I read this week that authorities in the far flung Chinese province of Shanxi punished 300 contract employees after they were caught gambling and (gasp) singing karaoke. Most of these sinful workers were given warnings or demerits but 14 of them were fired. I kept wondering how they determined who got to stay and who were let go – maybe based on how bad their rendition of Michael Jackson’s “I’m Bad” was in the Karaoke part of the evening? Recently, Chinese authorities have been cracking down on workers who have been discovered skipping their places of work in order to visit places of entertainment or clubs during office hours. Seven were even found taking a bath at a club on Friday, while others played it safe and only did some tame gambling….
A Chinese guy walks into a bar late one night and sees Steven Spielberg. Thrilled, he runs up to give him a hug and ask for his autograph, and is stunned when Spielberg slaps him away. “Why?” asks the shocked fan. “Coz you guys bombed Pearl Harbor!” says Spielberg.
“But it was the Japanese, not the Chinese, who bombed Pearl Harbor,” replies the fan.
“Chinese. Japanese. You’re all the same!” replies the director.
The Chinese guy suddenly turns around and slaps Spielberg back.
“Hey, what’s that for?” yells Spielberg.
“That’s for sinking the Titanic!” says the Chinese guy.
“It wasn’t me who sank it, it was an iceberg!” said Spielberg.
“Iceberg. Spielberg. Carlsberg. You’re all the same!” retorted the Chinese guy.
