http://hongkongblong.com/index.htmlhong kong blongendanmcardle@mac.comCopyright 2011 Daniel McArdle2012-01-29T18:58:51+08:00 hourly 1 2000-01-01T12:00+00:00 Sun, 29 Jan 2012 19:10:57 +0800danmcardle@mac.comSuper English ForceDisturbing Mascots2012-01-29T18:58:51+08:00http://hongkongblong.com/files/be1d27a4de74da3b4a43d3bbb98905aa-360.html#unique-entry-id-360http://hongkongblong.com/files/be1d27a4de74da3b4a43d3bbb98905aa-360.html#unique-entry-id-360is waving at least, and the bats are flying in a loose ‘happy birthday-ish’ formation...

]]>danmcardle@mac.comHell O'KittyHello KittyDisturbing Mascots2012-01-15T09:02:19+08:00http://hongkongblong.com/files/826e7ba02796c3df63bbb79b9b43ff9d-359.html#unique-entry-id-359http://hongkongblong.com/files/826e7ba02796c3df63bbb79b9b43ff9d-359.html#unique-entry-id-359
Would that the ‘real’ Hello Kitty was doomed to such an eternal fate - trapped with Death incarnate within a hermetically sealed prison, while forced to wear a ridiculous (even for her) outfit. Though I’d honestly feel sorry for Death...

]]>danmcardle@mac.comSuper English ForceHong Kong Wrong2012-01-10T07:42:24+08:00http://hongkongblong.com/files/b5a1c682fbb4342eeb5eab3d6086d5c5-358.html#unique-entry-id-358http://hongkongblong.com/files/b5a1c682fbb4342eeb5eab3d6086d5c5-358.html#unique-entry-id-358got to be the best!

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]]>danmcardle@mac.comSuper English Force2012-01-02T07:52:01+08:00http://hongkongblong.com/files/92163b661b3975b688c9d15c3077efdf-355.html#unique-entry-id-355http://hongkongblong.com/files/92163b661b3975b688c9d15c3077efdf-355.html#unique-entry-id-355and left turn (nice of them to include the left option). And just look at those tires! I wonder if they’re made of super copter alloy adapted for terrestrial usage. Regardless, its strongest powers are to ‘run in water, and land is very easy also’ as well...

]]>danmcardle@mac.comSuper English Force2012-01-02T06:46:12+08:00http://hongkongblong.com/files/13b09113e99f1aa675d93aba3dc3e652-354.html#unique-entry-id-354http://hongkongblong.com/files/13b09113e99f1aa675d93aba3dc3e652-354.html#unique-entry-id-354
]]>danmcardle@mac.comSuper English Force2012-01-02T07:18:09+08:00http://hongkongblong.com/files/7b1653e3c5fe3b8f9d91e86c3732c0c1-353.html#unique-entry-id-353http://hongkongblong.com/files/7b1653e3c5fe3b8f9d91e86c3732c0c1-353.html#unique-entry-id-353My [insert relative] went to Hong Kong and all I got was this lousy t-shirt’ was not visible from the street. And ‘have a nice tee’ is certainly a clever if ill-fitting tagline. Oh well, at least they’re doing their small part to educate shoppers on tried and true mercantile skills like basic arithmetic. Or maybe it’s a clever Orwellian reference, a nod ‘Double Plus Good’ from 1984? Or not.

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]]>danmcardle@mac.comSuper English ForceFood & Bleverages2011-11-23T08:10:02+08:00http://hongkongblong.com/files/43bb4c3eb2dc391cf9210292a02d4893-351.html#unique-entry-id-351http://hongkongblong.com/files/43bb4c3eb2dc391cf9210292a02d4893-351.html#unique-entry-id-351Elvis Whoppie Twist. Don’t know if a ‘whoppie’ is a traditional British item, but pairing Elvis with anything will surely kick it up a notch, no? I assume the twist is a reference to his famed hip gyrations? He didn’t sing ‘The Twist’ though, did he? I think that was Fats Domino.



Anyway, assuming they go for authenticity, it should be basketball-sized and feed 15+ people just like Elvis’ favorite sandwich, the infamous ‘Mile High Sandwich’ (officially called the ‘Fool's Gold Loaf’). For those of who unschooled in Elvis lore, this consists of a 4-pound loaf of hollowed-out buttered white bread filled with peanut butter, grape jelly, and burnt bacon. It is then deep-fried for good measure. It would serve 4-20 mortals - or one Elvis.

Of course if you’re looking for a more appropriately sized whoppie to tide you over, there’s always the Red Velvet Whoppie Pie (a remarkable name in its own right)...



]]>danmcardle@mac.comSuper English ForceFood & Bleverages2012-01-01T07:39:53+08:00http://hongkongblong.com/files/cc8d89abe0a6d91e99d9ed345d0f3e32-350.html#unique-entry-id-350http://hongkongblong.com/files/cc8d89abe0a6d91e99d9ed345d0f3e32-350.html#unique-entry-id-350Unappetizers perhaps?

]]>danmcardle@mac.comDisturbing Mascots2011-11-04T08:20:44+08:00http://hongkongblong.com/files/298b03aa9088a8691058ca1f747fd2fd-349.html#unique-entry-id-349http://hongkongblong.com/files/298b03aa9088a8691058ca1f747fd2fd-349.html#unique-entry-id-349shit he doesn’t need...

]]>danmcardle@mac.comSuper English Force2011-11-02T08:38:57+08:00http://hongkongblong.com/files/43e761464833cd8e65f0cc0d33ffaa14-348.html#unique-entry-id-348http://hongkongblong.com/files/43e761464833cd8e65f0cc0d33ffaa14-348.html#unique-entry-id-348
Anyway the last line says ‘the two things which make the’. And that’s it. Make the what exactly? Make the native English speakers snicker? Or maybe I’m completely naive, and ice oream really does make the...

]]>danmcardle@mac.comSuper English Force2011-10-27T09:04:41+08:00http://hongkongblong.com/files/c51e62955d878d498c0edb0bac338b50-347.html#unique-entry-id-347http://hongkongblong.com/files/c51e62955d878d498c0edb0bac338b50-347.html#unique-entry-id-347ever. That means since the dawn of time, or gyros at least, which is apparently a long time indeed, judging by the featured Egyptian nobility.

Anyway turns out it’s not in Lebanon or Greece (or Egypt), but in a small side street cafe in Seattle. Who knew? Also who knew that the ancient Egyptians enjoyed falafel and gyros? Or baklava? So when in Seattle, just look for the kissin’ camels. And remember, that’s ‘Zaina’ for food, drinks, and friends... AND THE BEST GYRO EVER!

]]>danmcardle@mac.comSuper English ForceDisturbing Mascots2011-10-21T07:11:38+08:00http://hongkongblong.com/files/2797bc9688e3ff4f940408942d4d2970-346.html#unique-entry-id-346http://hongkongblong.com/files/2797bc9688e3ff4f940408942d4d2970-346.html#unique-entry-id-346are clips all over his face. Which leaves one to wonder: what the hell are they thinking?! What has this got to do even remotely with pants? Why would I want to buy jeans that remind me of this? Is this what their jeans do to one’s genitalia? I can categorically state this a game nobody wants to play...

]]>danmcardle@mac.comSuper English Force2011-10-18T08:09:54+08:00http://hongkongblong.com/files/015df782ab88e3981aaa378b7be624c0-345.html#unique-entry-id-345http://hongkongblong.com/files/015df782ab88e3981aaa378b7be624c0-345.html#unique-entry-id-345And they have the ‘answers’ to boot. No idea what that means of course, but it sounds far more empowering than being ‘Unisys Check Encoded’ or ‘SEBI India Compliant’...

]]>danmcardle@mac.comSuper English Force2011-10-03T07:19:46+08:00http://hongkongblong.com/files/8ed86ed4670c2650ce015844cecbd94b-344.html#unique-entry-id-344http://hongkongblong.com/files/8ed86ed4670c2650ce015844cecbd94b-344.html#unique-entry-id-344
]]>danmcardle@mac.comDisturbing Mascots2011-09-21T07:23:33+08:00http://hongkongblong.com/files/7b47a07e0d8058395ee0f9091d48a80e-343.html#unique-entry-id-343http://hongkongblong.com/files/7b47a07e0d8058395ee0f9091d48a80e-343.html#unique-entry-id-343anything. Hackneyed imagery doesn’t sell product gentlemen, quality does...

]]>danmcardle@mac.comSuper English ForceDisturbing Mascots2011-09-16T15:03:47+08:00http://hongkongblong.com/files/1caa3a15dda83f464b5c6a198a21a28d-342.html#unique-entry-id-342http://hongkongblong.com/files/1caa3a15dda83f464b5c6a198a21a28d-342.html#unique-entry-id-342
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]]>danmcardle@mac.comSuper English Force2011-08-30T19:02:20+08:00http://hongkongblong.com/files/dd51267846b8c128991315c800f603a2-339.html#unique-entry-id-339http://hongkongblong.com/files/dd51267846b8c128991315c800f603a2-339.html#unique-entry-id-339
Turns out there’s a bourgeoning underground of Gimpers, though calling them that may get me impaled by scrapbooking implements. Apparently they prefer to call themselves Boondogglers. Of course there’s another camp that refers to the art as Scoubidous. Sounds like a Harry Potter faction. Probably is one. Anyway I also wondered if the Boondogglers and Scoubidousers ever have craft-fair brawls, or travel in armed packs and pick off the occasional old or weakened apostate. Maybe they even have occasional defections to the ‘dark side’, and they knit up elaborate (and incredibly strong - this is plastic lace coated wire) restraining devices for their fallen sisters. Or not.

]]>danmcardle@mac.comHong Kong Blong2011-08-22T15:33:33+08:00http://hongkongblong.com/files/db06290f3c110ef585c293173565f265-338.html#unique-entry-id-338http://hongkongblong.com/files/db06290f3c110ef585c293173565f265-338.html#unique-entry-id-338Deliverance isn’t a sound business decision. Still these shirts were everywhere, so someone must be buying them. I’m surprised they didn’t also throw in the usual Maine accent joke and put ‘Fastah’...

]]>danmcardle@mac.comSuper English ForceDisturbing Mascots2011-08-19T07:27:45+08:00http://hongkongblong.com/files/eec236e770aaefdc0b98e80232619c32-337.html#unique-entry-id-337http://hongkongblong.com/files/eec236e770aaefdc0b98e80232619c32-337.html#unique-entry-id-337
Regardless, it seems he’s had a bit of an run in with a car tire, though I’m sure with enough overindulgence and expensive medical care (no driving over the border to Canada for him - only the highest jacked-up US medical fees will do!) he’ll be purrfectly fine. Or is that pawfectly?

Which reminds me, why aren’t there cards like this that say meowtherf***er? Now that’s a card I would buy without hesitation. And my respect for the store that carried it would rise exponentially too.

I actually thought about buying this and sending it as a joke, but the thought of keeping a card around in case one of your friends gets sick was, well, sick. Also I don’t know that many people who could absorb such toxic levels of snark while still recuperating...

]]>danmcardle@mac.comSuper English Force2011-08-07T07:36:53+08:00http://hongkongblong.com/files/2875288e926bcf79508d642328997edd-336.html#unique-entry-id-336http://hongkongblong.com/files/2875288e926bcf79508d642328997edd-336.html#unique-entry-id-336
As always thanks for stopping by and tell your friends and enemies.]]>danmcardle@mac.comSuper English ForceDisturbing Mascots2011-06-26T18:02:40+08:00http://hongkongblong.com/files/ee2d6a07b2505ead7a3c512f5530f9ae-335.html#unique-entry-id-335http://hongkongblong.com/files/ee2d6a07b2505ead7a3c512f5530f9ae-335.html#unique-entry-id-335Behold the infamous ‘Snappy Joe’ the Jeepster, who had his teeth replaced with a jagged set of steel fangs. Even added teeth to his jeep. Apparently he didn’t think his psychotic eyes were intimidating enough; perhaps he felt insecure being a jeepster around all those tanks. Of course Joe’s fellow troops gave him a wide berth regardless, especially when he went on wild joyrides around the base. He would often blow through intersections while waving a live grenade around (at least I think thats a grenade, or maybe its a pumpkin?). Somehow I don’t think Snappy adapted well to civilian life...

]]>danmcardle@mac.comSuper English ForceFashionique2011-06-24T12:33:36+08:00http://hongkongblong.com/files/5216e1457411e91b4c1ed9bc608ef526-334.html#unique-entry-id-334http://hongkongblong.com/files/5216e1457411e91b4c1ed9bc608ef526-334.html#unique-entry-id-334beLIEve is truly remarkable, especially by irony-blind HK standards. If it is intentional, then my opinion of at least one HK fashion designer has skyrocketed. If it isn’t, then it’s still a priceless example of unintentional, completely discombobulating irony at its finest...

]]>danmcardle@mac.comSuper English ForceFood & Bleverages2011-06-22T07:39:55+08:00http://hongkongblong.com/files/2fed24c0fcc24db2893085d3862027f1-333.html#unique-entry-id-333http://hongkongblong.com/files/2fed24c0fcc24db2893085d3862027f1-333.html#unique-entry-id-333
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]]>danmcardle@mac.comHong Kong Blong2011-06-17T20:00:49+08:00http://hongkongblong.com/files/ce37784759e4979d5ce24a0e77ddb12e-331.html#unique-entry-id-331http://hongkongblong.com/files/ce37784759e4979d5ce24a0e77ddb12e-331.html#unique-entry-id-331
I was gladdened by the smiling bowling ball next to it, however. Clever! And rather creepy actually. I don’t know if I want to put my fingers in a bowling ball’s eyes, or my thumb in his mouth, even if he does look friendly. He obviously thinks the world of that bowling pin though...



]]>danmcardle@mac.comSuper English Force2011-06-12T07:25:16+08:00http://hongkongblong.com/files/d8897e5292f06d94db1d71a3cb193b55-330.html#unique-entry-id-330http://hongkongblong.com/files/d8897e5292f06d94db1d71a3cb193b55-330.html#unique-entry-id-330
]]>danmcardle@mac.comSuper English Force2011-06-04T17:07:09+08:00http://hongkongblong.com/files/1f7b0bbd581cfd7661ae0834ad62ae32-329.html#unique-entry-id-329http://hongkongblong.com/files/1f7b0bbd581cfd7661ae0834ad62ae32-329.html#unique-entry-id-329
]]>danmcardle@mac.comFood & Bleverages2011-05-29T09:37:07+08:00http://hongkongblong.com/files/731544a92703181b103d39cdc95e6edb-328.html#unique-entry-id-328http://hongkongblong.com/files/731544a92703181b103d39cdc95e6edb-328.html#unique-entry-id-328epicureans on the go - 26/11/2010). Now they’ve scandalized the Pizza Gods themselves with their latest travesty. And lo the Pizza Gods are not smiling. They are perhaps relieved that the ‘pretzel pizza’ is at least flat, and not pretzelized somehow (or worse pocket-shaped , the ultimate abomination). But they cannot be happy with another mutation. Why must companies constantly crank stuff like this out? Who craves a pretzel dough pizza? Why can’t they just stick to what works? And what of the Pretzel Gods? Are they smiling? No, they are weeping, dear friends. Weeping.

]]>danmcardle@mac.comHong Kong WrongSuper English Force2011-05-25T16:35:12+08:00http://hongkongblong.com/files/bc3a048476d202e060c7d4020a268cf1-327.html#unique-entry-id-327http://hongkongblong.com/files/bc3a048476d202e060c7d4020a268cf1-327.html#unique-entry-id-327
Still, who cares what it looks like when it got a name like ‘uMama Warm’. It begs for someone to exclaim in a suitable rapper or jersey accent - “Umama? I warmed umama last night!” etc etc...

]]>danmcardle@mac.comSuper English ForceFood & Bleverages2011-05-16T08:57:28+08:00http://hongkongblong.com/files/3b457eb84e8a37af42b57e97bda57c8e-325.html#unique-entry-id-325http://hongkongblong.com/files/3b457eb84e8a37af42b57e97bda57c8e-325.html#unique-entry-id-325that, I’d take it upon myself to find out what those pillars of ‘meat’ are actually made of...

]]>danmcardle@mac.comHong Kong WrongCantopop Level of Hell2011-05-10T10:54:57+08:00http://hongkongblong.com/files/6a85e8c5d685b588926568aad29f43f4-324.html#unique-entry-id-324http://hongkongblong.com/files/6a85e8c5d685b588926568aad29f43f4-324.html#unique-entry-id-324Turn It Up, Bring It On, Fashionista, and my personal favorite Chillax featuring Taiwanese rapper Soft Lipa(?).

Now it seems someone had the brilliant idea of doing a full-on Clockwork Orange branding campaign for their latest album and concerts, complete with clubs. bowlers, eye makeup and steel-toed boots. Which leaves me to wonder: did they actually watch the movie? Do they have any idea why those guys dressed like that, and what they were up to? Do you really want your boy band linked to costumed fascist sociopaths? Suffice to say I hope they don’t take the marketing too far, and go on a stomping foray into their adoring audience, accompanied by a stirring rendition of Beethoven’s 9th...



]]>danmcardle@mac.comHong Kong Blong2011-05-08T08:00:15+08:00http://hongkongblong.com/files/621ca077e26d415e16bf718e7a5c01d2-323.html#unique-entry-id-323http://hongkongblong.com/files/621ca077e26d415e16bf718e7a5c01d2-323.html#unique-entry-id-323



]]>danmcardle@mac.comFashioniqueHell O'Kitty2011-05-04T07:30:41+08:00http://hongkongblong.com/files/34dce7a1b468a61843feb980589283f7-321.html#unique-entry-id-321http://hongkongblong.com/files/34dce7a1b468a61843feb980589283f7-321.html#unique-entry-id-321
Anyway what really struck me was the bling coated bobble-head Mr. Bean in the lower left corner. Should he now be referred to as Mr. Blean? Bleang? Or is that last one simply too hard to pronounce? Looks like he’s come into some serious money recently, and has acquired up some proper swag, including a rakish nose stud, and what appear to be bling contacts...



]]>danmcardle@mac.comSuper English Force2011-05-03T06:49:35+08:00http://hongkongblong.com/files/54f647f140d45c0257e9d9753e9568f9-320.html#unique-entry-id-320http://hongkongblong.com/files/54f647f140d45c0257e9d9753e9568f9-320.html#unique-entry-id-320surpassed the Holy Grail of scratch resistance - the hardness of the original Swiss Alps! And we all know how scratch resistant the newly formed Alps were...

]]>danmcardle@mac.comFashionique2011-05-02T07:48:00+08:00http://hongkongblong.com/files/77d7b8aab4aaace9c5cd1ad55469f265-319.html#unique-entry-id-319http://hongkongblong.com/files/77d7b8aab4aaace9c5cd1ad55469f265-319.html#unique-entry-id-319bungie cords. This one has to fall into ‘that’s not only silly, but probably really uncomfortable’ category. That thing must weigh 20 pounds. One bonus though - if that overly fierce looking model in need of a weapon, or is ever stuck out in the boonies and her bumper comes off, she’ll have an ample supply of bungies readily accessible...

]]>danmcardle@mac.comSuper English Force2011-04-26T06:48:05+08:00http://hongkongblong.com/files/7b234ffae0fd81775f4726f5461be466-318.html#unique-entry-id-318http://hongkongblong.com/files/7b234ffae0fd81775f4726f5461be466-318.html#unique-entry-id-318
]]>danmcardle@mac.comCookie Moon Doggie Spa2011-04-22T07:36:35+08:00http://hongkongblong.com/files/25b9583db9645017a010f6350480a763-317.html#unique-entry-id-317http://hongkongblong.com/files/25b9583db9645017a010f6350480a763-317.html#unique-entry-id-317have ears? Oh well, it’s not like logic comes into play here. And if you are going to spoil your already hyper-spoiled little prize as badly as dogdog’s customers do, then said dog should at least have to put up with some humiliation. How I’d love to hear the other dog’s commentary as they pass in the street; “Oooh, nice outfit, you pick that out yourself? And in baby blue too, really suits you....”

]]>danmcardle@mac.comDisturbing Mascots2011-04-18T06:26:01+08:00http://hongkongblong.com/files/4baf93845b8fa3e6b466bd9c0bdf2082-316.html#unique-entry-id-316http://hongkongblong.com/files/4baf93845b8fa3e6b466bd9c0bdf2082-316.html#unique-entry-id-316


I recognized him later on a wall in Happy Valley. This is his ‘look’ apparently - silver hair, goatee, and pristine white shirt. At least his name must carry enough culinary cache that he gets some foodie endorsements, like for this wine fridge outfit.



Anyway it occurred to me that it would be much more fun to have a ‘bonobo fan club’, restaurants that have earned recommendations from our nearest genetic cousins, the infamously promiscuous bonobos. A restaurant sporting a bonobofanclub.com sticker would guarantee scandalous entertainment if nothing else, provided free of charge by the swinging clientele, at least until the cops showed up. Wouldn’t do much for the appetite, however...]]>danmcardle@mac.comSuper English ForceDisturbing Mascots2011-04-16T07:57:51+08:00http://hongkongblong.com/files/ca0e87f706f96766787bec42ac262034-315.html#unique-entry-id-315http://hongkongblong.com/files/ca0e87f706f96766787bec42ac262034-315.html#unique-entry-id-315dodge-em tricky action and send him flying into the patriotic border ring...

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If only there were a way to combine the two into one über toy, say “The Drinking Secret Captain Bond XX7”, complete with signature Baretta pistol, but with a travel case martini (shaken by the sea, don’t ya know) rather than the bottle of XX rotgut. I’d keep the striped sailor shirt, worn under the tux jacket for a nice iconoclastic touch. I’m sure Q would have some ingenius weapon hidden in the lamp, or maybe in the life preserver...

]]>danmcardle@mac.comFood & BleveragesDisturbing Mascots2011-04-08T08:20:13+08:00http://hongkongblong.com/files/e27dcfd764de1ef1d9e5f3abdd6fe7e2-313.html#unique-entry-id-313http://hongkongblong.com/files/e27dcfd764de1ef1d9e5f3abdd6fe7e2-313.html#unique-entry-id-313
]]>danmcardle@mac.comDisturbing Mascots2011-04-05T08:32:29+08:00http://hongkongblong.com/files/a8f8708f935acd9aac0c8aeb34a65f0c-312.html#unique-entry-id-312http://hongkongblong.com/files/a8f8708f935acd9aac0c8aeb34a65f0c-312.html#unique-entry-id-312are actual goldfish ‘swimming’ in a solid ice fishbowl (along with a few tufts of seaweed to add to the oh so subtle illusion). Apparently the folks at the Ice Palace decided to go for authenticity. The creepiness is further enhanced by the unearthly green glow permeating the ice around it. Have to wonder what the guy who did this was thinking as he poured water into the mold and over the strategically placed carcasses - ‘Man this will look great! And so realistic, just like our neon-embedded ice sculptures!”

]]>danmcardle@mac.comDisturbing Mascots2011-04-02T08:00:00+08:00http://hongkongblong.com/files/7e8d01fca95f436eafe6f5150a4aff4e-311.html#unique-entry-id-311http://hongkongblong.com/files/7e8d01fca95f436eafe6f5150a4aff4e-311.html#unique-entry-id-311Mr. Smash? Note the tool of his trade, a subtle but devastating orange plasma hammer, which offsets the rather odd clamshell mouth and unsettling dead black eyes...

Of course the fact that he’s a ‘clockwork walking smash martian’ assures him a place in the HKB Hall of Champions (or at least head of the ‘automatronic ambulatory demolition alien’ contingent, an admittedly small but vital component)...

]]>danmcardle@mac.comHong Kong Blong2011-03-26T07:18:39+08:00http://hongkongblong.com/files/224a82c254366ac204d285e5a3a1411d-310.html#unique-entry-id-310http://hongkongblong.com/files/224a82c254366ac204d285e5a3a1411d-310.html#unique-entry-id-310
I tested it today and noticed that it will make another ‘comment’ link appear to the right before it opens up a panel. Simply just click on that and you should be able to hold forth at your leisure. Its been quite some time since anyone has, so please feel free to comment away...]]>danmcardle@mac.comDisturbing Mascots2011-03-25T06:27:46+08:00http://hongkongblong.com/files/0b5264458efee884b7f42abc17724055-309.html#unique-entry-id-309http://hongkongblong.com/files/0b5264458efee884b7f42abc17724055-309.html#unique-entry-id-309
Here we have the toy based on the infamous Col. Harlan ‘Hap’ Hazard, a well meaning but hopelessly unlucky astronaut. Seems every project Col. Hazard was assigned to experienced random, chaotic events. This toy chronicles his most famous Moon mission, during which he successfully landed only to realize that the boys at Cape Canaveral had outfitted him with a helicopter blade, instead of the intended rocket pack. Of course the helicopter idea didn’t work too well on the Moon, seeing as there’s no air...

]]>danmcardle@mac.comSuper English ForceFashionique2011-03-22T19:43:43+08:00http://hongkongblong.com/files/cef0a1a2ac693c5dc26d6f61f76a1ec1-308.html#unique-entry-id-308http://hongkongblong.com/files/cef0a1a2ac693c5dc26d6f61f76a1ec1-308.html#unique-entry-id-308
]]>danmcardle@mac.comDisturbing Mascots2011-03-18T06:43:45+08:00http://hongkongblong.com/files/dccc65d2d94fc1f44791424e5b166525-307.html#unique-entry-id-307http://hongkongblong.com/files/dccc65d2d94fc1f44791424e5b166525-307.html#unique-entry-id-307me hungry (quite the opposite in fact). These are even more unsettling in real life, ‘scare the children’ life-like, especially the ‘greek’ frog god in the toga, and the Renaissance woman holding a mutant pet that resembled ‘Woodstock’ from Charlie Brown...



]]>danmcardle@mac.comDisturbing Mascots2011-03-12T07:48:00+08:00http://hongkongblong.com/files/fa363034b90adab1ddce0d24a97565da-305.html#unique-entry-id-305http://hongkongblong.com/files/fa363034b90adab1ddce0d24a97565da-305.html#unique-entry-id-305hover. By the way what ever happened to the flying cars we were all supposed to have by now? Maybe Great Wall has something up their sleeves, hopefully more practical than their namesake landmark...

But I digress. as I stopped to shoot the aforementioned quirky name I saw what I thought was an oddly colored door pad, only to realize that this was a novelty item the owner had no doubt purchased while very, very drunk. Having a set of fingers trapped in a cardoor is the most unsettling car decoration i’ve ever seen, far more than the old ‘cabbage patch baby hanging by its fingers in the car window’ that thankfully fell out of favor years ago. This is cringe, even nightmare-inducing stuff for anyone who’s ever actually done this, ie slammed their fingers in a car door. I literally pulled my hand back in reflexive horror when I saw it. Suffice it to say it doesn’t make the car hover any better either...



]]>danmcardle@mac.comSuper English Force2011-03-07T11:06:35+08:00http://hongkongblong.com/files/0d6f12139c81e6359ca33d2725e0b389-304.html#unique-entry-id-304http://hongkongblong.com/files/0d6f12139c81e6359ca33d2725e0b389-304.html#unique-entry-id-304disguised as a dashboard air freshener - which would explain why our driver kept weaving around unseen obstacles and driving like a waking nightmare...

]]>danmcardle@mac.comFashionique2011-03-02T08:36:40+08:00http://hongkongblong.com/files/c135c7a40d0003c9ad4c35ccf478dfa5-303.html#unique-entry-id-303http://hongkongblong.com/files/c135c7a40d0003c9ad4c35ccf478dfa5-303.html#unique-entry-id-303
]]>danmcardle@mac.comFashionique2011-02-27T17:17:57+08:00http://hongkongblong.com/files/a9f402e7689b6670a409cc0fcabe8f65-302.html#unique-entry-id-302http://hongkongblong.com/files/a9f402e7689b6670a409cc0fcabe8f65-302.html#unique-entry-id-302
]]>danmcardle@mac.comDisturbing MascotsSuper English Force2011-02-25T12:59:26+08:00http://hongkongblong.com/files/228879d49b353b83b72a3179b46ee9c6-301.html#unique-entry-id-301http://hongkongblong.com/files/228879d49b353b83b72a3179b46ee9c6-301.html#unique-entry-id-301Break Like the Wind, the estimable sequel to Spinal Tap). A more useful US version would be targeted not at colicky babies and their sleepless parents, but rather for those unfortunates exposed to rightwing talk radio and fox news (such as workers forced to listen to rush limbaugh or sean hannity by their petty tyrant bosses). It would provide rapid relief from ignorant whining, race-baiting, spittle-flecked griping and toxic levels of foul smelling hot air...

]]>danmcardle@mac.comSuper English Force2011-02-22T06:58:52+08:00http://hongkongblong.com/files/dc5fafac3bb442aedfb5a57847159671-300.html#unique-entry-id-300http://hongkongblong.com/files/dc5fafac3bb442aedfb5a57847159671-300.html#unique-entry-id-300green jades. Wow. As if this were not enough, they claim to be the ‘first place in Beijing’ to boot; a veritable paradise of water sports (surfing and drifting) and spa treatments like ‘hydropathy-care’. Impressive lineup, but they also have venues for bowling, billiards and hairdressing. But it’s their singular ability to offer ‘water-larkishness’ that seals the deal for me. When’s the last time you were able to waterlark indoors? Exactly.



And as you can see by the accompanying shot of the pool, there is potential for water-larking aplenty. Never mind that the bizarre juxtaposition of stalactites, transplanted sections of cave wall, jade tiling, blimp hangar ceiling, and a flotilla of inflatable pool toys will melt your brain...

]]>danmcardle@mac.comHell O'KittyDisturbing Mascots2011-02-19T08:18:22+08:00http://hongkongblong.com/files/18e9d0a92f290c591f912838b657025f-299.html#unique-entry-id-299http://hongkongblong.com/files/18e9d0a92f290c591f912838b657025f-299.html#unique-entry-id-299No! Because it has Hello Kitty on it of course! And it smells like strawberries, just like Hello Kitty...

]]>danmcardle@mac.comSuper English Force2011-02-17T08:02:42+08:00http://hongkongblong.com/files/895ef7bf36fd6c5144f9655ba76cea5a-298.html#unique-entry-id-298http://hongkongblong.com/files/895ef7bf36fd6c5144f9655ba76cea5a-298.html#unique-entry-id-298of. A quick image search revealed only one other example of it, from a British sign vendor. I don’t recall ever seeing one in the UK, or in any former colonies etc that still use UK signage. Perhaps it means Warning! Something unknown and vaguely dangerous awaits you past this gate! Or maybe its cautioning you about the decoration hanging beside it. Warning! Dangerously oversized traditional Chinese knots ahead!


]]>danmcardle@mac.comSuper English Force2011-02-15T08:03:50+08:00http://hongkongblong.com/files/a98aa4991b2ae8bbcdb721c7a2c01f84-296.html#unique-entry-id-296http://hongkongblong.com/files/a98aa4991b2ae8bbcdb721c7a2c01f84-296.html#unique-entry-id-296no magic jackets.



Or is that static producing clothing (no matter how über-fashionable or yummy warm they may be)? Oh well as the ancient Chinese proverb goes, “better safe than static”. It sounds much more noble in the original Mandarin...

]]>danmcardle@mac.comSuper English ForceDisturbing Mascots2011-02-13T17:20:19+08:00http://hongkongblong.com/files/23f3bf2d9b56359a51eb77f7f0306107-295.html#unique-entry-id-295http://hongkongblong.com/files/23f3bf2d9b56359a51eb77f7f0306107-295.html#unique-entry-id-295
]]>danmcardle@mac.comSuper English Force2011-02-11T17:16:15+08:00http://hongkongblong.com/files/ed06b8126e47b0ac8d504af9debcb485-294.html#unique-entry-id-294http://hongkongblong.com/files/ed06b8126e47b0ac8d504af9debcb485-294.html#unique-entry-id-294new recipes still need to taste good. I could get the characters properly translated, but why spoil the mystique? And as quotes go, it’s far more thought provoking this way. Although I can’t say it made their entrees taste any better...

]]>danmcardle@mac.comFood & BleveragesDisturbing Mascots2011-02-09T20:38:05+08:00http://hongkongblong.com/files/3391f296ace67e85b10820ebd1a1aedd-293.html#unique-entry-id-293http://hongkongblong.com/files/3391f296ace67e85b10820ebd1a1aedd-293.html#unique-entry-id-293
Perhaps I’m not alone in my disgust, seeing as they had a veritable tower of the stuff sitting untouched for a week (on sale for 1/2 off to boot). The mind boggles at what the good folks at Gummi Works will think of next: how about a bucket of Gummi Small Intestines? 36 feet of chewilicious gummy joy! Or maybe a bucket of Gummi Meal Worms or Gummi Chum, to expand on their bait-as-candy motif...

]]>danmcardle@mac.comDisturbing Mascots2011-02-07T07:20:24+08:00http://hongkongblong.com/files/ea04ce009d9c51f0b6af8099db587d89-292.html#unique-entry-id-292http://hongkongblong.com/files/ea04ce009d9c51f0b6af8099db587d89-292.html#unique-entry-id-292sold for money. Suffice it to say I don’t think they’ll have any takers, save for the infamous ‘Museum of Bad Art’ in Boston. The puzzling thing about this atrocity is that who or whatever painted it can actually paint, at least in the sense that they know how to blend colors etc. I hope they didn’t actually experience the acid trip it seems based on. Some interesting mutant animals must be scurrying around their subconscious: we have a four-eyed snail, a coatrack-like truffula tree, a magenta parasite(?), a razor-toothed robotic toucan, a leaf-crested worm dragon, and my personal favorite in the menagerie, a gecko with a French Tricolore sawtoothed tongue...

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Does this mean urinals equal civilization? So... being close to the distance near them is... hmmm. I thought this plaque was perhaps misplaced, but they were dutifully posted above the other ten urinal stations as well. I must have been missing something all these years, just staring blankly ahead while I did my business, unaware that I was on the very cusp of progress...
]]>danmcardle@mac.comSuper English Force2011-01-26T20:15:21+08:00http://hongkongblong.com/files/87df420c76176adb138bc9f1a6afe107-290.html#unique-entry-id-290http://hongkongblong.com/files/87df420c76176adb138bc9f1a6afe107-290.html#unique-entry-id-290sale!

]]>danmcardle@mac.comFood & BleveragesHong Kong Wrong2011-01-23T08:12:35+08:00http://hongkongblong.com/files/1bec30f166cc87cc1d6fcc2dd06ec154-289.html#unique-entry-id-289http://hongkongblong.com/files/1bec30f166cc87cc1d6fcc2dd06ec154-289.html#unique-entry-id-289anything with legs - except the table! Yes hilarious I know. This is not true of course, as evidenced by the appalling number of spoiled dogs here...

Regardless, this place has a few of the more ‘unique’ local offerings on tap than the usual hole in the wall noodle shack, what I believe the British refer to as ‘offal’. We have large intestines, blood curd, ox tripe, pig liver, even pigskin (steamed not fried like pork rinds - yes pork rinds are pig skin, but you knew that, right?) to compliment the more mundane beef brisket and chicken wings. I’ve actually tried some of these dishes, like when my oldest brother mistakenly ordered cold oiled tripe in China (then insisted he really meant to get it). I’ve sampled korean blood sausage (which is similar in principle at least to the blood curd) in suburban Maryland of all places. Suffice it to say that I will be sticking with the brisket...

]]>danmcardle@mac.comSuper English Force2011-01-20T17:39:31+08:00http://hongkongblong.com/files/8c17cc6988084a3cbc47075a6ceefb3e-288.html#unique-entry-id-288http://hongkongblong.com/files/8c17cc6988084a3cbc47075a6ceefb3e-288.html#unique-entry-id-288
]]>danmcardle@mac.comSuper English Force2011-01-19T10:10:04+08:00http://hongkongblong.com/files/41db41bcc3af1d7e2351c1848d5dbc60-287.html#unique-entry-id-287http://hongkongblong.com/files/41db41bcc3af1d7e2351c1848d5dbc60-287.html#unique-entry-id-287
]]>danmcardle@mac.comSuper English Force2011-01-17T07:29:15+08:00http://hongkongblong.com/files/cfbb202edc210aac73888bbce6589bd4-286.html#unique-entry-id-286http://hongkongblong.com/files/cfbb202edc210aac73888bbce6589bd4-286.html#unique-entry-id-286
Anyway what really caught me is the added bonus listed below: not the 1200 meter water resistance (in case you ever develop the mutant ability to dive to 4000ft without a submersible) but rather the ‘sharkproof bracelet’. Honestly what good will that do you? Sure it’ll preserve the watch, but unfortunately the wrist its attached to won’t fare so well...

]]>danmcardle@mac.comSuper English Force2011-01-10T15:15:07+08:00http://hongkongblong.com/files/fee5beab1a22f1bf64993bbad17b0ae5-285.html#unique-entry-id-285http://hongkongblong.com/files/fee5beab1a22f1bf64993bbad17b0ae5-285.html#unique-entry-id-285
]]>danmcardle@mac.comFood & Bleverages2011-01-07T06:44:56+08:00http://hongkongblong.com/files/0cc626a96296423b02860072e968587a-284.html#unique-entry-id-284http://hongkongblong.com/files/0cc626a96296423b02860072e968587a-284.html#unique-entry-id-284dreamy, so pie-y. But then I noticed the O!Karto faux french fries. So O!-y, so karto-y... So I now have a conundrum: dreamy pie or O!Kartos? And then I saw the Lay’s Kyushi Seaweed potato chips beside them (hard to read I know). Decisions, decisions... oh who am I kidding - gotta go with dreamy pie! Though I would advise caution regarding Lott’s less popular dark chocolate option, Nightmare Cake...

]]>danmcardle@mac.comSuper English Force2011-01-04T19:56:11+08:00http://hongkongblong.com/files/f1d5986018dca41f732a5d0548163413-283.html#unique-entry-id-283http://hongkongblong.com/files/f1d5986018dca41f732a5d0548163413-283.html#unique-entry-id-283present, you are eligible for some super delicious food - in fact you’re authorized to ‘just take it, its yours!!!’ The juxtapositions here are mind boggling: the aforementioned WWII grunt with a huge fork strapped to his back, carrying a grocery bag overflowing with oddly matched fresh produce; the utterly nonsensical headline; the obnoxious impossible to read warped font (it’s actually called ‘hobo’ and is one of the ugliest fonts ever devised); the WWII British bomber crashlanding in the background, after narrowly missing the airdropped giant pumpkins; and last but not least, the Iraq/Afghanistan-era US troops in the foreground, all dutifully waiting for chowtime, also equipped with monstrous utensils. I guess they need the extra large silverware to get into the pumpkins?

So what does ANY of this have to do with the various restaurants of the Food Forum? Nothing! Just follow orders, soldier! And if anyone tries to impede you as you fill your duffel with a veritable cornucopia of pineapples, grapes and radishes, well just impale them with your army issue giant golden fork. Take it, its yours!

]]>danmcardle@mac.comSuper English Force2011-01-03T11:53:03+08:00http://hongkongblong.com/files/bae9fe387aaa195db995d064c3767cfc-282.html#unique-entry-id-282http://hongkongblong.com/files/bae9fe387aaa195db995d064c3767cfc-282.html#unique-entry-id-282Goooo Gusties! Blow ‘em away!

]]>danmcardle@mac.comDisturbing MascotsHong Kong Wrong2010-12-18T08:22:58+08:00http://hongkongblong.com/files/93d776eb4d5245459bb567a2b776fc6c-280.html#unique-entry-id-280http://hongkongblong.com/files/93d776eb4d5245459bb567a2b776fc6c-280.html#unique-entry-id-280
Hong Kong vinyl pioneer Michael Lau returns with... Crazymichael, a character born out of Lau’s collaboration with Nike for the Air Force 1’s 25th anniversary back in 2008... 12” figures are priced at $1,999 HKD, with only 499 units being made available.

Yes that about $260 US for a toy. Nice work if you can get it. By the way the thirty foot tall crazymichael in the lobby has a rotating head, no doubt to further cement his crazy status (that’s supposed to be a straightjacket he’s wearing). There are a number of these figures festooning the lobby around the blue carpet, as well as more human size toys that look like mutant ‘70s NBA players, ’80s break dancers, and various other ‘kindergardners’(?)

Again what is impressive or disconcerting depending on your viewpoint is the absurd scale of all of this. The giant michael is complimented by 20 foot wide floating ‘thought bubbles’ rigged from the ceiling; the exterior installation has seven foot spray cans and two story assemblages of ‘hi my name is’ stickers. I included the one ‘subversive’ addition. Seems Michael Lau (or one of his devoted coterie of proteges’) included bullshit as a name. How naughty! How subversive! How crazy! Personally I like the mysterious ‘german f’ one myself...









]]>danmcardle@mac.comSuper English Force2010-12-14T07:25:06+08:00http://hongkongblong.com/files/b0e87da7baf9d1a37b10ae7f6092985c-279.html#unique-entry-id-279http://hongkongblong.com/files/b0e87da7baf9d1a37b10ae7f6092985c-279.html#unique-entry-id-279Cosmo? Regardless I like Cowsmos better - hey I made a pun! I wonder if I should approach them with my idea. Not every customer would notice an extra ‘w’ in there, but those that do would no doubt appreciate the cleverness of my punnery and buy even more sweaters. So its a win-win.

]]>danmcardle@mac.comSuper English Force2010-12-13T18:51:19+08:00http://hongkongblong.com/files/909ff1c59a60af2f4b716d01ff7dc817-278.html#unique-entry-id-278http://hongkongblong.com/files/909ff1c59a60af2f4b716d01ff7dc817-278.html#unique-entry-id-278fashionable?

]]>danmcardle@mac.comFood & BleveragesDisturbing Mascots2010-12-10T19:45:53+08:00http://hongkongblong.com/files/555f2643bbe59376900eaa2f23b0c74d-277.html#unique-entry-id-277http://hongkongblong.com/files/555f2643bbe59376900eaa2f23b0c74d-277.html#unique-entry-id-277
]]>danmcardle@mac.comDisturbing Mascots2010-12-09T11:52:45+08:00http://hongkongblong.com/files/25a5aab5025200efe6db27f162c7d2d1-276.html#unique-entry-id-276http://hongkongblong.com/files/25a5aab5025200efe6db27f162c7d2d1-276.html#unique-entry-id-276
]]>danmcardle@mac.comHell O'KittyDisturbing Mascots2010-12-06T08:20:04+08:00http://hongkongblong.com/files/9615a77dc0579be698d6d4181fd7f2c5-275.html#unique-entry-id-275http://hongkongblong.com/files/9615a77dc0579be698d6d4181fd7f2c5-275.html#unique-entry-id-275


]]>danmcardle@mac.comSuper English Force2010-12-04T10:07:25+08:00http://hongkongblong.com/files/4223c06eae2d1175c9cfef5de87738bc-274.html#unique-entry-id-274http://hongkongblong.com/files/4223c06eae2d1175c9cfef5de87738bc-274.html#unique-entry-id-274I buried ‘Paul’, aka the body double/impostor Hippy’s pet crocodile...

]]>danmcardle@mac.comFood & BleveragesSuper English Force2010-12-02T10:41:32+08:00http://hongkongblong.com/files/101c95414d042cc44b7948ec71a920ac-273.html#unique-entry-id-273http://hongkongblong.com/files/101c95414d042cc44b7948ec71a920ac-273.html#unique-entry-id-273


]]>danmcardle@mac.comSuper English Force2010-11-30T07:49:03+08:00http://hongkongblong.com/files/b6c385a04cf7f3c53540ba6af02d89c6-272.html#unique-entry-id-272http://hongkongblong.com/files/b6c385a04cf7f3c53540ba6af02d89c6-272.html#unique-entry-id-272
]]>danmcardle@mac.comDisturbing Mascots2010-11-28T08:42:18+08:00http://hongkongblong.com/files/e69782953b262af8b36e124f372bbe79-271.html#unique-entry-id-271http://hongkongblong.com/files/e69782953b262af8b36e124f372bbe79-271.html#unique-entry-id-271in his nose? He doesn’t seem bothered by it though, judging by his hearty smile and wink. Then again I’m sure they haven’t lost any sales over it: I need to get some extra-strong suction hooks for my bathroom, but look at the anatomically freakish mascot! I can’t possibly justify purchasing that. Perhaps this brand over here with a proper hook nose on their mascot; yes, this will do nicely...

]]>danmcardle@mac.comSuper English Force2010-11-26T07:49:34+08:00http://hongkongblong.com/files/87ace46e6f5a4691011793704a3dd5cf-270.html#unique-entry-id-270http://hongkongblong.com/files/87ace46e6f5a4691011793704a3dd5cf-270.html#unique-entry-id-270look like the logical extreme of ‘pigs in a blanket’ but it’s not. This is high class fare. It’s for epicureans - says so right there! Just look at those fancy frame corners, and that elegant flourish of calligraphy (which I assume is supposed to be steam coming of the end of the hot dog?) Mmm...

]]>danmcardle@mac.comDisturbing Mascots2010-11-24T15:12:53+08:00http://hongkongblong.com/files/475c99fe21ff8ea29c12bb9a5fccdf04-269.html#unique-entry-id-269http://hongkongblong.com/files/475c99fe21ff8ea29c12bb9a5fccdf04-269.html#unique-entry-id-269Dandy doesn’t carry the same gay connotation there as it does in the US and ‘commonwealth’ countries I suppose. In fact, judging from the number of ‘dandies’ that festoon their anime cartoons and comics, having delicate elven features, bone white skin, foppish hair and an all-velvet wardrobe is all the rage. And the name is truly priceless - can’t imagine a more un-ironic moniker, considering their services; a nice vintage turn on ‘metrosexual’. Ah yes, let us return to the gilded age of dandified men, with lace handkerchieves and acerbic courtesan wit. Or perhaps a new crop of Oscar Wilde proteges, flinging brilliantly anachronistic turns of phrase into the flustered faces of pedestrian boors everywhere. Apparently you can now opt for the ‘premium whitening’ too - not sure if that just refers to just skin treatment, or if it includes ‘epicanthic fold’ surgery and faux-blue contacts as well. Or maybe a whole program to inject premium white dandy culture, so one can take of partake of ’CSI-Miami’ DVD sets, Hugo Boss body scrub, and suitably distressed Diesel jeans. Hell maybe they throw in some mayonnaise, the seminal ‘Hootie and the Blowfish’ album, a pack of Kraft American cheese (individually wrapped slices of course), a few seasons of ‘Friends’ and ‘Seinfeld’, and some J Crew mock-turtlenecks to establish a firm ‘white’ cultural base. And 50% off to boot!

]]>danmcardle@mac.comDisturbing Mascots2010-11-22T08:17:15+08:00http://hongkongblong.com/files/1a7fa5b0fd0c087cd86dc3ab7544f20a-268.html#unique-entry-id-268http://hongkongblong.com/files/1a7fa5b0fd0c087cd86dc3ab7544f20a-268.html#unique-entry-id-268
]]>danmcardle@mac.comHell O'KittyDisturbing Mascots2010-11-21T13:14:00+08:00http://hongkongblong.com/files/8ecdef5bb63211904b2d5c569338979e-267.html#unique-entry-id-267http://hongkongblong.com/files/8ecdef5bb63211904b2d5c569338979e-267.html#unique-entry-id-267anything with Hello Kitty slapped on it is beyond me, at least for anyone over the age of 9...



]]>danmcardle@mac.comDisturbing Mascots2010-11-18T11:11:40+08:00http://hongkongblong.com/files/764cf3aaeeb4383bfaa6c05c7bec2e8e-266.html#unique-entry-id-266http://hongkongblong.com/files/764cf3aaeeb4383bfaa6c05c7bec2e8e-266.html#unique-entry-id-266vomit-inducing) prowess are hittin’ the airwaves. I have to admit to trying one of these years (decades?) ago when it first came out, and it was one of the most disgusting, disquieting things i’ve ever eaten - which is saying something. It was a vaguely meatish lump stamped into a vaguely rib-rack shape - sans bones of course, slathered with ‘bbq’ sauce and onion bits. If ever there was a soylent green product on the market, this is it. For those of you who don’t know what soylent green is... its’ people! soylent green is people!

]]>danmcardle@mac.comSuper English Force2010-11-16T07:02:52+08:00http://hongkongblong.com/files/5314f455fc7a06a2601845a75ffdf943-265.html#unique-entry-id-265http://hongkongblong.com/files/5314f455fc7a06a2601845a75ffdf943-265.html#unique-entry-id-265
]]>danmcardle@mac.comFashionique2010-11-12T07:02:56+08:00http://hongkongblong.com/files/585fcd68480c81ea552e800cdd1dae0c-264.html#unique-entry-id-264http://hongkongblong.com/files/585fcd68480c81ea552e800cdd1dae0c-264.html#unique-entry-id-264doctor’s bag, or at least a purse styled on the classic country doctor case, big and chunky with clasps and a handle etc. But apparently Doctor Bag has moved on to corsets made from aluminum gutter sections - or is that stove piping? Either way this has to be the most uncomfortable looking accessory I’ve ever seen; well top three at least. I assume Doctor Bag is male, as no woman would ever put a serrated border under the breast line. Or would they? After all, ‘beauty knows no pain’...

]]>danmcardle@mac.comDisturbing Mascots2010-11-06T16:38:22+08:00http://hongkongblong.com/files/ce13f1da55929fd96989c202b1b43ca2-263.html#unique-entry-id-263http://hongkongblong.com/files/ce13f1da55929fd96989c202b1b43ca2-263.html#unique-entry-id-263two ears despite the tag. I have to say the expression on the model’s face is a bit much, especially considering she’s all or 4-5 years old. Hope she doesn’t get too attached to this look, and opt for surgery later...

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]]>danmcardle@mac.comSuper English Force2010-10-29T07:58:10+08:00http://hongkongblong.com/files/850087281360fc74d4a4ab0fe4a84ae2-260.html#unique-entry-id-260http://hongkongblong.com/files/850087281360fc74d4a4ab0fe4a84ae2-260.html#unique-entry-id-260
One can just imagine the Mighty Shoenhut himself as he stands upon a pile of corpses and pink pianos, taunting his remaining terrified opponents. “Aye, you soon-to-be-forsaken foes, mark well the mighty Schoenhut name, and mark well my fuschia instruments of destruction. For you hear your deathknell played upon their tiny, tinkling keys...”

]]>danmcardle@mac.comSuper English Force2010-10-26T08:51:03+08:00http://hongkongblong.com/files/d247254bf93bcf8d89b64ecbc51374bb-259.html#unique-entry-id-259http://hongkongblong.com/files/d247254bf93bcf8d89b64ecbc51374bb-259.html#unique-entry-id-259
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]]>danmcardle@mac.comSuper English Force2010-10-10T07:45:27+08:00http://hongkongblong.com/files/e18858668b1bd9f356430a45f42f725b-255.html#unique-entry-id-255http://hongkongblong.com/files/e18858668b1bd9f356430a45f42f725b-255.html#unique-entry-id-255
]]>danmcardle@mac.comSuper English Force2010-10-08T06:18:53+08:00http://hongkongblong.com/files/c4e836dc43d3610850eb677a180712ed-254.html#unique-entry-id-254http://hongkongblong.com/files/c4e836dc43d3610850eb677a180712ed-254.html#unique-entry-id-254
]]>danmcardle@mac.comSuper English Force2010-10-05T07:08:12+08:00http://hongkongblong.com/files/2d3fa152cef842656010220770183969-253.html#unique-entry-id-253http://hongkongblong.com/files/2d3fa152cef842656010220770183969-253.html#unique-entry-id-253Carbondale of the Advance Party. The Party is pretty particular about who gets to wear the name of their favorite city; not just any fashionista gets the honor...

]]>danmcardle@mac.comDisturbing MascotsFood & Bleverages2010-10-03T15:37:23+08:00http://hongkongblong.com/files/1eaca892acf916987a4c79e80a05620e-252.html#unique-entry-id-252http://hongkongblong.com/files/1eaca892acf916987a4c79e80a05620e-252.html#unique-entry-id-252
]]>danmcardle@mac.comFashionique2010-09-23T07:08:57+08:00http://hongkongblong.com/files/d7cee80cb009ae1999cb97f530522cb4-251.html#unique-entry-id-251http://hongkongblong.com/files/d7cee80cb009ae1999cb97f530522cb4-251.html#unique-entry-id-251ad from WTC in Causeway Bay. Presenting another must-have accessory: a purse full of champagne, to match your ever-present champagne flute. Though I have to say that i didn’t see any butlers carrying trays of refills when i was last down there. So unprofessional.

I suppose the idea is to simply dip your glass into your purse, or perhaps pour it out the side, though it looks like the latch will make that a messy proposition. Better to simply drink from it directly, ala wineskins of old, or use a straw? I hope the purse is insulated, as a mouthful of warmed champagne would ruin the whole fantasy; the additional note of hot vinyl would no doubt throw off the champagne’s delicately balanced flavors...

]]>danmcardle@mac.comDisturbing Mascots2010-09-20T07:07:10+08:00http://hongkongblong.com/files/730609d4112551100747d843be51afef-250.html#unique-entry-id-250http://hongkongblong.com/files/730609d4112551100747d843be51afef-250.html#unique-entry-id-250really want to know?

]]>danmcardle@mac.comFashionique2010-09-19T07:29:36+08:00http://hongkongblong.com/files/58086bb618e6c902f4fb180c8a3f8fce-248.html#unique-entry-id-248http://hongkongblong.com/files/58086bb618e6c902f4fb180c8a3f8fce-248.html#unique-entry-id-248
Anyway this billboard features one of the strangest tuxes I’ve ever seen - I’m guessing its paint-splattered Mylar, the same material in those silver florist balloons, but who knows? Maybe its especially space fabric designed to allow our heartthrob here to execute hyperkinetic ubermoves while crooning along with the latest cantopop schmaltz. The fabric cuts down the friction, but our hero runs a dangerous risk of collapsing from heat stroke, as the material mimics those shiny weight-loss suits on late night cable, and all that extra sweat pours down into his equally bizarre rainbow tinged reverse-winged shoes...

]]>danmcardle@mac.comFashionique2010-09-15T14:25:45+08:00http://hongkongblong.com/files/30917b87031658a74a7acdc60349871c-247.html#unique-entry-id-247http://hongkongblong.com/files/30917b87031658a74a7acdc60349871c-247.html#unique-entry-id-247
]]>danmcardle@mac.comSuper English Force2010-08-25T07:50:14+08:00http://hongkongblong.com/files/24d86c437be9ea0df0ac8f9f6351cdfb-246.html#unique-entry-id-246http://hongkongblong.com/files/24d86c437be9ea0df0ac8f9f6351cdfb-246.html#unique-entry-id-246goats tap dance, after plying them with wine and... well whatever goats prefer to feast on. Exquisite kitchen scraps?

]]>danmcardle@mac.comDisturbing Mascots2010-08-17T05:44:02+08:00http://hongkongblong.com/files/32fcfdfabf11446fa06ea35df3ea6357-245.html#unique-entry-id-245http://hongkongblong.com/files/32fcfdfabf11446fa06ea35df3ea6357-245.html#unique-entry-id-245what the hell is that supposed to mean? sense. The three eyes on Pinocchio are a bit disconcerting–and why use Pinocchio in the first place? Also the leaf growing from his nose doesn’t help clear up matters. Does that mean he’s lying, but in an environmentally responsible way?

]]>danmcardle@mac.comDisturbing Mascots2010-08-12T21:15:41+08:00http://hongkongblong.com/files/70acf9f5c4c28c9da4a0e654290771d5-244.html#unique-entry-id-244http://hongkongblong.com/files/70acf9f5c4c28c9da4a0e654290771d5-244.html#unique-entry-id-244I just got hit by a 10,000 lb hammer and its a bit disorientating’ eyes, and the puddle of fear induced urine (juice?).

I just wonder though–does the mango know the hammer’s coming, or do they surprise it and get even more fear pheromones in the bargain?

]]>danmcardle@mac.comDisturbing Mascots2010-08-09T22:45:57+08:00http://hongkongblong.com/files/e210fa02ea959dc20370eb79486f245f-243.html#unique-entry-id-243http://hongkongblong.com/files/e210fa02ea959dc20370eb79486f245f-243.html#unique-entry-id-243ever sent screws via the post office? My uncle needs some #24 philips head galvanized pronto - I better get down to the post office right away!

]]>danmcardle@mac.comFood & Bleverages2010-08-05T18:48:02+08:00http://hongkongblong.com/files/09780cca4371939f557781c73e3aff96-242.html#unique-entry-id-242http://hongkongblong.com/files/09780cca4371939f557781c73e3aff96-242.html#unique-entry-id-242
]]>danmcardle@mac.comDisturbing Mascots2010-08-03T06:50:40+08:00http://hongkongblong.com/files/788a71b3d8bba72eb4d321b5f1946b5f-241.html#unique-entry-id-241http://hongkongblong.com/files/788a71b3d8bba72eb4d321b5f1946b5f-241.html#unique-entry-id-241
]]>danmcardle@mac.comFashioniqueSuper English Force2010-07-23T02:27:54+08:00http://hongkongblong.com/files/3283cab0cb3009d20250627e7d745565-240.html#unique-entry-id-240http://hongkongblong.com/files/3283cab0cb3009d20250627e7d745565-240.html#unique-entry-id-240lightning produces cool candy and a good smell (carbonized grape jelly?) . I totally get it now...

]]>danmcardle@mac.comFashionique2010-07-21T06:28:18+08:00http://hongkongblong.com/files/9e93ef8aa5b1a6ba658257ada0d86f45-239.html#unique-entry-id-239http://hongkongblong.com/files/9e93ef8aa5b1a6ba658257ada0d86f45-239.html#unique-entry-id-239another bling encrusted belt fused onto the fretboard. A bit awkward to carry around all day, and obviously you can't play it, but as the saying goes, beauty knows no pain. Beauty also knows virtually nothing about actually playing guitar; one can imagine the shredded fingertips after a session with this monstrosity. Of course you'd have to string it first....

]]>danmcardle@mac.comSuper English Force2010-07-19T07:55:14+08:00http://hongkongblong.com/files/038e62738a85980cad578e98f86eb569-238.html#unique-entry-id-238http://hongkongblong.com/files/038e62738a85980cad578e98f86eb569-238.html#unique-entry-id-238Chinese classes. So if you want learn to speak Mandarin in an engaging, post-partisan (i.e. moderate republican) style, then this is the place for you. They also have side courses in triangulation and hippy bashing. Alas no 'Bush' language Centeries in the vicinity, but that might just be clever stategery on their part...

]]>danmcardle@mac.comSuper English ForceFashionique2010-07-13T08:06:39+08:00http://hongkongblong.com/files/44732a164b64be08856b081db95a54f6-237.html#unique-entry-id-237http://hongkongblong.com/files/44732a164b64be08856b081db95a54f6-237.html#unique-entry-id-237mate as I'm American). Good news for women afflicted with a smile that makes them look like they have mild case of diarrhea, or have just committed a minor faux paus (see below). Because now there's... Beauty Smile Trainer, an exciting new technology from Japan, the world leader in flesh toning contraptions, and products that look like sex toys, but with no obvious application. Two tapered ends?

But I digress. Seems all the weak smile sufferer has to do is place this bar in their mouth(?) and diligently work their underdeveloped smile muscles, and viola'. I assume that you need to be careful not to overdo it, lest you end up looking like Jack Nicholson as the Joker, or even worse, Julia Roberts...

]]>danmcardle@mac.comSuper English Force2010-07-10T08:11:01+08:00http://hongkongblong.com/files/d7db959d8f69b30eeb3e15f7725284b1-235.html#unique-entry-id-235http://hongkongblong.com/files/d7db959d8f69b30eeb3e15f7725284b1-235.html#unique-entry-id-235 I do, therefore I am...

]]>danmcardle@mac.comFashioniqueHong Kong Wrong2010-07-07T17:01:28+08:00http://hongkongblong.com/files/c7d3da2884df4117210298ce7960d1b3-234.html#unique-entry-id-234http://hongkongblong.com/files/c7d3da2884df4117210298ce7960d1b3-234.html#unique-entry-id-234appears to be a defiant shot across the bow of decrepitude–look she's 45 and chewing bubble gum!–its actually a shot at 45 year old women, who will (gasp) look their age unless they utilize the latest miracle slimming and skin-rejuvenation treatments...

]]>danmcardle@mac.comSuper English Force2010-07-04T08:40:30+08:00http://hongkongblong.com/files/6c17f071d246452b5783225109a1a144-233.html#unique-entry-id-233http://hongkongblong.com/files/6c17f071d246452b5783225109a1a144-233.html#unique-entry-id-233Soul Room wasn't odd enough for inclusion here, but 'for your conscious living' puts it over the top, especially when combined with a double ellipse (adds a touch of mystery......). But where does one find cutting edge fashions for unconscious living?

]]>danmcardle@mac.comFashioniqueSuper English Force2010-07-03T08:00:59+08:00http://hongkongblong.com/files/ab1a1fb204aa772034546c38dbc1e109-232.html#unique-entry-id-232http://hongkongblong.com/files/ab1a1fb204aa772034546c38dbc1e109-232.html#unique-entry-id-232




I couldn't find any additional explanations for the procedure, except that the 'shock wave type is electromagnetic'. But as usual the Cantonese website provided some other priceless translations. Seems Perfect Shape will be offering product stations at various local malls, where spokesmodels can be seen "...playing hula hoop and jump rope...

There'll also be "more on Breast Ho Ching magic solution." I wonder if they'll be applying that down at the mall? I'm sure they'd have a few male volunteers...

They use a patented 'Stovepipe approach' to slimness, with a 'banana diet can be used Lai!' 'The focus of this banana diet is breakfast any bananas from time restrictions, is that simple! ... a lot of Women with fat because of gastrointestinal or bad, Just think, food... (Wow. Just think, food... so zen).

And finally they 'will provide 6 large overeating obesity for overeating caused by large accumulation of fat induced obesity(?). And for the more stubborn cases, the promise that 'Miss Yip's [will lean into the] power cases...'
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]]>danmcardle@mac.comSuper English Force2010-06-20T17:28:57+08:00http://hongkongblong.com/files/cc1909c069a317a23d54864d5d3f448b-230.html#unique-entry-id-230http://hongkongblong.com/files/cc1909c069a317a23d54864d5d3f448b-230.html#unique-entry-id-230um...). My sister sent me this sign from Manhattan - not only do they have the lowest prices, they are the lowest, the physical embodiment of the very concept of 'lowest-price-ness...

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They even suggest several acts of rank stupidity, such as this gem:



One can only hope that their clientele don't really try stepping into oncoming cars with a traffic cone over their heads, but who knows? Perhaps getting struck by an SUV (or even better a Mini Cooper) in the name of fashion by is smartest/stupidest way to insure immortality, to truly be 'tragically hip'...

]]>danmcardle@mac.comSuper English Force2010-06-12T17:27:39+08:00http://hongkongblong.com/files/b7301ecb394346711a308ff5c834a14c-227.html#unique-entry-id-227http://hongkongblong.com/files/b7301ecb394346711a308ff5c834a14c-227.html#unique-entry-id-227go! go! go! get some GI rations upstairs pronto. Just fall in with the cutlery-wielding Marines as they charge hellbent over pumpkin-laced minefields (or provide suppression fire from behind giant mutant cabbages). And all with air cover provided by fearsome pickled corn cobs(?). I honestly don't know which WWII movie this is trying to reference, but it apparently won all kinds of awards at Cannes - just look at all those wreathes!

]]>danmcardle@mac.comFashioniqueSuper English Force2010-06-11T06:26:28+08:00http://hongkongblong.com/files/d8c4e8b532a53827fb7bd6703134ed35-226.html#unique-entry-id-226http://hongkongblong.com/files/d8c4e8b532a53827fb7bd6703134ed35-226.html#unique-entry-id-226
]]>danmcardle@mac.comSuper English ForceFashionique2010-06-08T07:33:05+08:00http://hongkongblong.com/files/2ce62b08be5f974dabc704e1a9233d89-225.html#unique-entry-id-225http://hongkongblong.com/files/2ce62b08be5f974dabc704e1a9233d89-225.html#unique-entry-id-225overnight.



No really - says so right there on the internet, and they have the scientific terms to prove it. From some other online ad copy: "Saggy Breasts?? If you are one of the millions of women who suffer from the embarassment of small breasts, then Night Bomber can change your life. Impact occurs when you are sleeping; From a well-known study, It is making the extra fat from the back and arms to move to the bust... when the bust rise hormone is discharged and it awakens." Note the handy arrows below which illustrate how and where the fat is moving. Seems to have worked wonders in this case...



More hard medical backup follows:" ...not can be satisfied with just that, you observe to also the “lact gene receptor”... 3 completion long hormones of L-[orunichin], L-[ariginin] and the gabardine (gabardine?) stimulating from inside the bust, it assures volume rise. While sleeping, making the lact gene receptor expand in the mammary gland, it is the mechanism which becomes enormous..."

Well there you have it. A watertight scientific proof of how it works. My personal favorite ingredient is 'gabardine'. Apparently in addition to providing dapper suit fabric, it stimulates bust interiors as well. Who knew? Well Night Bomber G scientists, thats who...
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Also due credit for not trying to make math sexy, which is never going to work, though many have tried. As proof I offer but a few of the 'sexy math' gifts I came across online. You've got your seventies 'Pi-MP' shirt, you're 'mathematicians do it rigorously', and finally 'for a good prime call (all prime numbers of course - clever)'. Now that's quality. Who says mathematicians don't have a sense of humor? All non-mathematicians do...



]]>danmcardle@mac.comSuper English Force2010-06-04T06:31:26+08:00http://hongkongblong.com/files/669dc49b8ab7c7035ac33961a1bbb370-223.html#unique-entry-id-223http://hongkongblong.com/files/669dc49b8ab7c7035ac33961a1bbb370-223.html#unique-entry-id-223Naf naf league is a French(?) designer label, though the only products I could find online were on ebay and charity gift sites. Oh well. Definitely a catchy name, though, and the phrase 'takeachance with naf naf league' just has a nice cadence to it. Or maybe its a nod to the infamous ABBA song, and its diabolical take a chance, take a chance, take a chance chance chance background chant - which of course will now be stuck in my head all day...

]]>danmcardle@mac.comDisturbing Mascots2010-05-30T17:10:48+08:00http://hongkongblong.com/files/e4c7a6e7546987ca017cc3b007ef27e6-222.html#unique-entry-id-222http://hongkongblong.com/files/e4c7a6e7546987ca017cc3b007ef27e6-222.html#unique-entry-id-222is mane and tail shampoo. For horses.



From the company website:



One of the odder splash pages you'll come across. Honestly how many companies give personal and animal care options? Also I love the little horse name in the lower right hand corner: Anton 343; interesting name for a horse. Does he know Andre 3000? Sadly the model didn't get her name up too. Anyway more from the website FAQ: Mane ‘n Tail products were originally developed for horses. Horse owners reported seeing significant improvement in the health and appearance of their horses’ manes and tails. Similar results were seen when horse owners and groomers used the products on themselves (wouldn't you?). This was the beginning of the Mane ‘n Tail legend. They also have a nail care solution called Hoofmaker, So not only can you get lustrous shine with Mane n' Tail, but you can also clean up those split nails after a hard day of riding and/or wagon pulling...
]]>danmcardle@mac.comCookie Moon Doggie Spa2010-05-28T07:22:32+08:00http://hongkongblong.com/files/24ee2cce405b048e23b834d89a29325b-221.html#unique-entry-id-221http://hongkongblong.com/files/24ee2cce405b048e23b834d89a29325b-221.html#unique-entry-id-221Gaite means 'gaiety' in French. While one imagines they don't actually sell gay poodles, passion on poodle is a painfully poor choice of copy. Suffice it to say they were a tad naive when they wrote it up? Anyway they sell very, very expensive poodles (and poodle bling), which are popular in HK though not as much as other precious yippy breeds.



They also have another sign close by (unfortunately is obscured in this shot). It says buy the best you only cry once. How true, especially in the take-no-prisoners world of poodle gaiety. Choose poorly and you may well be stuck with merely content (heureux), or mildly amused (légèrement amusé)...


]]>danmcardle@mac.comDisturbing Mascots2010-05-24T19:10:51+08:00http://hongkongblong.com/files/3f62b9f3fa6857118c744d8c20b26857-220.html#unique-entry-id-220http://hongkongblong.com/files/3f62b9f3fa6857118c744d8c20b26857-220.html#unique-entry-id-220toasted after all...

]]>danmcardle@mac.comSuper English ForceCosmo Living Chic Condo2010-05-23T16:56:20+08:00http://hongkongblong.com/files/b1048b924c70a55d57d90bd3d079c00f-219.html#unique-entry-id-219http://hongkongblong.com/files/b1048b924c70a55d57d90bd3d079c00f-219.html#unique-entry-id-219French pressure Tut new radio technology (!) without needles, recognized and awarded by the U.S. FDA, American scientists patent awards, SKINJET to speed in 0.01 seconds, between the moment the essence of liquid mist into the skin in depth from 3.2 to 9.1 mm underlying the skin, skin can be completely absorbed.'

Well if it has American scientists working on it, it must be safe! I guess the depth of the 'essence of liquid mist' is key here - deadly over 9.2mm, but Dr. Renew is a trusted professional and knows his way around a French pressure Tut radio. Still why not go one better? How about a 'Belgian Ramses hyperwind tunnel' generating Mach 5 airspeeds, forcing the subcutaneous fat cells into a slimmer, more aerodynamic shape? Or not...

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]]>danmcardle@mac.comSuper English Force2010-05-12T07:41:18+08:00http://hongkongblong.com/files/680c606ee1af9bd80c021bfd694bb147-215.html#unique-entry-id-215http://hongkongblong.com/files/680c606ee1af9bd80c021bfd694bb147-215.html#unique-entry-id-215what? Quality? Good for backpacking? Bulletproof? Still they are technically correct: this pack is NOT a mountain range...

]]>danmcardle@mac.comDisturbing Mascots2010-05-08T09:57:23+08:00http://hongkongblong.com/files/4aa5894ec7b3529b428c464c1261124a-214.html#unique-entry-id-214http://hongkongblong.com/files/4aa5894ec7b3529b428c464c1261124a-214.html#unique-entry-id-214
]]>danmcardle@mac.comFashionique2010-05-05T07:54:00+08:00http://hongkongblong.com/files/2400e24215a6863e684d9c9a95971e18-213.html#unique-entry-id-213http://hongkongblong.com/files/2400e24215a6863e684d9c9a95971e18-213.html#unique-entry-id-213don't smile - not even a self-satisfied smirk. As the saying goes, 'beauty knows no pain', but beauty never had to clean up freeze-dried cheek fragments...



]]>danmcardle@mac.comFashioniqueSuper English Force2010-05-03T17:38:03+08:00http://hongkongblong.com/files/d77ae2ca188e7b8909da9bc16275af3b-212.html#unique-entry-id-212http://hongkongblong.com/files/d77ae2ca188e7b8909da9bc16275af3b-212.html#unique-entry-id-212
]]>danmcardle@mac.comCosmo Living Chic Condo2010-05-02T08:12:40+08:00http://hongkongblong.com/files/e187f0dcc4621bb5793086c7b0094a9b-211.html#unique-entry-id-211http://hongkongblong.com/files/e187f0dcc4621bb5793086c7b0094a9b-211.html#unique-entry-id-211WarrenWoods. They easily make up for the uninspired name with the tagline though - 'under the glitz, a veil of luxury'. Hard to improve on that. But under the flash, beneath the thin veneer of luxury, what lies below? A screen of extravagance? A sheen of overindulgence? Or a portal into the fabled dimension of... Hyperluxury?

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]]>danmcardle@mac.comFashioniqueSuper English Force2010-04-17T08:24:06+08:00http://hongkongblong.com/files/2a9ed7b84235f380b9e0c0ec3cd1b883-207.html#unique-entry-id-207http://hongkongblong.com/files/2a9ed7b84235f380b9e0c0ec3cd1b883-207.html#unique-entry-id-207479 essentials. And no such list is complete without a 'White BIble'. I assume this is a guide to wearing white, but perhaps its a guide to acting white, complete with mayonnaise recipes, outdated street slang, ideal wrangler jeans/college sweatshirt combinations, and the location of every TGIFriday's in the contiguous 48 states...

]]>danmcardle@mac.comSuper English Force2010-04-13T18:26:46+08:00http://hongkongblong.com/files/ea27da49e77dd70424e3b4037b821af2-206.html#unique-entry-id-206http://hongkongblong.com/files/ea27da49e77dd70424e3b4037b821af2-206.html#unique-entry-id-206you perfect, but your spouse/boyfriend as well, whether he wants it or not. While you're getting the Lancome' cyber-whitening, Bobbi Brown mascara match (you are such an Autumn!) and gold leaf/seaweed slim wrap, he's getting a brutal facial scrub with fist-sized Icelandic pumice, then a hearty backwaxing with authentic Brazilian beeswax, followed by forced shin implants - sorry dear, but princes are supposed to be tall. And of course there's the electroshock Pavlovian therapy to ween him of ESPN and Playstation; all the more time for listening - really listening - to your detailed constructive criticisms...

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I've yet to find a better street shot, but I did manage to find this web banner ad. Seems Jen here depends on it to loose 20 lbs. in one month. Wow - that is miraculous. One hopes that she means 20 pounds of fat, and not, say, internal organs or brain tissue. Hate to have a bunch of 'invasion of the bodysnatcher' types shuffling about HK, pointing at chubby ladies who obviously haven't succumbed and unleashing that unearthly scream...

]]>danmcardle@mac.comFashionique2010-04-09T12:23:36+08:00http://hongkongblong.com/files/37fa9ed1a8c3c7a7f6db62c827a87b1a-204.html#unique-entry-id-204http://hongkongblong.com/files/37fa9ed1a8c3c7a7f6db62c827a87b1a-204.html#unique-entry-id-204original into disturbing, perhaps even budding serial killer. Makes me wonder if that's just a wig in front of him, or something far more 'original'...

]]>danmcardle@mac.comSuper English ForceDisturbing Mascots2010-04-05T07:20:21+08:00http://hongkongblong.com/files/e660d1e4d004b190dc7a779eb3c77876-203.html#unique-entry-id-203http://hongkongblong.com/files/e660d1e4d004b190dc7a779eb3c77876-203.html#unique-entry-id-203anywhere in China; and while 'ecological grassland' sounds vaguely positive, it doesn't actually mean anything. Also considering China's infamous plastic additive (melamine) scandal, when the Chinese throw words like ecological around, one should be very wary. Still I have to give credit to the poor sods who had to photoshop the 'dairy cow' clouds (having done this once myself with the old AOL logo, i can attest that its a real pain in the ass to make clouds look both 'realistic' and recognizable as something else). But perhaps the bovine guardian spirits really are watching over this precious patch of idyllic green, and the photographer just got lucky...


]]>danmcardle@mac.comSuper English Force2010-04-03T11:02:09+08:00http://hongkongblong.com/files/c64c4957a4d53f7873a6a934f5819b8d-202.html#unique-entry-id-202http://hongkongblong.com/files/c64c4957a4d53f7873a6a934f5819b8d-202.html#unique-entry-id-202chinese airline standards. Still they do get offsetting credit for choice of condiments - hard to top coconut tree god lantern hot pepper sauce (which my wife assures me is the correct translation from the mandarin above). In the interest of science i tried it - decent enough as hot sauces go, but i wonder if the coconut tree god would be proud of his worshippers...

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]]>danmcardle@mac.comSuper English Force2010-03-21T15:24:25+08:00http://hongkongblong.com/files/32c8747b0886d4569f78a33619db8731-198.html#unique-entry-id-198http://hongkongblong.com/files/32c8747b0886d4569f78a33619db8731-198.html#unique-entry-id-198of fat is unsettling. Really unsettling. Still it apparently qualifies for the 'No. 1' anthropomorphic thumb, making it the top-selling fat bomb on the market...

]]>danmcardle@mac.comSuper English Force2010-03-17T06:23:54+08:00http://hongkongblong.com/files/a409a2c625d8d14fa0772c13041896fb-197.html#unique-entry-id-197http://hongkongblong.com/files/a409a2c625d8d14fa0772c13041896fb-197.html#unique-entry-id-197any surface unassisted for chrissake. Imagine going out to the nearest karst and having Spidey scoot up a sheer wall with ease, then drop four stories, land in a fighting crouch, dust off his hands, then turn to you smiling and say 'OK, now you try it'...

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I later looked this extraganza up on the internets, and found a trove of wow-inducing (if somewhat disturbing) pickin's. First off there's the tagline:

7 Magic Masters Made You Feel The WOW Once In Your LIFE (I guess having sex, falling in love, etc don't actually produce WOW for most people; kind of sad actually...)

And the 7 Masters each have their own uniquely worded story as well. A few selections from the program guide:

Escape from Reality; He’s cool. She’s even cooler. The two meet in the magic arena. Only one can be the winner. So guess what’s next. (Death by... cooling?)

Story of High Heel; A magician with a heart full of love. A pair of high heels. A romantic story is about to begin. (I really hope this isn't a shoe fetish thing...)

"He" is in a Bar; This ‘guy’ in the Magic Bar – what will he serve up next? (I really don't know what to do with this one. Is 'he' a she? Does that magically influence his/her bartending somehow?)

And the best of the bunch - Moments with Mr. Magic; Mr. Magic would WOW you with the Wondrous World of Wonders. (A whole new take on www...)

The site also provided some choice bio information on our WOW-ists. I had no idea Magic had so many championships, certificates, and awards. Here are just a few:

...awarded twice in the World Magic Championship, aka FISM, and has a Master’s Degree in the F.F.F.F. Original Close-up Magic Convention USA...

...the first Japanese to win the Magic Manipulation World Championship in World Magic Championship, aka FISM, and the Golden Lion Award in Las Vegas...

and finally Mr. Magic's CV: He is the only complete conjurer in Hong Kong... the only magician in Asia held AIMC Silver Star membership of the British Magic Circle and the only Hong Kong magician featured in Hollywood Magic Castle in the US... has a Bachelor Degree in the Fechter’s Finger Flicking Frolic Original Close-up Magic Convention...

Both the magic circle and the magic castle? But - but how? Ahh yes, magic. And yes thats 'Fechter’s Finger Flicking Frolic'. Think about that for a second. OK that's enough...

]]>danmcardle@mac.comSuper English Force2010-03-10T06:59:52+08:00http://hongkongblong.com/files/891dbf71b8e0529c7494fe5a4db2f84d-195.html#unique-entry-id-195http://hongkongblong.com/files/891dbf71b8e0529c7494fe5a4db2f84d-195.html#unique-entry-id-195is quite cheap (maybe not such a bad name after all). They have the all usual cantopop available - note the 'Love Mi' poster (more on her later), as well as the latest hong kong martial arts blockbuster 'bodyguards and assassins' (make up your minds gentlemen, you can't be both). Ironically that DVD is outrageously overpriced....

]]>danmcardle@mac.comSuper English Force2010-03-07T09:00:05+08:00http://hongkongblong.com/files/f48b5a51e2b1ad60914b9faae3d88d09-194.html#unique-entry-id-194http://hongkongblong.com/files/f48b5a51e2b1ad60914b9faae3d88d09-194.html#unique-entry-id-194do have Guinness however, which easily counterbalances these minor points. Actually having Guinness counterbalances the just about everything...

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Anyway I stumbled upon this rather disturbing pair while looking for shoes for my daughters - two 'life sized' wedding dolls, which (I'm guessing) are intended to look like old photographs. Unfortunately they look far more like zombies or ghosts, emanating crushing despair and colorless melancholy; the effect is even further magnified by the groom's sad hand wave and bride's faded bouquet. Not exactly the vibe you want establish for your marriage - trapped in an eternity of bottomless despair, mournfully gazing out of your glass prison at all those happy technicolor lives...

]]>danmcardle@mac.comSuper English Force2010-02-26T09:12:13+08:00http://hongkongblong.com/files/962ee6d1bed950fb265cc4c35f8efd4d-189.html#unique-entry-id-189http://hongkongblong.com/files/962ee6d1bed950fb265cc4c35f8efd4d-189.html#unique-entry-id-189Transformingers or Optimum Primus Trucker, they've decided to go with the baffling moniker 'Variety King Kong'. If nothing else they're sure to throw the lawyers off the scent with this one...

]]>danmcardle@mac.comFashioniqueSuper English Force2010-02-20T08:08:54+08:00http://hongkongblong.com/files/64a0216c56b5325b744e0a81ce59ffa9-188.html#unique-entry-id-188http://hongkongblong.com/files/64a0216c56b5325b744e0a81ce59ffa9-188.html#unique-entry-id-188Dancing Wolves and Septwolves. Not sure if september wolves is a reference to some uprising or revolution, or an obscure Chinese folktale. Nasty looking wolf though (doesn't look good on a polo shirt) in marked contrast to the suave film noir icon for 'dancing'. I'm guessing dancing wolves is more for sweetly dangerous ladykillers, ready to sweep a dame off her feet with some hard-nosed, soft-hearted detective work, while septwolves goes for the aggressive 'hunting in packs' type, usually seen at sports bars or a Hooters happy hour, howling for more chicken wings and twofer pitchers, making endless boorish passes at the long suffering waitresses. You don't want to be on the streets when a pack of septwolves stumbles upon some dancing wolves; the dancers swinging in to deliver some ironic oneliners and solid uppercuts, the septwolves gangtackling, spewing sports analogies and Schwarzenegger quotes...



]]>danmcardle@mac.comFashioniqueSuper English Force2010-02-18T18:15:01+08:00http://hongkongblong.com/files/7a7802392a139a51ecf8e4a2fd89264c-187.html#unique-entry-id-187http://hongkongblong.com/files/7a7802392a139a51ecf8e4a2fd89264c-187.html#unique-entry-id-187
]]>danmcardle@mac.comSuper English Force2010-02-17T08:47:41+08:00http://hongkongblong.com/files/b60e41df74480396349e3b0cc3d7f815-186.html#unique-entry-id-186http://hongkongblong.com/files/b60e41df74480396349e3b0cc3d7f815-186.html#unique-entry-id-186is 'natural' and 'functional' though, so thats good(?). Perhaps its best that the ingredients are listed in Chinese...

]]>danmcardle@mac.comCantopop Level of HellSuper English Force2010-02-11T08:33:50+08:00http://hongkongblong.com/files/b0b4de6268baeba3b0e4d631943dfb45-185.html#unique-entry-id-185http://hongkongblong.com/files/b0b4de6268baeba3b0e4d631943dfb45-185.html#unique-entry-id-185Lai first broke in to the Asian entertainment scene as the second runner-up in the 1986 New Talent Singing Awards. A record contract followed, as did fame when his debut album 1990s Meet the Rain went gold. Success followed with a series of chart-topping releases among them the award-winning single Not One Day I Dont Think of You... Lai was later crowned one of the 'Four Heavenly Kings of Canto-pop'...
Seems he's tired of ruling heaven (or a quarter of it at least), and is back on the comeback trail; he's decided to usher in 2010 with a 'dream wedding' tour. Unfortunately Leon's dreams appear to involve razors, disembodied female body parts (bleeding paint all over everything, even on his otherwise immaculate tux). Other highlights include flights of fighter jets and WWII bombers, ferris wheels, headless poledancers, and a truly disturbing female torso equiped with a camera simulating male genitalia. Yow. Don't know what to do with that one. Anyway I think I'll stick to tamer fare, like a Heironymous Bosch painting, or maybe one of those quaint Saw movies...









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Also upon closer inspection, I noticed it looks suspiciously like the iBird a few boxes down. Hmmm. Now a cynic would say that the iFairy is just the iBird with 'fairy' coloring and pink packaging. A cynic mind you...

]]>danmcardle@mac.comFashioniqueSuper English Force2010-01-30T09:21:30+08:00http://hongkongblong.com/files/4fc95e249edfd46d7e729509ffd6100b-179.html#unique-entry-id-179http://hongkongblong.com/files/4fc95e249edfd46d7e729509ffd6100b-179.html#unique-entry-id-179yesterday either...

]]>danmcardle@mac.comSuper English Force2010-01-28T07:50:59+08:00http://hongkongblong.com/files/ee9540c5260118366c58684e209eba56-178.html#unique-entry-id-178http://hongkongblong.com/files/ee9540c5260118366c58684e209eba56-178.html#unique-entry-id-178Mind Attack Spider Game. Not sure how you play exactly, but apparently if you hit the spider robot with your infrared laser, it 'screams and falls'. Not for the faint of heart. One can only imagine the chronic nightmares visited upon some unfortunate, overly imaginative seven year old: trapped in the middle of a sprawling spider's web; assaulted by endless waves of demonic cyborg arachnids (who scream in unearthly rage when you do manage to hit one of them); but they're just too many of them, and the nicad batteries in your tiny infrared laster pistol are running low... Perhaps 'Mind F*ck' would be better.

]]>danmcardle@mac.comSuper English Force2010-01-26T08:13:29+08:00http://hongkongblong.com/files/c73a2b735636f965e017258f7e0b26d3-177.html#unique-entry-id-177http://hongkongblong.com/files/c73a2b735636f965e017258f7e0b26d3-177.html#unique-entry-id-177
]]>danmcardle@mac.comSuper English ForceFashionique2010-01-22T08:10:00+08:00http://hongkongblong.com/files/196d3a76b2882de4feee4d503f01764f-176.html#unique-entry-id-176http://hongkongblong.com/files/196d3a76b2882de4feee4d503f01764f-176.html#unique-entry-id-176just socks, then yes they do match rather well...

]]>danmcardle@mac.comSuper English Force2010-01-19T17:38:20+08:00http://hongkongblong.com/files/45990617d4b143bb4b07e971ba7d2c79-175.html#unique-entry-id-175http://hongkongblong.com/files/45990617d4b143bb4b07e971ba7d2c79-175.html#unique-entry-id-175Read every day - Even if you read books every day, you'll still never finish reading all the books in the world - but do make it a ritual. What's the point here exactly? Of course you'd never finish all the books in the world; this sounds more like don't bother, or what the hell, stave off the inevitable. I could understand a do not go gently into that good night inspirational tone, or even so read what you love vibe, but this makes it all sound rather overwhelming and pointless, like do brush your teeth, even though they'll all decay and rot out of your head regardless...



It reminds me of those death countdown clocks that used to pop up in airline catalogues, usually in 'the sharper image' or similar executive toy section. They would digitally display your statistical time of death as a 'reminder' to get things done. Or to not bother...]]>danmcardle@mac.comFashionique2010-01-17T08:25:02+08:00http://hongkongblong.com/files/ed621eeae2421270148865b4865ee352-174.html#unique-entry-id-174http://hongkongblong.com/files/ed621eeae2421270148865b4865ee352-174.html#unique-entry-id-174
]]>danmcardle@mac.comFood & BleveragesSuper English Force2010-01-14T08:39:26+08:00http://hongkongblong.com/files/d2b17226f1aff1e19594dee2d5b440cc-173.html#unique-entry-id-173http://hongkongblong.com/files/d2b17226f1aff1e19594dee2d5b440cc-173.html#unique-entry-id-173StarzBites! I haven't seen one of these abominations in person, but apparently its a crust with 18 individual 'bites' attached like spokes, each stuffed with a 2-tone cheese stick (note the z-shaped flourish on top - nice touch - very starzy). The actual pizza is topped with scallops, peaches, pineapple, 'embedded' sausage slices, 'intertwining' mozzarella and cheddar cheeses, and 'innovative' miracle island sauce (thousand island dressing being a common alternative to tomato sauce here in HK and in Japan). Hell who wouldn't want to partake of such a multi-faceted, multi-dimensional treat, if only to be a part of history? I'm feeling more starzy just by looking at it. As for the name, what else are you going to call it? Spokeybites? Sporez?


]]>danmcardle@mac.comFashioniqueSuper English Force2010-01-11T06:54:25+08:00http://hongkongblong.com/files/0de1732e01dde45948f19ddcf573d2f9-172.html#unique-entry-id-172http://hongkongblong.com/files/0de1732e01dde45948f19ddcf573d2f9-172.html#unique-entry-id-172really pack in the tourists. And this is the largest of them all, dwarfing the other 58 in the province. These hypermalls exist in at least 8 extra dimensions, allowing innocuous looking complexes like this to hold over 38,000 stores...

]]>danmcardle@mac.comSuper English ForceDisturbing Mascots2010-01-09T08:52:37+08:00http://hongkongblong.com/files/8fb935554e90311a4a94e2b7e9209638-171.html#unique-entry-id-171http://hongkongblong.com/files/8fb935554e90311a4a94e2b7e9209638-171.html#unique-entry-id-171is making that universal 'drinking' motion), getting some 'liquid courage' under his belt before the 'sitting on santa's lap' portion of the party starts. Seems even he gets nervous about dealing with droves of demanding, bratty kids...



]]>danmcardle@mac.comSuper English Force2010-01-08T07:04:48+08:00http://hongkongblong.com/files/b867340c1a891960f9aa0995ff33d13a-170.html#unique-entry-id-170http://hongkongblong.com/files/b867340c1a891960f9aa0995ff33d13a-170.html#unique-entry-id-170the place is - the original location that spawned the now time-worn expression - well now you have your answer. Apparently its been in a strip mall in Malaysia all this time. Who knew? Its also an 'overtime cafe & lounge', so if you've just pulled an extra shift at work, just swing by Borneo for a quick bite or pick me up...

]]>danmcardle@mac.comSuper English Force2010-01-06T06:52:28+08:00http://hongkongblong.com/files/02642cd0f5bbc395917c9c987765ddd0-169.html#unique-entry-id-169http://hongkongblong.com/files/02642cd0f5bbc395917c9c987765ddd0-169.html#unique-entry-id-169
]]>danmcardle@mac.comSuper English Force2010-01-05T07:03:04+08:00http://hongkongblong.com/files/7b57bf1aa2308f5646160bf3072c3276-168.html#unique-entry-id-168http://hongkongblong.com/files/7b57bf1aa2308f5646160bf3072c3276-168.html#unique-entry-id-168had a revolving pavilion; must be for the Queen's private use. I googled it later, and its actually from Poland; and here I thought this was another case of a Chinese marketing guy ginning up more nonsensical (but impressive sounding) English combinations. My apologies to the many Chinese marketing guys who peruse this site. Love the crowned 'R' and full moon, though...

]]>danmcardle@mac.comSuper English Force2010-01-03T17:13:17+08:00http://hongkongblong.com/files/2388eaecdd504e1519e72cb90dd07854-167.html#unique-entry-id-167http://hongkongblong.com/files/2388eaecdd504e1519e72cb90dd07854-167.html#unique-entry-id-167need a 24 hour hotline is beyond me; perhaps its better not to ask...



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