NOTE: Did anyone see the magical journey of the Olympic torch through London yesterday? Whoa. Not really the awe-inspiring sight it was supposed to be. Though I am somewhat intrigued by the Chinese guys in blue tracksuits. Who are they? Kung-Fu champions? Hand-to-hand combat specialists from the Chinese military? No! I was indeed surprised to learn they are all actually bouncers from several of China’s roughest nightclubs. True story. (cough cough)
(EDIT: I just found this article… My second guess was right! http://www.news.com.au/story/0,23599,23514313-2,00.html )
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April 9, 2008 at 2:45 am
Archebuse
Genius!
April 9, 2008 at 4:05 am
Nimish Batra
🙂 Diggable.
April 9, 2008 at 9:26 am
Spenno
Hey the olympics is this worlds premium sporting event, those pesky tibetans with their desire to stop the systematic destruction of their culture and the murder of their people, shouldn’t get in the road of other people enjoying a good race.
April 9, 2008 at 9:47 am
bigeyedeer
You said it Spenno.
ps. Cheers A + NB🙂
April 9, 2008 at 10:29 am
Lonie Polony
Kowtow for forgiveness! It’s a perfectly well-known fact that China liberated Tibet from the British Imperialists, and has even had the kindness to select from a pool of strictly vetted candidates the next Panchen Lama, after the one recognised by the evil Dalai Lama mysteriously vanished.
Also, that drawing is woefully inaccurate. It should show a fleet of tanks about to crush defenceless students beneath its treads. Your family shall be billed for the bullet about to be shot into you for your insolence.
April 9, 2008 at 1:21 pm
Ugen Wangchuk
Man, like I’ve said before, I LOVE your cartoons and am always amused by everything that you come up with, regarding recent events and such. China’s torch and its fake face should never get to parade around free democratic countries like nothing’s happened, for instance few hundred dead for protesting. GRAPHIC DESIGNERS FOR TRUTH AND LIBERTY!
P.S. I wonder what a graphic designer’s job is like in heavily-censored China. Would you be able to do a strip in that context? Just wondering .hehe.
April 9, 2008 at 3:31 pm
bigeyedeer
Thanks guys.🙂
They wouldn’t dare run over western students. The tracks would just get all jammed up with bongs and i-pods.
Ugen, by looking at the side of the tank we can assume that graphic design in China would make heavy use of the good ol’ RETAIL STARBURST. “It’s China’s once-in-a-lifetime HUGE TIBETAN CLEARANCE! We’re clearing out the people of Tibet and THEY’VE ALL GOTTA GO!”
April 9, 2008 at 6:22 pm
Alex L
But still it does feel me with a sense of nationalist pride…
April 9, 2008 at 6:59 pm
eve*
bwahahaha….good one. the flame though should be doused, no?
April 15, 2008 at 6:40 pm
Gal Pal Lis
Ha that is great!!! Hilarious even.
May 5, 2008 at 1:39 pm
raincoaster
For elite troops, they didn’t do such a good job, did they? The Masai warriors should have run alongside, heckling them all the way: too bad there are no elite Tibetan marathoners. Yet.
May 13, 2008 at 1:39 pm
null and void
HAHAHA.. Nice One.
They should now permanently hire torchguards.
May 22, 2008 at 3:02 am
Rachel
Oh, you’re bad!
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