Monday
While walking throught the old (Chinese) section of Shanghai today, I walked pass a shop offering to print T-shirts to whatever design I liked. This was the lineup of sample shirts out the front. I don't know about you, but if I was the man on the left I might be slightly miffed about being put in such company.
On the other hand, since this is officially still a communist country, perhaps this is meant as the highest possible compliment to Mr Beckham.
You can imagine the words going through his head. Stalin? Call that a player? How many premier league teams did he ever score for? I've never played him.
Posted by MarkH at March 27, 2006 07:09 PM
How come Blair's not up there with all his friends?
Posted by Robert Speirs at March 27, 2006 07:21 PM
They where Socialist. Blair is strait up Authoritarian, plus he hasn't got the requisite body count of his own citizens needed for a Socialist icon yet.
Posted by chris at March 27, 2006 08:14 PM
No no. He would have to be to the right to be in the place of honor. All the way on the left is reserved for the lowest. See, he's right next to Che. I guess the salesman really likes Stalin.
Posted by fred_says at March 27, 2006 09:02 PM
This reminds me of the old Monty Python sketch "World Forum" where the host grills Marx and Mao on their knowledge of soccer.
"First question to your Mr. Marx, the Hammers are the nickname of which English football team?"
Posted by SenatorK at March 27, 2006 09:06 PM
With "compliments" like that, who needs to be insulted?
Posted by Jaime Raúl Molina at March 28, 2006 01:20 PM
Hey, they offer panting wholesale! If only there were an outlet near me...
Posted by Beck at March 28, 2006 05:00 PM
SenatorK:
1) The struggle of class against class is a what struggle?
2) The development of the industrial proletariat is governed by the development of what other class?
3) When did Wolverhampton Wanderers last win the FA Cup?
Posted by David Jackmanson at March 30, 2006 01:01 AM
