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July 5th, 2007

“Don’t forget to take your shards, buddy”

Posted by: Robert Basler
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It’s like Antiques Road Show meets The Gong Show. 

There’s a television program in China where people bring their valued collectibles to be publicly appraised. Okay, that part sounds familiar, but here’s where it gets good.

The art experts on Collecting Everything Under Heaven examine the items on the air, and if they decide that one is a knock-off, they just smash it right there. Turns out, that happens a lot.

So, you walk in with your “priceless” collectible Qing Dynasty vase, and you walk out with a Baggie full of splinters, plus maybe a home version of the game. Hey, thanks for playing! Kitty Bu video report, and story:

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6 comments so far

What did the vase say to the appraiser?

“You crack me up!”

/runs and hides.

- Posted by Lady Weasel

“What do you mean Mao never owned a Theighmaster?!”

- Posted by John C Abell

Punk’d, Chinese Style.

- Posted by Shawn Hendricks

Last week, I brought a genuine Chao dynasty kite and you smashed it. Check out my Rawlings ‘dynasty’ lacrosse ball, you pathetic apparaiser jerk.

- Posted by Shawn Hendricks

You MORON! I kept a tremendously delicate Sung dynasty teacup in that old piece of crap jar!

- Posted by Shawn Hendricks

Another ‘back door’ into the Screen Actors Guild.

- Posted by Shawn Hendricks

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