Thursday, December 29, 2005

Idiot With a Pig's Head on His Shoulder

It has been reported that Industrial Minister David Emerson had said Jack Layton had “boiled dog’s head smile.” In the Toronto Star’s report, Emerson justified it by saying that it was and expression his wife uses on him all the time. A word to the dumb politicians: do not call anyone else what your wife calls you because it can only be either an insult or sexual harassment. And in the case that your wife uses a language other that your mother tongue, be extraordinarily careful. And if your wife is Cantonese, don’t even think of do it. In the case that you must, use familiar once, like "two-timing bastard" or "been bad, need punishment." It is a testament to the love between the Emerson that Mrs. Emerson feels intimate enough to express her love by insult him good-naturedly. Unless David sees his relationship with Jack in the same light as with Mrs. Emerson, he really should not use the same expressions. And a word to Jack: don’t ask your wife for a smart reply and start practicing your “gong hei fat choy.” Now that is an expression your wife won’t say to you. Yeah, yeah, we Chinese are inscrutable.

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