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July 01, 2008
Speaking Of The Olympics...
Miss Wang's favorite curative may cause a problem or two for some Chinese athletes
Wang Cheng has the perfect remedy for athletes struggling to recover from injury during the Beijing Olympics. “Deer's penis,” she said, proferring a desiccated sample across the counter of the Tongrentang traditional Chinese medicine store in central Beijing.“Mix it with some alcohol, take it every one or two days, and you'll soon feel better,” Ms Wang, a graduate in Chinese traditional medicine, said.
When asked what her remedy contained however, Ms Wang was stumped. Therein lies a problem for Chinese authorities anxious to avoid a doping scandal during the Olympics.
Now, I freely admit that my general rule of thumb for healthy living is to mix everything with alcohol and take it for several days, but even I draw the line at desiccated deer dongs (Kangaroo Kastrati bottle openers are a favorite of THS's, however).
Posted by Mr. Bingley at July 1, 2008 07:20 AM
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That's beer bong, Ms. Wang! Silly dyslexic Chinese lady! Though with a name like Ms. Wang, maybe she was predestined to enter this business.
“Deer's penis,” she said, proferring a desiccated sample across the counter...
OK... the words "desiccated penis"? NOT an appealing sales pitch. I am crossing my legs for the next six hours.
“Mix it with some alcohol, take it every one or two days, and you'll soon feel better,” Ms Wang, a graduate in Chinese traditional medicine, said.
The alcohol would have nothing at all to do with feeling better after a tough day, would it? And I didn't even graduate in traditional medicine! Reminds me of a Futurama gag: "I'm a scientist - I have a degree in homeopathic medicine!" "Then you have a degree in CRAP!"
When asked what her remedy contained however, Ms Wang was stumped.
Stumped? These jokes write themselves. Note to the curious - it used to contain tiger's penis, but now they're all dead so we've moved on. These dumbass phony 'remedies' are probably the real reason there aren't any unicorns or dragons.
Therein lies a problem for Chinese authorities anxious to avoid a doping scandal during the Olympics.
Or an environmental scandal... or a human rights scandal... or just fill in the blank here.
Posted by: nightfly at July 1, 2008 10:54 AM
"Deer penis"......sounds like the opening lines of the response from a sex advice columnist.
Posted by: The_Real_JeffS at July 1, 2008 08:47 PM