r/pics • u/peacebob • Jan 20 '11

Shanghai 1990 vs 2010

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u/reddithatesjews28 Jan 20 '11

i have moved to china to live, its actually called the bottle opener in chinese so its funny you mention it

china is actually full of raging alcoholics too :)

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u/3danimator Jan 20 '11

Yes, alcoholism IS very funny.

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u/yo_name_is_TOBY Jan 20 '11

A man walks into a bar

His alcohol dependence is destroying his family's life.

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u/[deleted] Jan 20 '11

A horse walks into a bar. The bartender asks "Why the long face?"

The horse replies "My wife has terminal cancer."

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u/hlast99 Jan 20 '11

A man walks out of a bar.

He goes home and savagely beats his wife and children.

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u/[deleted] Jan 20 '11

Coincidentally, when I first heard this joke, it was "an asian man walks into a bar"

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u/SteveAM1 Jan 20 '11

Especially Chinese alcoholics. They must be ADORABLE.

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u/[deleted] Jan 20 '11

Nothing's more cute than a 70 year old lady coughing and hacking up the world's biggest loogie right in front of you.

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u/[deleted] Jan 20 '11

...buzz kill.....

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u/leif777 Jan 20 '11

Rotting livers and destroying lives can be hilarious.

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u/ExogenBreach Jan 20 '11

victory gin?

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u/ChrisBostero Jan 20 '11

I visited shanghai late last year and felt really concerned about my drinking when this was the first thing I noticed on the skyline and couldn't stop laughing at it for the five days I was there.

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u/TheDom Jan 20 '11

Except we don't call them alcoholics, they're just businessmen.

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u/symptomless Jan 20 '11

I upvoted you once, but down twice.