Verbatim from past issues of Time Magazine...

"Starbucks must move out of the imperial palace immediately, and it can no longer allowed to taint China's national culture."
~ Legislator's call for closure of Starbucks at the Forbidden City

Al... right.. still... I think the renting out of plastic flowers at Tiananmen Square for offering to Chairman Mao (and taking them back again to rent out to others) is more of a taint than Starbucks.

"[Old] traffic signals leave half the population invisible."
~ Police chief's take on the newly-installed "traffic lights that flash up alternate male and female figures" in Fuenlabrada, South of Madrid.

Cute. Bet the accident rate of women in the area will reduce. Sure.

ARGH. Yeah. Hate the world today.