From The Los Angeles Times:
Consider the tale of the jilted husband who exacted his revenge after his wife ran off: He charged into the shop that gave her a makeover and broke the beautician’s fingers.
Or the diner who speared his tongue with a hook while eating a fish head. The mysterious woman who only walks backward, the farmer whose savings were eaten by rats.And the spinster who frightens suitors with a strange demand: She wants to be buried together — in the same coffin. They can be found every day on the pages of the China Daily, the nation’s only English-language newspaper, little stories detailing the weird and the wonderful, the funny faux pas and folksy tales that offer a taste of the Chinese sense of humor. [Full Text]
[Image: This cartoon ran with a brief headlined “Chimpanzee chooses own birthday present,” about a wildlife park resident in Anhui province whose keepers let it tour the city and choose a fruitcake and a suit, from China Daily.]
