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August 10th, 2007

Not so fast, grasshopper!

Posted by: Robert Basler
Tags: Uncategorized

Okay, this is a no-brainer. It turns out Chinese police arrested three traffickers who tried to smuggle 12 teenagers out of the country by passing them off as martial arts performers from the famed Shaolin Temple. You know, the guys who do impossible stuff like the man in this recent posting, the amazing stuff you see on TV and in the movies.

I mean, it may be easy to pass yourself off as a dentist or a florist, but let’s all put our heads together and see if we can imagine a way to spot dudes who are dimwitted enough to claim to be Shaolin martial arts performers.

“Okay boys, listen up! Nobody leaves here until the back of their head touches both their ankles. Then we’ve got the pitchfork test, the very big headache test, and the walking up the 16-foot wall test. If you pass all those, bon voyage.” Here’s the story:

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A Chinese Shaolin monk performs during a show in southwest China’s Chongqing municipality June 22, 2007. REUTERS/Stringer

8 comments so far

If only I were that flexible. It would make cleaning under the bed and dusting so much easier.

- Posted by K.

Off the Volkswagen, rolling down the roof, bounce three times, walking halfway down the backboard and into the hoop with only a swish. Oh, and you gotta do it shooting OVER your own backside.

- Posted by Shawn Hendricks

Those socks and sandals can’t be for real.

- Posted by Shawn Hendricks

and when her bootie was right about here, I said something like “your ass is getting kind of big,” so she did this to me.

- Posted by Shawn Hendricks

I knew I was forgetting something on my resume.

- Posted by Shawn Hendricks

I think it’s safe to say that Shaolin monks have way, way too much spare time.

- Posted by Shawn Hendricks

Now, here’s a movie director I think I can work with.

- Posted by Shawn Hendricks

If only I were that flexible, I could probably make enough money to pay someone to clean under my bed and dust.

- Posted by Charlene

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