Sam and Becky are celebrating their 50th wedding anniversary. Sam says to Becky, "Becky, I was wondering - have you ever cheated on me?"
Becky replies, "Oh Sam, why would you ask such a question now? You don't want to ask that question..."
"Yes, Becky, I really want to know. Please..."
"Well, all right. Yes, 3 times..."
"Three? Well, when were they?" he asked.
"Well, Sam, remember when you were 35 years old and you really wanted to start the business on your own and no bank would give you a loan? Remember, then one day the bank president himself came over the house and signed the loan papers, no questions asked?"
"Oh, Becky, you did that for me! I respect you even more than ever, to do such a thing for me. So, when was number 2?"
"Well, Sam, remember when you had that last heart attack and you were needing that very tricky operation, and no surgeon would touch you? Then remember how the doctor came all the way up here, to do the surgery himself, and then you were in good shape again?"
"I can't believe it! Becky, you should do such a thingfor me, to save my l ife. I couldn't have a more wonderful wife. To do such a thing, you must really love me darling. I couldn't be more moved. So, all right then, when was number 3?"
"Well, Sam, remember a few years ago, when you really wanted to be president of the golf club and you were 17 votes short..?" wow Power Leveling wow Power Leveling
Mrs. Liu was a peasant. The driver of the BMW, Su Xiuwen, is the wife of a businessman. The initial scrape was minor, but after a confrontation, Mrs. Su drove the car into Mrs. Liu.
And that would have ended it, except for two things. First, the "BMW case" tapped into sharp class resentments emerging in this Communist country, which long espoused a classless society. And second, that anger was able to coalesce in what is becoming an increasingly influential court of appeals in China: the Internet, which boiled with online outrage.
This week, in a rare step, officials here announced an investigation into possible judicial corruption in the case, state media reported. There is already speculation that Mrs. Su could face a harsher verdict, a result that would appease the online critics but could also set an uneasy precedent for reformers trying to establish a genuine rule of law in China.
That yawning gap is a fundamental contradiction of China's economic boom. Wealth is pouring in, swelling the middle class, yet hundreds of millions still live in poverty.
Here in the northeast, once the country's industrial center but now mired in unemployment, it is not hard to find class bitterness rubbed raw by the case. "We ordinary people have to obey the laws," said a taxi driver. Mrs. Su, he said, does not: "She has the power. She has the privilege. She can drive wildly."
Initially, the accident barely attracted attention outside Harbin.
Then, after bystanders intervened, she returned to the car, apparently to back up. But she unexpectedly drove forward, crushing Mrs. Liu and injuring several others. The car crashed to a halt against a tree.
"My wife was dragged for six or seven meters," Mr. Dai said. He said he tried to lift her right arm but it was broken. He saw blood coming out of her mouth. "People said she was already dead," he recalled. "I was just dumbfounded."
The question at trial was whether Mrs. Su had intentionally tried to harm Mrs. Liu or had simply mistakenly put the car into first gear instead of reverse. The trial was notable for its lack of eyewitnesses, though many saw the incident.
One of them was Mr. Dai, who said he had received almost $10,000, roughly eight years' wages. He said he did not even attend the trial. "I just want peace for my family," a weary Mr. Dai said as one of his two daughters listened. "I don't care about the verdict and whether it is justice or not."
But China's "netcitizens" cared very much. Editors at Sina.com, the country's most popular Web site, said that after the verdict, more than 200,000 messages were posted to chat rooms, many suggesting corruption was to blame.
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Abelakura - Dark Rider Candidate « Result #8 on Sept 18, 2007, 9:22pm »
Contact Information: squeeblefrog@hotmail.com
Name: Abelakura (A'kura)
Age: 16
Gender: Male
Class: Darkrider Candidate (is that possible?)
Family: Dano and Thai of Benden Hold
Description: Abelakura has firey red hair that is shoulder length, and dark red eyes. He is rather tall and prefers wearing black robes.
Personality: He tends to keep to himself and is rather fearless.
Background: Abelakura was cast out of his home by his parents because he accidentally killed one of their best herdbeasts. The dark riders were out on a secret Search and took Abelakura.
Sample RP: He wanted to scream, but found that nothing would come out of his lungs. He was in nothing, was nothing. He didn't know if he even had lungs anymore. He found himself questioning as to why he'd decided to come with this man, why he bought into the whole idea of dragons. He wondered why he had so readily jumped onto the back of a creature he'd been tought to fear. But then again, where could he have gone? Anywhere else would have been better. This would be a terrible way to die. And then, as quickly as it had began, it was all over. Heat. Sunshine. They were alive!
Dragon stats: No dragon yet
Name: (No dragon yet, but requested name: Akranth)
This was never officially annouced, by Crying Weyr has closed, because, I cannot run a Weyr with the lack of tim e I have on my hands, and, because members have been inactive, so Crying Weyr is Closed, and I'm very sorry.
Re: Big Trouble « Result #10 on Jan 6, 2007, 5:41pm »
Greetings from afar! My name is Cheryl, I was hoping to play your RPG. I am hoping you recover. If I am acceted you may call on me for advice anytime. Please believe, there is a way to heal inside an out. Sometimes, healing salve, only covers a wound. e-mail me k
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