China now has too many Wangs...

[ruiner4u]

BEIJING (AFP) - With more than a billion people now sharing just 100 surnames, Chinese authorities are considering a landmark move to try to end the confusion, state media reported Tuesday.

Current Chinese law states that children are only allowed take the surname from either their mother or father, but the lack of variety means there are now 93 million people in China with the family name Wang.

Another report by the Chinese Academy of Sciences found at least 100,000 people share China's most popular name, Wang Tao.

Du said the move for ethnic minorities would encourage them to use traditional surnames and avoid the practice of taking Han Chinese surnames, which reduces the variety of names and harms their cultural heritage.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20070612/lf_afp/lifestylechinasocietynameoffbeat_070612065246

[shadowknows69]

1. You're a braver man than I for posting this.

Salud!!!

[rurallib]

2. Memo to China: Not a good idea to cut off your Wang.

[Systematic Chaos]

3. This post makes me wanna

ding-a-dang dong, my dang-a-long ling-long.

Okay, music fans, it's time to play "Spot the Obscure Reference"!!

:rofl:

[mikeytherat]

5. Jesus Built My Hotrod - Ministry

Go I get a prize?

mikey_the_at

[Ex Lion Tamer]

7. And who sings it?

Hint: it's not Al.

[Edweird]

10. That would be Gibby from the Butthole Surfers

[Ex Lion Tamer]

12. We have a winner!

I've been into Ministry ever since they shifted from techno to hardcore. Saw them a number of times on this last tour.

The last 2 albums have been a welcome return to form--evidently, Al needed a George Bush to rekindle his rage. I remarked to a friend of mine that those 2 albums damn near make Bush's presidency worthwhile.

It was a joke, of course.

[TechBear_Seattle]

4. It is very difficult to make a phone call in China because so many have the same last name

When you try Wing, you likely get a Wong number.

:hi:

[shain from kane]

6. "100,000 people share China's most popular name, Wang Tao" Are any on Homeland Security's no-fly

listing?

[Ex Lion Tamer]

8. Must . . . NOT . . . make . . . joke . . . Must . . . NOT . . . make . . . joke . . . MUST . . . not

[WiseButAngrySara]

11. LOL! Please do. I was waiting to read it from the brave. ....n/t

[shain from kane]

9. Too many? Too many? It's still one to a customer, isn't it?

[StarryNite]

13. One to about 50%

of the customers.

[shain from kane]

17. So we have to share our wangs with the other half. And I was so attached to mine. Or is it so

attached to me?

[StarryNite]

18. Most guys are into that kind of sharing.

Sometimes it's a real problem getting them not to share it. I guess they are just very giving people.

[Silent3]

14. Korea has it pretty bad too.

About 50% of the population use one of just four family names (in order of popularity): Kim, Lee, Park, and Choi

The rest of the population mostly uses one of just around 250 others names.

I wonder if they have a lot more trouble with identity theft than we do?

[Matariki]

15. Oh, you funny caucasian people can just suck the wax tadpole.

okay? ;-)

[ruiner4u]

24. *sigh*

and a tadpole it is...

[truebrit71]

16. So does that mean there'll be fewer Wong numbers?

Sorry...couldn't...help....myself....

[kskiska]

21. Old joke

Why don't Chinese people have telephones?
Because they're afraid they might Wing the Wong number.

[truebrit71]

23. LOL!!!!

:rofl:

[brentspeak]

19. There was an old TV commercial for the "Wang Corp."

A bunch of business execs in a meeting asking each other, "Wang???"

[rinsd]

20. Yankees love their Wang!

Another good performance from the Yankees' young sinkerballer last night.

[shain from kane]

22. Wang Dang Doodle by Willie Dixon

Tell Automatic Slim
Tell Razor Totin' Jim
Tell Butcher Knife Totin' Annie
Tell Fast Talkin' Fanny
Tonite we're gonna pitch a ball
Down to that union hall
Gonna romp and tromp 'till midnight
We're gonna fuss and fight 'till daylight
We're gonna pitch a wang dang doodle all night long


Tell Cedar-Crawling Red
To tell Abyssinian Ed
Tell old Pistol Pete
To tell every one he meet
Tonight we need no rest
We're really gonna throw a mess
We're gonna break out all the windows
Gonna kick down all the doors
We're gonna pitch a wang dang doodle all nite long


Tell Fats and Washboard Sam
That everybody's gonna jam
Tell Shakey and Boxcar
We got sawdust on the floor
Tell Peg and Carol Dime
We gonna have a hell of a time
When the fish scent fills the air
There'll be snuff juice everywhere
We're gonna pitch a wang dang doodle all nite long