[extropy-chat] NEO deflection

[Adrian Tymes]

http://www.straightdope.com/columns/001103.html
http://www.pinyin.info/chinese/crisis.html

As urban legends go, this one is kind of true...but misleading.  It's
based on inexact translations of the symbols in questions - they
*could* be read to mean "danger" and "opportunity", but not quite in
the same meaning as "crisis = danger + opportunity" implies.

--- Bret Kulakovich <bret at bonfireproductions.com> wrote:

> 
> Does this say "ice cream waffle dog" or something, then? =)
> 
> http://pw1.netcom.com/~spritex/crisis.gif
> 
> 
> /hates when that happens.
> 
> //especially with a tattoo.
> 
> 
> 
> On Aug 10, 2005, at 1:45 PM, Adrian Tymes wrote:
> 
> > That's Chinese, and an urban legend (though one that they happily  
> > relay
> > to tourists).
> 
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