This may seem pedantic, and I accept that a significant proportion of readers will see nothing wrong with the advert below, but I wish this town would decide whether we are using American English, or proper English. Ok I put ‘proper’ in there just to wind some of you up, but the point remains valid. If a newspaper has a singular style that all journalists conform to, surely they could impose the same standards on their advertisers. I accept the old adage that the UK and US are two countries divided by a common language, but it seems cultural imperialism has now infected the SCMP much to our collective mutual detriment.
About McPherson's Rant
McPherson’s Rant is an old Scots Folk Song about a Robin Hood Type Character who was hanged.
There is no connection, unless you count the “rant” part. The world’s a strange place and sometimes a “rant” at absurdity and unfairness is just what’s required.
Here you can expect to find examples of stupidity, irony and idiocy , especially relating to Hong Kong, and with particular attention to the SCMP, and its’ letters page. A common problem with many blogs is their failure to find something new to say, I find the SCMP, and it’s letters page, provides plenty of ammunition on a daily basis and will reference them frequently. If you have your own letter not getting published, put it on our comments section.
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Taoist Master Sex Scandal
Only in Hong Kong. A young model agrees to have sex nine times, with a lorry driver masquerading as a Taoist master, in the belief that this will improve her career
I said model but perhaps I should have said moron, but she is 19 years of age, moron or not, and I’m not sure our would be Master should go to jail. If lying about yourself to increase your chances of getting laid is a crime, the Police would be busy every weekend in Lan Kwai Fong with all the charlatans pretending to be brokers, traders and bankers.
Sentencing is due on 21st January, lets see what he gets.