Author Archives: Ichabod

Cub Scout splittists

Posted on 2008-03-17 by Ichabod

Why were Cub Scouts prevented from taking to the field after a baseball game last weekend?

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Beijing’s toilet travails and a foreskin poem

Posted on 2006-07-25 by Ichabod

The framed advertisement to the left has appeared above urinals in public toilets around Beijing. It promotes the services of the Dongda Hospital for Anus and Intestinal Diseases and contains a poem. The poem is about misshapen foreskins.

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The Fall and Rise and Fall of Danwei’s Mentor, Rupert Murdoch

Posted on 2006-06-16 by Ichabod

Newscorp has hit a “brick wall in China,” says Rupert.

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Keith Richards nearly squashed in Shanghai

Posted on 2006-05-25 by Ichabod

Keith unflattened Today Danwei welcomes a new contributor: Ichabod, a multi-talented old China hand who has to remain anonymous for professional reasons. He went to the recent Rolling Stones concert in Shanghai, and was amazed to find that one of … Continue reading →

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