Comments on: Hitching a Ride with the Chinese Olympic Spitting Team http://www.uncorneredmarket.com/2008/07/hitching-a-ride-with-the-chinese-olympic-spitting-team/ measuring the Earth with our feet... Sun, 12 Feb 2012 08:37:49 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.4 By: Daniel Noll http://www.uncorneredmarket.com/2008/07/hitching-a-ride-with-the-chinese-olympic-spitting-team/comment-page-1/#comment-4335 Daniel Noll Mon, 26 Oct 2009 14:02:03 +0000 http://www.uncorneredmarket.com/2008/07/hitching-a-ride-with-the-chinese-olympic-spitting-team/#comment-4335 @DK: I'm sorry...and I got a chuckle at the possibility of you joining in. Cultural sensitivity is really important to us, but we had a very difficult time maintaining perspective, particularly when people were spitting on the floor at restaurants while we were having lunch. @DK: I’m sorry…and I got a chuckle at the possibility of you joining in. Cultural sensitivity is really important to us, but we had a very difficult time maintaining perspective, particularly when people were spitting on the floor at restaurants while we were having lunch.

]]> By: DK http://www.uncorneredmarket.com/2008/07/hitching-a-ride-with-the-chinese-olympic-spitting-team/comment-page-1/#comment-4334 DK Mon, 26 Oct 2009 13:46:52 +0000 http://www.uncorneredmarket.com/2008/07/hitching-a-ride-with-the-chinese-olympic-spitting-team/#comment-4334 I'm new to China and still disgusted by it... Maybe someday I'll join in. I’m new to China and still disgusted by it… Maybe someday I’ll join in.

]]> By: matt http://www.uncorneredmarket.com/2008/07/hitching-a-ride-with-the-chinese-olympic-spitting-team/comment-page-1/#comment-2577 matt Sat, 21 Mar 2009 04:00:59 +0000 http://www.uncorneredmarket.com/2008/07/hitching-a-ride-with-the-chinese-olympic-spitting-team/#comment-2577 Ok so this is kinda weird but I have a strong memorie of a movie in the early to mid 90's about a few american fellas trying to quilfy for the usa spitting team and for the last 15 years I have been dieing to see this movie again if any one knows the name email me @ gjti8ger@aol.com !!! Ok so this is kinda weird but I have a strong memorie of a movie in the early to mid 90′s about a few american fellas trying to quilfy for the usa spitting team and for the last 15 years I have been dieing to see this movie again if any one knows the name email me @ gjti8ger@aol.com !!!

]]> By: Daniel Noll http://www.uncorneredmarket.com/2008/07/hitching-a-ride-with-the-chinese-olympic-spitting-team/comment-page-1/#comment-1523 Daniel Noll Wed, 30 Jul 2008 20:11:17 +0000 http://www.uncorneredmarket.com/2008/07/hitching-a-ride-with-the-chinese-olympic-spitting-team/#comment-1523 @Mike: I feel a movement coming on...an Olympic movement. Time to start circulating the petitions to the IOC (International Olympic Committee). I hear they are very flexible with Olympic requirements these days. @Mike: I feel a movement coming on…an Olympic movement. Time to start circulating the petitions to the IOC (International Olympic Committee). I hear they are very flexible with Olympic requirements these days.

]]> By: Mike Licht http://www.uncorneredmarket.com/2008/07/hitching-a-ride-with-the-chinese-olympic-spitting-team/comment-page-1/#comment-1521 Mike Licht Wed, 30 Jul 2008 16:18:16 +0000 http://www.uncorneredmarket.com/2008/07/hitching-a-ride-with-the-chinese-olympic-spitting-team/#comment-1521 Great minds think alike. See http://notionscapital.wordpress.com/2008/07/29/new-olympic-demonstration-sport/ Great minds think alike.

See http://notionscapital.wordpress.com/2008/07/29/new-olympic-demonstration-sport/

]]> By: Daniel Noll http://www.uncorneredmarket.com/2008/07/hitching-a-ride-with-the-chinese-olympic-spitting-team/comment-page-1/#comment-1502 Daniel Noll Mon, 21 Jul 2008 08:58:40 +0000 http://www.uncorneredmarket.com/2008/07/hitching-a-ride-with-the-chinese-olympic-spitting-team/#comment-1502 <b>Chip:</b> And the silver goes to...Montana? Unexpected entry into the contest. Regarding the throat singer, a new event: Yoik and Dredge. <p></p> <b>Nicole:</b> Thank you. In the bathtub? Flag on the play. Glad you able to re-direct his payload elsewhere. <p></p> <b>Suzanne:</b> We debated that second paragraph, but decided it was true to the story. I'm sure we've driven away our share of readers...for good. I'm not sure I understand the relationship between water hazards and spitting. I'm also not certain I want to. <p></p> <b>Adolat:</b> I commend you for your perseverance in reading the piece. I'm glad that it paid off. By the way, Audrey and I have suffered much worse than this. <p></p> <b>Jonathan:</b> Excellent. Now we're really turning this into a truly international competition! Chip: And the silver goes to…Montana? Unexpected entry into the contest. Regarding the throat singer, a new event: Yoik and Dredge.

Nicole: Thank you. In the bathtub? Flag on the play. Glad you able to re-direct his payload elsewhere.

Suzanne: We debated that second paragraph, but decided it was true to the story. I’m sure we’ve driven away our share of readers…for good. I’m not sure I understand the relationship between water hazards and spitting. I’m also not certain I want to.

Adolat: I commend you for your perseverance in reading the piece. I’m glad that it paid off. By the way, Audrey and I have suffered much worse than this.

Jonathan: Excellent. Now we’re really turning this into a truly international competition!

]]> By: Jonathan Campion http://www.uncorneredmarket.com/2008/07/hitching-a-ride-with-the-chinese-olympic-spitting-team/comment-page-1/#comment-1480 Jonathan Campion Mon, 14 Jul 2008 09:42:34 +0000 http://www.uncorneredmarket.com/2008/07/hitching-a-ride-with-the-chinese-olympic-spitting-team/#comment-1480 Expect Ukraine to pick up silver, Russia taking bronze just a short hock behind. The national preference is style rather than distance; it may ultimately cost them the Duck and Drop gold, but I have high hopes for the members of the academy in my neighbourhood. Expect Ukraine to pick up silver, Russia taking bronze just a short hock behind. The national preference is style rather than distance; it may ultimately cost them the Duck and Drop gold, but I have high hopes for the members of the academy in my neighbourhood.

]]> By: Adolat http://www.uncorneredmarket.com/2008/07/hitching-a-ride-with-the-chinese-olympic-spitting-team/comment-page-1/#comment-1473 Adolat Fri, 11 Jul 2008 20:32:55 +0000 http://www.uncorneredmarket.com/2008/07/hitching-a-ride-with-the-chinese-olympic-spitting-team/#comment-1473 My initial instinct was also disgust, but once I overcame it, it became really funny and entertaining to read the rest of the story. I am sorry for what you and Audrey had to suffer. My initial instinct was also disgust, but once I overcame it, it became really funny and entertaining to read the rest of the story. I am sorry for what you and Audrey had to suffer.

]]> By: Suzanne http://www.uncorneredmarket.com/2008/07/hitching-a-ride-with-the-chinese-olympic-spitting-team/comment-page-1/#comment-1472 Suzanne Fri, 11 Jul 2008 16:46:17 +0000 http://www.uncorneredmarket.com/2008/07/hitching-a-ride-with-the-chinese-olympic-spitting-team/#comment-1472 I really wish I could read this. Unfortunately, my gag reflex kicked in after reading the oh-so-descriptive second paragraph. Which unfortunately led to a flood of loogie-related memories. For some reason they mostly involve golf courses - as in, my ball rolling into an unusually thick water hazard... thanks, man. I really wish I could read this. Unfortunately, my gag reflex kicked in after reading the oh-so-descriptive second paragraph. Which unfortunately led to a flood of loogie-related memories. For some reason they mostly involve golf courses – as in, my ball rolling into an unusually thick water hazard…

thanks, man.

]]> By: Nicole http://www.uncorneredmarket.com/2008/07/hitching-a-ride-with-the-chinese-olympic-spitting-team/comment-page-1/#comment-1471 Nicole Fri, 11 Jul 2008 16:39:19 +0000 http://www.uncorneredmarket.com/2008/07/hitching-a-ride-with-the-chinese-olympic-spitting-team/#comment-1471 Awesome. My Chinese spitting story was that my flatmate in grad school was a very nice Chinese man. Unfortunately, he also practiced his Olympic event in our bathtub, leaving the...um...payload for me to find when I went to get clean each morning. It took me several days of shuddering and retching my way through my morning ablutions to get up the courage to ask him to find a new practice venue. Awesome.

My Chinese spitting story was that my flatmate in grad school was a very nice Chinese man. Unfortunately, he also practiced his Olympic event in our bathtub, leaving the…um…payload for me to find when I went to get clean each morning. It took me several days of shuddering and retching my way through my morning ablutions to get up the courage to ask him to find a new practice venue.

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