May 10, 2004: While many Westerners mourn the demise of the
hutongs, local residents will quickly remind their visitors
that public bathrooms such as this one are far less preferable
than the private commodes available in newer buildings.
As you can imagine, these public bathrooms stink something
fierce.
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our village idiot
""Our enemies are innovative and resourceful, and
so are we. They never stop thinking about new ways to harm our country and our
people, and neither do we."
"I want to thank the astronauts who are with us,
the courageous spacial entrepreneurs who set such a wonderful example for the
young of our country."
"Had we to do it over again, we would look at the
consequences of catastrophic success, being so successful so fast that an enemy
that should have surrendered or been done in escaped and lived to fight another
day."