù hégé nǎifěn míngdān, powdered milk scandal)
Now here was something genuinely to get upset about (unlike Edison Chen, where we just pretended to be outraged and forwarded each other sex pictures). Shangzilla concluded that breast was best
5. 艳照门 (yànzhàomén, "Sexy Photo-Gate")
Yes, its that enormous tool again. Shangzilla likes the Watergate-esque use of "门". At heart, he's a very cultured monster.
6. 画皮 (huàpí, Painted Skin)
The film didn't contain as much skin as promised, much to the disappointment of Dan Wasburnt.
7. 赤裸特工f.b.i (chìluǒ tègōng FBI, Naked Weapon FBI)
This female MySpace.cn blogger combined computer games and sex appeal to wow fans - but we think she's not as cute as JingJing carrying a gun.
8. 国足欢迎你 (guózú huānyíng nǐ, China football welcomes you)
This song and video spoofed the Olympic Song "Beijing Welcomes You" while making fun of the perennially useless Chinese football team. Chinese lyrics are here, sample "场上梦游是惯例, 场下才牛B" "on the field we are sleepwalking, off the field we are (unpleasant individuals)"
9. 刘翔退赛 (Liú Xiáng tuì sài, Liu Xiang withraws from competition)
Despite many shouts of JIAYOU!, local golden boy Liu Xiang dropped out of the Olympics.
10. 神七 (shénqī, Shenzhou 7)
One small step for China, one giant leap for mankind.
We hope you've enjoyed reading Shangzilla this year. We'll be back!
1. 陈冠希 (Chén Guànxī, Edison Chen)
The contents of Edison Chen's hard-drive were the most popular search term. Shangzilla editor Dan Wasburnt refused to cash in on Edison-mania.
2. 奥运会开幕式 (Àoyùnhuì kāimùshì, Olympic opening ceremony)
Shangzilla thought that nothing of importance happened today, but we guess people were looking for this.
3. 四川地震 (Sìchuān dìzhèn, Sichuan earthquake)
A tragic day for the country. After several weeks of bad news, Shangzilla was hoping something funny would happen.
4. 不合格奶粉名单 (bù hégé nǎifěn míngdān, powdered milk scandal)
Now here was something genuinely to get upset about (unlike Edison Chen, where we just pretended to be outraged and forwarded each other sex pictures). Shangzilla concluded that breast was best
5. 艳照门 (yànzhàomén, "Sexy Photo-Gate")
Yes, its that enormous tool again. Shangzilla likes the Watergate-esque use of "门". At heart, he's a very cultured monster.
6. 画皮 (huàpí, Painted Skin)
The film didn't contain as much skin as promised, much to the disappointment of Dan Wasburnt.
7. 赤裸特工f.b.i (chìluǒ tègōng FBI, Naked Weapon FBI)
This female MySpace.cn blogger combined computer games and sex appeal to wow fans - but we think she's not as cute as JingJing carrying a gun.
8. 国足欢迎你 (guózú huānyíng nǐ, China football welcomes you)
This song and video spoofed the Olympic Song "Beijing Welcomes You" while making fun of the perennially useless Chinese football team. Chinese lyrics are here, sample "场上梦游是惯例, 场下才牛B" "on the field we are sleepwalking, off the field we are (unpleasant individuals)"
9. 刘翔退赛 (Liú Xiáng tuì sài, Liu Xiang withraws from competition)
Despite many shouts of JIAYOU!, local golden boy Liu Xiang dropped out of the Olympics.
10. 神七 (shénqī, Shenzhou 7)
One small step for China, one giant leap for mankind.
We hope you've enjoyed reading Shangzilla this year. We'll be back!
September 22, 2008
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June 22, 2008
Glum editors of Shanghai website ShangYeti expressed hopes something funny would happen Monday.
"With all the recent tragedies lately like the Sichuan earthquake, it's not easy to find something to write about," moaned editor Matt Minor, swigging from a cup of what he claimed was "tea," but what freelancers suspected was actually bourbon. "I mean, how can you joke about that, or about the flooding in Guangxi province? This'll be the end of us."
Twiddling his thumbs at his rickety desk, co-editor Dan Bendan agreed, saying, "We've been racking our brains trying to figure out what to do. Sharon Stone jokes are too obvious. Plus any stupid thing we have her say will sound too real to be funny."
"We've been hoping for a new sex scandal, because those are always fun. There's that one about the conductor on the Qinghai-Tibet railway, but come on, he's not even famous. Who cares?" added freelancer Bustis Hayes.
"Where is Edison Chen when you need him?" moaned Minor, before collapsing into what co-workers suggested was a drunken stupor.
"With all the recent tragedies lately like the Sichuan earthquake, it's not easy to find something to write about," moaned editor Matt Minor, swigging from a cup of what he claimed was "tea," but what freelancers suspected was actually bourbon. "I mean, how can you joke about that, or about the flooding in Guangxi province? This'll be the end of us."
Twiddling his thumbs at his rickety desk, co-editor Dan Bendan agreed, saying, "We've been racking our brains trying to figure out what to do. Sharon Stone jokes are too obvious. Plus any stupid thing we have her say will sound too real to be funny."
"We've been hoping for a new sex scandal, because those are always fun. There's that one about the conductor on the Qinghai-Tibet railway, but come on, he's not even famous. Who cares?" added freelancer Bustis Hayes.
"Where is Edison Chen when you need him?" moaned Minor, before collapsing into what co-workers suggested was a drunken stupor.
June 16, 2008
Paralympic mascot Fu Niu Lele has blasted the graphic designer responsible for drawing him, saying his depiction was crude and offensive.
"The Friendlies have had a lot of time and effort spent on them", argued Fu Niu Lele, "and their design reflects thematic elements and the colours of the Olympic rings. Me? I'm just a poorly-drawn afterthought."
"Look at me!" complained the mad cow, warming to his theme, "I'm incredibly patronising to disabled people! I look like I was drawn by a child of five, with pink and yellow splodges! I look like some kind of retarded cow! Is this the best you could do?"
Contacted by Shangzilla, graphic designer Xiao Longbao stroked his goatee beard and flapped his arms ineffectually.
After calming down, the mad cow reflected that things could be worse: "At least I look better than Haibao."
"The Friendlies have had a lot of time and effort spent on them", argued Fu Niu Lele, "and their design reflects thematic elements and the colours of the Olympic rings. Me? I'm just a poorly-drawn afterthought."
"Look at me!" complained the mad cow, warming to his theme, "I'm incredibly patronising to disabled people! I look like I was drawn by a child of five, with pink and yellow splodges! I look like some kind of retarded cow! Is this the best you could do?"
Contacted by Shangzilla, graphic designer Xiao Longbao stroked his goatee beard and flapped his arms ineffectually.
After calming down, the mad cow reflected that things could be worse: "At least I look better than Haibao."
June 15, 2008
Shanghai netizens are struggling to find time to eat and sleep due to the Internet witchhunts which are triggered on the Chinese InterWang. People who post unpatriotic and thoughtless comments and videos are being pursued relentlessly by a tireless band of surfers, but the netizoos are starting to find the workload challenging.
"This eats up more of my time than World of Warcraft" complained Xiao Zhang, a Shanghai student. "I spent all of Sunday tracking down the address and ID number of a guy from Guilin who posted a video about how great France was on Xiaonei. On Monday and Tuesday I was busy posting on the BBSs attacking a girl who insulted earthquake victims. Then I spent most of the rest of the week hacking into the QQ account of someone who hadn't put (L) China in front of their name."
Zhang is worried his studies may be suffering as he often spends up to 20 hours a day righting wrongs. "It's a tough job, but someone's got to do it."
"This eats up more of my time than World of Warcraft" complained Xiao Zhang, a Shanghai student. "I spent all of Sunday tracking down the address and ID number of a guy from Guilin who posted a video about how great France was on Xiaonei. On Monday and Tuesday I was busy posting on the BBSs attacking a girl who insulted earthquake victims. Then I spent most of the rest of the week hacking into the QQ account of someone who hadn't put (L) China in front of their name."
Zhang is worried his studies may be suffering as he often spends up to 20 hours a day righting wrongs. "It's a tough job, but someone's got to do it."
March 29, 2008
After a growing outcry by Chinese netizens over inaccurate reporting, a spokesman for US news network DNN issued a statement Tuesday denying their mistakes were caused by bias.
"Our mislabeling of photos was simply caused by the fact that we, as Americans, don't know what's going on. Many of our present employees attended high school during the Bush administration. They're lucky they can even find the United States on a map."
An editor who supplied a misleading caption justified himself, saying, "I mean, those pictures were taken in a foreign country. There are lots of foreign countries, like France, and India, and Puerto Rico. I get them all mixed up." When asked about the picture taken in Nepal that was captioned as being in China, he scoffed. "Nepal isn’t a real country. It's made up, like Kazakhstan, for that Borat movie."
"While it's easy to suspect that prejudice colored media coverage, there is plenty of evidence to support ineptitude claims," noted Hong Kong Media University professor W. S. Law. "Just look at last month's article from the culture section, "Hitler's film Modern Times, a classic for the ages.'"
"Our mislabeling of photos was simply caused by the fact that we, as Americans, don't know what's going on. Many of our present employees attended high school during the Bush administration. They're lucky they can even find the United States on a map."
An editor who supplied a misleading caption justified himself, saying, "I mean, those pictures were taken in a foreign country. There are lots of foreign countries, like France, and India, and Puerto Rico. I get them all mixed up." When asked about the picture taken in Nepal that was captioned as being in China, he scoffed. "Nepal isn’t a real country. It's made up, like Kazakhstan, for that Borat movie."
"While it's easy to suspect that prejudice colored media coverage, there is plenty of evidence to support ineptitude claims," noted Hong Kong Media University professor W. S. Law. "Just look at last month's article from the culture section, "Hitler's film Modern Times, a classic for the ages.'"
March 6, 2008
Beijing Olympic mascot Yingying and Shanghai Expo mascot Haibao are the latest celebrities to be involved in a sex scandal. According to our sources, Yingying has been neglecting her mascot duties with the other four Fuwa in order to get down and dirty with big blue boy Haibao.An ayi at the Olympic Hotel in Beijing spotted Haibao entering Yingying's room at midnight last Thursday. On pressing her ear to the door, she heard Yingying screaming "Faster! higher! stronger! ... Right there! Harder! Deeper!"
When questioned about what she was doing with Haibao, Yingying giggled behind her hands, before running a 42.195km marathon, grabbing her sabre, and doing some Greco-Roman wrestling.
Haibao, who commentators have described as looking "like some kind of demented blue condom" has been in hiding in Boston since the reported incident. It is rumoured that Yingying's jealous fellow mascot Jingjing, who has mafia connections, has been looking for him. March 2, 2008
Shangzilla editor Dan Wasburnt's latest article for popular website Shangzilla.com has nothing to do with naked photos of Edison Chen.
Washburnt noted however, that the article Net awash with naked pictures of Edison Chen and you was currently topping the most popular articles this month. Even shameless ripoffs of Shangzilla.com are filled with stories about Edison Chen.
"Since internet users are searching frequently for "Edison Chen photos" and "Edison Chen taking naked pictures" and "Edison Chen latest sex scandal pictures", commented Wasburnt, "I decided to mention Edison Chen as many times as I could in the article to ensure my article came first in Google, whenever anyone searched for Edison Chen"
"I might also mention other Hong Kong stars like Gillian Chung, Bobo Chan, and Cecilia Cheung, who are also unrelated to my article. But closely related to Edison Chen", Wasburnt continued.
Wasburnt, whose hairstyle has rarely been compared to Edison Chen, once came last in an Edison Chen lookalike contest.
Wasburnt's next article, also about golf, is entitled "Latest pics in Edison Chen sex scandal".
Washburnt noted however, that the article Net awash with naked pictures of Edison Chen and you was currently topping the most popular articles this month. Even shameless ripoffs of Shangzilla.com are filled with stories about Edison Chen.
"Since internet users are searching frequently for "Edison Chen photos" and "Edison Chen taking naked pictures" and "Edison Chen latest sex scandal pictures", commented Wasburnt, "I decided to mention Edison Chen as many times as I could in the article to ensure my article came first in Google, whenever anyone searched for Edison Chen"
"I might also mention other Hong Kong stars like Gillian Chung, Bobo Chan, and Cecilia Cheung, who are also unrelated to my article. But closely related to Edison Chen", Wasburnt continued.
Wasburnt, whose hairstyle has rarely been compared to Edison Chen, once came last in an Edison Chen lookalike contest.
Wasburnt's next article, also about golf, is entitled "Latest pics in Edison Chen sex scandal".
February 18, 2008
Approximately 50 passengers were stranded at Shanghai's Pudong International airport (PVG) on Thursday after an Air China flight to Shenzhen left the runway at its scheduled departure time.
Mass confusion took place while Air China staff tried their best to calm the upset crowd by providing tea and snacks.
One visibly upset passenger, Mr. Zhang, commented "This is outrageous! I take several business trips a month and I have never seen an Air China flight without a delay of at least 30 minutes. How can they do this and not expect passengers to be upset? It's crazy!".
Several customers demanded compensation. Another passenger, Ms. Qian, commented "If Air China wants to treat its customers like this, my family and I will take our business elsewhere." Air China declined to comment.
Mass confusion took place while Air China staff tried their best to calm the upset crowd by providing tea and snacks.
One visibly upset passenger, Mr. Zhang, commented "This is outrageous! I take several business trips a month and I have never seen an Air China flight without a delay of at least 30 minutes. How can they do this and not expect passengers to be upset? It's crazy!".
Several customers demanded compensation. Another passenger, Ms. Qian, commented "If Air China wants to treat its customers like this, my family and I will take our business elsewhere." Air China declined to comment.
October 1, 2007
US toy giant Haslow has recalled 80,000 of its Gee Gee Gee-up Tiny Toddlers Talking Rocking Horses after reports of a serious fault in the manufacturing process at a Chinese factory.
The toys, manufactured by the Jiading Jiayou Jiayou Manufacturing Company, are supposed to say phrases such as "Let's go for a ride", "I like it when you brush me" and "I'm a little pony".
Unfortunately a bug in the Chinese-English translation software used by the company led to the company mistakenly building a Mocking Horse rather than a Rocking Horse. The Mocking Horse reportedly tells riders "Who do you think you are, the ****ing Lone Ranger?", "Get off my back, Fatso" and "I can't believe you spent $89.99 on me at Walmart!"
A spokesman for Haslow said that consumers should return their mocking horses for a full refund.
The toys, manufactured by the Jiading Jiayou Jiayou Manufacturing Company, are supposed to say phrases such as "Let's go for a ride", "I like it when you brush me" and "I'm a little pony".
Unfortunately a bug in the Chinese-English translation software used by the company led to the company mistakenly building a Mocking Horse rather than a Rocking Horse. The Mocking Horse reportedly tells riders "Who do you think you are, the ****ing Lone Ranger?", "Get off my back, Fatso" and "I can't believe you spent $89.99 on me at Walmart!"
A spokesman for Haslow said that consumers should return their mocking horses for a full refund.
September 17, 2007
US Trade Commissioner Keith de la Hoya issued a warning Tuesday that numerous lead products such as lead weights and lead-based paints, including those manufactured by Shanghai Shentin Engineering Company, had been found to contain high levels of lead.
"We have found lead in a number of products, including lead weights and lead-based paint" raged de la Hoya. "In one case, a 12 ounce lead weight contained a dozen ounces of lead!"
This is the latest of a series of scandals involving Chinese-made products in the US.
"We have found lead in a number of products, including lead weights and lead-based paint" raged de la Hoya. "In one case, a 12 ounce lead weight contained a dozen ounces of lead!"
This is the latest of a series of scandals involving Chinese-made products in the US.