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It’s fall, and in some places that means helium gas storms, which lift unsuspecting people and float them for miles. The women seen here are prepared, balancing books on their heads as ballast. In case they do drift off, they always carry pre-written notes between their knees, to drop to earth and alert rescuers.
Local residents say it is common to hear large numbers of people floating by in a fog, all talking in helium-induced, shrill Minnie Mouse voices.
But wait. Maybe that’s not what’s going on here at all. Send your own captions to us via Post a Comment. Here’s a slideshow to help inspire you:
Students hold paper between their legs and balance books on their heads during etiquette training in Beijing, October 25, 2007. They will serve as stewards during the 2008 Beijing Olympics. REUTERS/Jason Lee
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The new android models are especially realistic this year, and come with plenty of documentation. On top of their heads, you will find the instruction manuals, and between their knees, the registration form.
Santa had grown tired of dealing with “unruly elves”, and so he had screened and selected a new unit of “helpers”. Mrs. Claus has voiced some concerns about what kind of “work” will be happening in the “workshop” from now on.
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Re-education is HOT in the new China.
Hmm. I just checked out a TV spot saying that the hose should match the shoes. They didn’t recommend fishnet, but I think that’s kind of a given.
Learning by osmosis. See? I told you it works, Mom.
IF YOU CAN READ THIS, SHE’S FIRED.
What with all the books, I figure they need a good, sturdy pen. Er.
What trait or characteristic are they trying to ‘correct?’ Mightn’t it be something essential to survival or the propogation of the species? I say, leave well enough alone.
Ladies learn an all natural, chemical free form of birth control.
Finally, the unequivacal answer to that age-old question, “What’s black and white and red all over?”