BUMMER...THERES STILL ONLY 1.4 BILLION LEFT

24 less Counter-Strike players now.

I know, I'm going to hell.

You see?!!!

Talk about your flamewars.........

Needs more soy sauce.

I have a carpool going, hop on Quick1!

uh... nevermind.

And now several D&D games are all farked up.

"Aieeee! fire!"
"Not now I'm checking my mail"
24? Did no one escape?

They have Internet cafe's in China? I thought the Net was a threat to the authority of the Communist Party or something. It has that evil free exchange of ideas.

They were probably so engulfed in Fark they couldn't break themselves away from their screens...

k just joking...R.I.P.

Uh huh, Accident? Thats what they want you to think. Hello insurance.

"If your gonna play the game boy, you better play it right"

Kenny Rogers always says it best. He obviously predicted this.

"Fire encroaching...download almost done. Fire encroaching...download almost done. Fire encroaching...download almost done..."

They must've not been at a good 'save' point

Let's see... Something bursts into flames. Two options seem to jump out at you: Stay and burn, or leave and live.

What are these people farking stupid?

*bing bow boing*(instant message from booth 3)

Ro coor dude, you wroke hot.

No wreary, you hot, rike fire, sriouwsry.....

Anyone want flied lice with that?

Ahh shiat im going straight to hell :)

I hope it's not the good china.

*going straight to 7734

What were these people playing at 2:45 am?

Forget about the fire, I'm just about to get the POWER-UP!!!

Wanna neck?

Anyone who says "Chinese Fire Drill" get smacked!

why do people even submit this stuff with a sad tag.. its not like anyone says anything sympathetic.

my .02

Chinese Fire Drill!

Should be "gets", obviously. Cripes...

oh yes....
ahem... CHINESE FIRE DRILL!!

I think the use of the "sad" tag has become generally tongue in cheek Phish.

*smack*

*smack smack*

crap on a stick! the "wanna neck" pic was the last thing when i posted
>sob< I wanted to be first chinese fire drill post

Strange. These places are usually one story and low capacity. Everyone decided to walk out on their hands or something?

Is there any irony in the fact that I added a 2nd fan to my computer this afternoon?

Strange. These places are usually one story and low capacity. Everyone decided to walk out on their hands or something?


Well, you know Chinese drivers. Maybe they have the same problem with walking in a crowd as driving?

*ducks*

FOLLOWUP: No FARKers were injured in the calamity.

Whew. That's what's important.
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After consuming 24 Chinese, the fire returned a half hour later hungry for more.

24 people burned to death, that god damn hilarious. may your loved ones suffer the same fate. I'll be there with marshmallows and lighter fluid.

You're right Frkboy. People are being callous. Truth be told, I really love the Chinese. I even write a song about it (not really):

I Like Chinese

(Spoken)The world today seems absolutely crackers,
With nuclear bombs to blow us all sky high.
There's fools and idiots sitting on the trigger.
It's depressing and it's senseless, and that's why...

I like Chinese.
I like Chinese.
They only come up to your knees,
Yet they're always friendly, and they're ready to please.

I like Chinese.
I like Chinese.
There's nine hundred million of them in the world today.
You'd better learn to like them; that's what I say.

I like Chinese.
I like Chinese.
They come from a long way overseas,
But they're cute and they're cuddly, and they're ready to please.

I like Chinese food.
The waiters never are rude.
Think of the many things they've done to impress.
There's Maoism, Taoism, I Ching, and Chess.

So I like Chinese.
I like Chinese.
I like their tiny little trees,
Their Zen, their ping-pong, their yin, and yang-ese.

I like Chinese thought,
The wisdom that Confucious taught.
If Darwin is anything to shout about,
The Chinese will survive us all without any doubt.

So, I like Chinese.
I like Chinese.
They only come up to your knees,
Yet they're wise and they're witty, and they're ready to please.

I like Chinese,
I like Chinese
We sometimes bomb theire embassies,
But we don't really mean to we thought they were trees

All together.

Wo ai zhongguo ren.
Wo ai zhongguo ren.
Wo ai zhongguo ren.
Ni hao ma; ni hao ma; ni hao ma; zaijien!

I like Chinese.
I like Chinese.
Their food is guaranteed to please,
A fourteen, a seven, a nine, and lychees.

I like Chinese.
I like Chinese.
I like their tiny little trees,
Their Zen, their ping-pong, their yin, and yang-ese.

I like Chinese.
I like Chinese.
They only come up to your knees...

maybe they were just busy looking at that Brazilian Soccer team thingy so they could kill kittens and then eat them.

*time to burn in hell*

P.S I know it's Korea and not China, but it could catch on.

to proccupied with their hentai porn or something

A man was walking through Chinatown when he noticed a sign reading: "Hans Schmidt's Chinese Laundry." Being of a curious nature, he entered and was greeted by an old Oriental man who identified himself as Hans Schmidt.
"How come you have a name like that?" inquired the stranger.
"Is simple," says the old Oriental man.
"Many, many year ago when come to this country, stand in immigration line behind a big German guy. Immigration lady look at him and go, "What your name?"
He say, "Hans Schmidt."
Then she look at me and go, 'What your name?'"
"I say, Sam Ting."

FRKBOY: You can either cry in the face of tragedy and defy its power to trample your spirit OR you can laugh in its face and strive forward. I'm sure 99% of the FARKers here wouldn't dare express such black humor in the face of relatives of those who died/suffered in that fire. We're not monsters. We simply choose to distance ourselves from the horrible event with humor. It's a pretty human thing to do.
Is death funny? Damn right it is... in the right place and at the right time. Now is the time and now is the place.
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24 people die out of 1.4 Billion? The people next door to the cafe probably didn't even notice what was going on.

Why is there no Disneyland in China?
No one's tall enough to go on the good rides.

An airplane takes off from the airport.
The captain is Jewish and the first officer is Chinese.
It's the first time they've flown together and it's obvious by the silence that they don't get along.
After thirty minutes, the Jewish Captain speaks, "I don't like Chinese."
The First Officer replies, " Ooooh, no like Chinese? Why ees that?"
The Captain says, "You bombed Pearl Harbor. That's why I don't like Chinese."
The First Officer says, "Noooo, noooo.... Chinese not bomb Pearl Harbah. That Japanese, not Chinese."
And the Captain answers, "Chinese, Japanese, Vietnamese... it doesn't matter, they're all alike."
Another thirty minutes of silence.
Finally the First Officer says, "No like Jew."
The Captain replies, "Why not? Why don't you like Jews?"
The First Officer says, "Jews sink Titanic."
The Captain tries to correct him, "No, no. The Jews didn't sink the Titanic. It was an iceberg."
The First Officer replies," Iceberg, Goldberg, Rosenberg, no mattah. All same."

Serves 'em right! They shouldn't have pee-peed in my Coke.

aahhgg
i was going to make some slur about crispy fried duck,but i just can't bring myself to do it.

was that supposed to be funny Hytes Xian?
is there a post count now or something?

HYTES!!!!!!! Good to see you.

I remember that joke from when I was a kid. A few years ago my 12 year old brother approached me and told me that joke like I'd never heard it before. I was blown away that those same old jokes seem to transcend generations.

kevbo: yes, death can be funny. i'll admit that. when people do something retarded, and kill only themselves, it's funny. there's nothing in this story that says that it's the fault of the people who died. 24 people dying in an internet cafe means that something kept them there. faulty exits (as the article pointed out as a possiblity), a burning support landing in front of the door, something. and even if every single one of them was to blame, i don't think burning to death could be funny.

Must be those cheap commie cisco routers.

GOD DAMNIT, THE CHINESE HAVE NO PROBLEM SAYING 'L'. It's THE JAPANESE WHO CAN'T!

WHY DOES NO ONE KNOW THIS!?

I dunno, I've always got a chuckle from some of those self-immolating monks in Vietnam. Puts milk through my nose every time! SNORT
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Obviously the event itself is not funny but for better or worse many of us have the ability to turn it into a springboard for humor. Jokes can obviously be funny while still being inappropriate, thoughtless and callous. I find them to be rather comforting post-trauma. It's certainly alright to not find room for humor here. I just hope it doesn't mean you don't find a release for unhealthy accumulations of stress and emotions elsewhere.
I've lost a relative or two to fire and believe it or not, some of the god damn funniest jokes I ever heard were told during the calling hours and related directly to the deceased and the fire. Some of us survive this way and move forward, others don't. Either is fine.
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