http://www.beijingnewspeak.com/2007/03/23/the-great-mystery-of-international-childrens-songs-day/ Sat, 06 Sep 2008 16:56:46 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 http://www.beijingnewspeak.com/2007/03/23/the-great-mystery-of-international-childrens-songs-day/#comment-237 Chris O'Brien Tue, 27 Mar 2007 10:02:15 +0000 http://www.beijingnewspeak.com/2007/03/23/the-great-mystery-of-international-childrens-songs-day/#comment-237 Dave, after hours of research (or a text to a long-suffering friend) I can reveal that I will be starting a campaign to make "peng ji" a regular fixture in the Chinese media. Feel free to shout it from Chinatown's rooftops. JBS, your surprise astonishes me given your line of work! Dave, after hours of research (or a text to a long-suffering friend) I can reveal that I will be starting a campaign to make “peng ji” a regular fixture in the Chinese media. Feel free to shout it from Chinatown’s rooftops. JBS, your surprise astonishes me given your line of work!

]]> http://www.beijingnewspeak.com/2007/03/23/the-great-mystery-of-international-childrens-songs-day/#comment-191 JBS Sun, 25 Mar 2007 02:32:42 +0000 http://www.beijingnewspeak.com/2007/03/23/the-great-mystery-of-international-childrens-songs-day/#comment-191 OMG! Surely you jest, in order to make a great column. That was not a very good explanation you received – a missed translation? You've proved two things are wrong with journalism here. One are the controls -- which only serves to insult the intelligence of the people and protect those in power, the other is idiocy, oh the idiocy. I only wish you were joking. OMG! Surely you jest, in order to make a great column. That was not a very good explanation you received – a missed translation? You’ve proved two things are wrong with journalism here. One are the controls — which only serves to insult the intelligence of the people and protect those in power, the other is idiocy, oh the idiocy. I only wish you were joking.

]]> http://www.beijingnewspeak.com/2007/03/23/the-great-mystery-of-international-childrens-songs-day/#comment-178 Dave Fri, 23 Mar 2007 22:18:12 +0000 http://www.beijingnewspeak.com/2007/03/23/the-great-mystery-of-international-childrens-songs-day/#comment-178 Genius. Oh that does make me smile! What's the Chinese for 'lambast'? Genius. Oh that does make me smile! What’s the Chinese for ‘lambast’?

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