All I’m going to say is, if you’re going to snoop around like a cat burglar, it’s probably a good idea to have some clue as to how to walk across a roof without it falling in on itself… four times! I’m mean, seriously, dude. You’re in China. They’re not exactly known for making things that last forever. If you were climbing around on the pyramids, then maybe, but this is just freakin’ ridiculous.

Shanghai and Beijing are becoming new lands of opportunity for recent American college graduates who face unemployment nearing double digits at home.

Even those with limited or no knowledge of Chinese are heeding the call. They are lured by China’s surging economy, the lower cost of living and a chance to bypass some of the dues-paying that is common to first jobs in the United States.

“I’ve seen a surge of young people coming to work in China over the last few years,” said Jack Perkowski, founder of Asimco Technologies, one of the largest automotive parts companies in China.

Read more about the shift to China!

What the heck is going on in China. Today, Wall Street Journal is reporting that a 16-year-old kid was beaten to death in “internet addiction” camp by his counselors. They were supposed to treat him but became agitated with him and ended up killing him instead.

The Chinese government is investigating the matter and has closed the internet addiction camp. Besides the atrocity of someone getting killed at a camp that’s supposed to be helping them, what the heck is an internet addiction camp? I can’t even believe there are such things. You want someone to stop using the internet, just cancel the service, get rid of the computer. There are much better ways to stop the “addiction” than sending a kid to a camp.

Read the whole story, here!

Anytime you need to ask yourself why it’s good to be American, just remember all the freedoms you enjoy, that people elsewhere are less fortunate. Freedoms like being able to look at whatever porn you want (within reasonable boundaries), whenever you want.

See, if you lived in China, that wouldn’t be the case, as Google has agreed to remove all the porn from Google’s searches! All of it.

According to Google’s communications director, John Pinette, Google is “undertaking a thorough review of our service and taking all necessary steps to fix any problems with our results.”

Check out the whole story, here!

Following the Swine flu epidemic on TV is pretty intense. Way better than Bird Flu, and a contender with the economic recession. Today, I saw a couple people on the New York City streets sporting surgical masks. If this trend continues soon New York is going to look like Mexico. I didn’t want to be left out.

It took me an hour and seven pharmacies to locate a surgical mask. Every single store was sold out. The only reason I obtained one was because a pharmacist gracious gave one of hers. It wasn’t really until then I realized the severity of the Swine Flu. Or, at least, the portrayed severity, seeing as how this outbreak is quite similar to a regular flu season.  But still, I rushed home to try on my new contraption, which looks much like a 1930s maxipad. (more…)

And next they will probably try to pee in your coke. In a decidedly uncool move, the defending Olympic Men’s B-Ball champs, Spain, has chosen racism as there method for making a funny. Apparently, the Spanish Basketball Federation had the team pose for a group photo, which would be used as a good luck advertisement to be posted in different publications, while pulling their eyes into slits, to look Chinese. (more…)

Yeah, you read that right. Chinese authorities have secretly demanded bars deny service to black people and other “social undesirables” in bars surrounding the Olympic Games grounds in Beijing next month. Bar owners told were told by the Public Security Bureau that they are required to deny service to black people and Mongolians. (more…)

In a fit of fear inspired by terrorism and Internet crime, former privacy-is-sacred country Sweden has decided to change their laws regarding digital privacy. This week, a law will be voted on that would give Swedish government and police forces the ability to fully monitor phone, email, and Internet traffic going into and out of the country.

Additionally, because Sweden is used to routing data to its European neighbors, it would give those Agencies access to the data headed to nearby countries. That means you. (more…)

Tom Cruise asks the eternal question: “Who farted?” (AZ Central)

UK fitness levels for women are “At an all-time low.” Who cares? I say let it all hang out, ladies – oh, you are? Gross. Pack it back in. (Sky News)

Irony alert: candy given away by a teenager at an “alternative school” presumably laced with drugs. The candy? Mary Jane. (News Leader)

Super Irony alert: woman turned away from Kokoamos Island Bar and Grill for sporting dreadlocks. Sorry ma’am, we don’t like them island hairdos at our Island Bar…? (Richmond Times)

China bans “sexual sounds” on airwaves. TAKE IT OFF…the air. (Yahoo)

Why are foreign people so damn weird? I’ve never been abroad to China, very Eastern Europe, South America or Africa but after looking at the photos in this gallery I can tell you I won’t be visiting anytime soon.

Just before you pass out drunk tonight remember to thank your lucky stars that:

#1 You will never have to carry around a bushel of hay with a 1 speed bike.

#2 You will never have to drive around in your 1977 mini cooper with your cow in the back seat.

Check out what I’m talking about after the jump… (more…)