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Old 05-31-2011, 02:44 AM  
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Originally Posted by AdultKing View Post
There is nothing to take but the shirt off my back, my dog and my cat.
They will take the dog and the cat.


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Originally Posted by SZNY View Post
So because of you Chow is now having a love relation with his right or left hand for the upcoming 7 yrs?

Man if that is the case I really hope you take care of that guy and probably his family
We are taking care of his family and trying to get him released. But if you've ever been through the legal system in China, you'll know what I mean when I say there is a lot of red tape to cut through.


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Originally Posted by SleazyDream View Post
"When the winds of change blow, some people build walls and others build windmills..."
- Old Chinese Proverb

love that proverb!
Chow pointed out that this is actually not a Chinese proverb, as the Chinese prefer to build walls. Really big ones. You may have heard of one of them, it's called The Great Wall Of China.

The first wind powered machine was actually traced back to the Greek engineer Heron of Alexandria. China and Tibet actually only had prayer wheels during this time, and not real windmills. They were wall builders.

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