tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post563743874868598671..comments2023-10-22T18:25:39.688+08:00Comments on The View from Taiwan: Hanging with the Son in TaipeiMichael Turtonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17974403961870976346noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post-34391683577723276882011-08-06T12:19:34.299+08:002011-08-06T12:19:34.299+08:00Peanut Palace?Peanut Palace?Readinnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post-28195527291082637132011-08-05T19:22:02.556+08:002011-08-05T19:22:02.556+08:00"the sign outside the Chiang Kai-shek exhibit..."the sign outside the Chiang Kai-shek exhibit asks that people "maintain a respectful attitude" while visiting."<br /><br />Yes, keep your insults to a mutter.<br /><br />LOLMarcnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post-28856250257223831812011-08-05T19:19:34.765+08:002011-08-05T19:19:34.765+08:00@Marc
I have not seen those. But I have seen the ...@Marc<br /><br />I have not seen those. But I have seen the Ma Ying-jiu sock puppet on the other end of Ketagalon Blvd.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post-8876019762639334872011-08-05T19:09:36.109+08:002011-08-05T19:09:36.109+08:00yes, the Land Bank Museum is right across from the...yes, the Land Bank Museum is right across from the 2-28 peace park. Directly north of the two locomotives.Michael Turtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17974403961870976346noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post-83414755949766337362011-08-05T18:25:27.689+08:002011-08-05T18:25:27.689+08:00Did anyone see the Mao and Chiang handpuppets in t...Did anyone see the Mao and Chiang handpuppets in the CKS-Mem souvenir shop? So cute!<br /><br />(Not.)<br /><br />Although, I did buy a ROC centenary scarf - but at the Tienmu flea market for 100 bucksMarcnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post-50537928806590681632011-08-05T18:21:25.221+08:002011-08-05T18:21:25.221+08:00Two goodlooking and above-average gents - Zeb and ...Two goodlooking and above-average gents - Zeb and his PaMarcnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post-70300386680122272132011-08-05T16:52:58.451+08:002011-08-05T16:52:58.451+08:00We went during a week day and there was almost nob...We went during a week day and there was almost nobody at the Egyptian exhibit at Dead Dictator Hall: http://lockerz.com/s/121603582<br /><br />(BTW, the sign outside the Chiang Kai-shek exhibit asks that people "maintain a respectful attitude" while visiting.)<br /><br />Where is the Bank Museum? Is it across from 2-28?Patrick Cowsillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12904899672214340947noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post-60572269766540073442011-08-05T15:54:04.521+08:002011-08-05T15:54:04.521+08:00How about The Phallic Representation of Political ...How about The Phallic Representation of Political Impotence Imagined In The Economic Realities of the 1970's: An Expression of Postmodernist Architecture and Moulded Concrete aka Deep Dicking The Dictator on the Cheap. Too long?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post-60690050637713918772011-08-05T13:31:10.226+08:002011-08-05T13:31:10.226+08:00blasphemyblasphemyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post-15822186976593427712011-08-05T12:02:08.072+08:002011-08-05T12:02:08.072+08:00No, Dead Dictator Temple, both in form and in (Chi...No, Dead Dictator Temple, both in form and in (Chinese) name.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post-14324341880389436092011-08-05T11:57:08.697+08:002011-08-05T11:57:08.697+08:00It would have to be pithier than CKS memorial hall...It would have to be pithier than CKS memorial hall.....Michael Turtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17974403961870976346noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post-10515257864766542182011-08-05T11:39:05.497+08:002011-08-05T11:39:05.497+08:00"Dead Dictator Memorial Hall"
I sometim..."Dead Dictator Memorial Hall"<br /><br />I sometimes call it "Murdering Thug Memorial Hall"<br /><br />It would be nice if an alternative name that accurately described the place could gain traction amoung the expat and/or English speaking community. As one of the most (<i>the</i> most?) populate EL blog about Taiwan, perhaps you could host an informal context and let people submit suggestions and those of us who read the site could try to use the term consistently from then on.<br /><br />We need something that is accurate, easy to remember, easy to say - that something that is catchy enough to catch on.Readinnoreply@blogger.com