TheNanfang » fail http://www.thenanfang.com/blog News & views about Guangzhou, Shenzhen & Dongguan Fri, 10 Oct 2014 02:00:00 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 Red Lamborghini Wrecked in Shenzhen Collision http://www.thenanfang.com/blog/red-lamborghini-wrecked-in-shenzhen-collision/ http://www.thenanfang.com/blog/red-lamborghini-wrecked-in-shenzhen-collision/#comments Fri, 18 Jul 2014 10:12:08 +0000 Charles Liu http://www.thenanfang.com/blog/?p=27479 Continue reading ]]> shenzhen lamborghini crash traffic collisionA Lamborghini sports car worth over $441,000 was wrecked in a collision last night in Shenzhen with alcohol suspected to be a factor, reported the Shenzhen Traffic Police.

Early this morning at around 12:52 am, a driver named Ma crashed a red Lamborghini Aventador Ip 700 into the rear of a Mercedes-Benz. Ma was driving on Futian South Road and was turning onto Binhe Boulevard when he lost control of his vehicle. Ma is said to have drinking at a bar before the collision and was driving fast. There were, amazingly, no reported injuries.

The temporary license plate of the Lamborghini has been discovered to be a fake.

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Photos: PSB Propaganda, Shenzhen Traffic Police

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Five Injured When Police Handgun Goes Off At Kindergarten Safety Demonstration http://www.thenanfang.com/blog/five-injured-when-police-handgun-goes-off-at-kindergarten-safety-demonstration/ http://www.thenanfang.com/blog/five-injured-when-police-handgun-goes-off-at-kindergarten-safety-demonstration/#comments Fri, 30 May 2014 02:07:09 +0000 Charles Liu http://www.thenanfang.com/blog/?p=24533 Continue reading ]]> henan gun dischargeFive people were hurt when a police handgun accidentally went off during a safety demonstration given by police at a kindergarten in Henan Province, reports CCTV News.

The incident occurred yesterday at around 10am at the Haiwen Experimental Kindergarten in Zhengdong New District, Zhengzhou.

Nobody was hit when the gun went off, but some were injured when the bullet hit the floor, causing fragments of concrete to hit spectators.

Injured are four parents and one child, mostly with light wounds. All victims have been treated at the No. 3 People’s Hospital in Zhengdong New District and are expected to be released from hospital in the next three to five days.

Photo: CCTV via Weibo

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Shenzhen Driver Taunts Police Online, Police Post His Arrest Online http://www.thenanfang.com/blog/a-weibo-fable-shenzhen-driver-taunts-police-online-police-post-his-arrest-online/ http://www.thenanfang.com/blog/a-weibo-fable-shenzhen-driver-taunts-police-online-police-post-his-arrest-online/#comments Wed, 28 May 2014 06:38:07 +0000 Charles Liu http://www.thenanfang.com/blog/?p=24291 Continue reading ]]> This is a great story – a fable, if you will – told entirely in Weibo posts.

weibo shenzhen police post Weibo is a place where people like to have fun. The Shenzhen Traffic Police are just like you and me: they share their love of GIFs while trying to admonish the dangerous activities they depict, and reply to funny questions with funny answers.

bmw no zuo no die Weibo user MrCharlesChen is a also a guy who likes fun. And that’s what he was having when he posted a picture to Weibo at midnight on May 25 of himself driving with a beer can in his hand. He asked:

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MrCharlesChen
Is drinking and driving at the same time against the law? @Shenzhen Traffic Police Have you caught any “tigers” tonight? [coylaughing.emo]

Yes. The account he was asking was the Shenzhen Traffic Police.

And while the Shenzhen Traffic Police has a history of joking around, they didn’t do so this time. Instead, they sent a short, terse message:

Shenzhen Traffic Police:
Put the beer down, and drive safely!

Such a reply didn’t deter MrCharlesChen, who posted the reply:weibo fable no zuo no die charleschen drinking and driving taunting police fail

MrCharlesChen:
I’m going to open another one [elatedopenmouth.emo]

Netizens got in on the fun at this point. They combed through MrCharlesChen’s Weibo account, and found the following gem in his photo album from March 19, 2013:

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MrCharlesChen:
These past few days, I ran through about twenty red lights before I was finally caught @粤B374CC How’s this license for you? The next time you see this license plate, you’ll know it’s me [openmouthlaughing.emo]

Another photo found in MrCharlesChen’s album showed he was unrepentant towards his lawnessness by posting a screenshot of the driving violations he had incurred:weibo fable no zuo no die charleschen drinking and driving taunting police fail

CharlesChen:
That’s fine, I still have six points (left on my license)

 

Sensing a change of merriment, MrCharlesChen changed his username to the very aptno zuo no die (classic)“, and deleted all the content in his Weibo account. Unperturbed, the Shenzhen traffic police said that they were going to find him all the same:

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搞怪GIF图:
This guy changed his (username)

深圳交警:
(Despite) changing a username, we still have to investigate.

MrCharlesChen finally signaled that he had enough fun:

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MrCharlesChen:
I was wrong. [tearspouringdown.emo] I am a stupid cunt.
[tearspouringdown.emo]

However, the fun continued for netizens and police as they collaborated to find more information on MrCharlesChen:

Mr Chen-Jun:
Going to help out this so-called fellow classmate of Shenzhen University to remain at the back of the class…

Shenzhen Traffic Police (reply):
Thank you very much (for your contributions), we have already made screenshots.

The Shenzhen Traffic Police found that long list of traffic violations MrCharlesChen had boasted about:

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Shenzhen police put a stop to all the fun on May 26 by issuing a demand to MrCharlesChen to surrender himself at a traffic police station. And they did it by sending him a Weibo post:

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(Car with license plate 粤B374CC has made 16 driving violations) Through an investigation, it has been determined that Weibo user @MrCharlesChen (who has changed his username many times, and deleted his entire account) is a suspect wanted in connection with driving violations related to a BMW X1 vehicle with the license plate 粤B374CC that was first registered on March 5, 2013. To date, this vehicle has accrued a total of 16 violations, ten of which occurred in Shenzhen (nine counts of illegal stopping, one time for speeding) and six other violations occurring out of province. At present, ten points have been deducted from your license, leaving only six points left. According to traffic regulations, please hand over your car for confiscation and inspection.

But netizens would do one better and perform a human flesh search that turned up MrCharlesChen’s real name, work unit, picture, and residential address.

Shenzhen Traffic police were very amenable with their ultimatum by issuing helpful reminders:

Shenzhen Traffic Police:
If you do not arrive by 2pm, we will come to your residence. If there is a need, we will ask for the help of the “Uncles” in CID (Criminal Investigation Department).

And with the clock ticking:

Shenzhen Traffic Police:
One hour left.

MrCharlesChen finally did turn himself in. And, the police celebrated it with everyone online by posting his arrest on Weibo:

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And then they posted all of his personal credentials online:

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Of course, they censored anything personal about him but that was irrelevant, as his identity was already made public by the human flesh search.

Later that day, MrCharlesChen was very ponderous with his first post to Weibo ever since deleting his entire Weibo account:

MrCharlesChen:
Cherish life, don’t drink and drive. Living is not easy, cherish what you have when you’ve got it.

Yes, it would be much more poetic if he didn’t plagarize most of it. Outside in the parking lot, Shehzhen Traffic Police finally saw the car that they’d only seen online:

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But upon opening the trunk of the car, they found yet another familiar sight:

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That’s right, MrCharlesChen had driven to the police station to surrender himself and his car with two cases of beer in the back. He does like that Harbin beer, we see.

The moral would be very clear at this part of the story, except that it isn’t over.

With all of this having happened back in the distant past, meaning Monday of this week, some netizens still had lingering doubts. So one user recently posted this question to Shenzhen Traffic Police:

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chenruihang:
“Uncle” traffic police, I want to know if drinking (soda pop) in the passenger seat is against the law

Shenzhen Traffic Police:
That’s fine, enjoy your drink. (Just remember,) too much will adversely impact your health! Just remember to do better than that brother from tomorrow.

Uh, “tomorrow”? They mean “yesterday”, don’t they?

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Shenzhen Traffic Police:
Sorry, we meant ‘yesterday’

So while this may have been a very simple moral of “stupid is as stupid does”, the true moral of this fable is Weibo itself: no one ever forgets anything online. Not your hideous shame, your regretful mistakes, and not any one of your speiling mistakes.

Photo: Guangzhou PSB via Weibo (2, 3, 4, 5), Shenzhen Evening Report via Weibo

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Maserati Driver Mistakes Accelerator for Brake, Plows Into Vehicles http://www.thenanfang.com/blog/multiple-collisions-after-guangzhou-maserati-driver-mistakes-accelerator-for-brake/ http://www.thenanfang.com/blog/multiple-collisions-after-guangzhou-maserati-driver-mistakes-accelerator-for-brake/#comments Mon, 05 May 2014 05:18:59 +0000 Charles Liu http://www.thenanfang.com/blog/?p=22738 Continue reading ]]> maserati crash guangzhou woman driver mistake accelerator brakeBreaking news: the driver of a blue Maserati caused multiple injuries and damages to several cars in Guangzhou yesterday when she lost control of her vehicle, reports iFeng.

At approximately 2.50pm on May 4, a blue Maserati was seen speeding through a parking stand in Xieshan Village, Tonghe Township. The car then proceeded through a memorial arch where it collided with three pedestrians and four cars before finally coming to a stop.

One eyewitness to the scene described the car as travelling very fast. “Once it turned the corner, it just flew in here!” Of the three victims, only a Mr Rong sustained serious injuries to both of this legs; the other two victims escaped with light injuries.

A spokesperson for an insurance company revealed the crash happened because the driver, a woman in her 40′s, had confused the accelerator for the brake pedal. The spokesperson also stated that the car was a new purchase and was only a few days old.

Maseratis are priced at several million yuan in China, and the value of these luxury vehicles usually means that they are allowed to park anywhere at all.maserati crash guangzhou woman driver mistake accelerator brakemaserati crash guangzhou woman driver mistake accelerator brakemaserati crash guangzhou woman driver mistake accelerator brake

Photos: iFeng, Sina

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Media Backlash Against “Flip Kiss” Meme Means More Fail to Enjoy http://www.thenanfang.com/blog/the-flip-kiss-part-two-media-backlash-against-fail-memes/ http://www.thenanfang.com/blog/the-flip-kiss-part-two-media-backlash-against-fail-memes/#comments Tue, 22 Apr 2014 07:29:59 +0000 Charles Liu http://www.thenanfang.com/blog/?p=22117 Continue reading ]]> flip kiss stir fry internet meme stunt youth When we first brought to you news of the flip kiss (back when we over-zealously called it the “kiss stir fry”), we saw this internet meme as the perfect two second GIF that can be enjoyed by Chinese and Westerners alike.

Since then, however, the flip kiss has received a media backlash for being a danger to impressionable youth. Caijing has reported that injures sustained from the flip kiss include damages to cervical vertebrae. China.com published pictures of victims with head injuries along with warnings from police and fitness experts. Sina pleaded with the public, “Don’t put your life on the line as a way to show off your conjugal love!”

Still, that hasn’t had a deterrent upon those who want to show their love via the flip kiss. While some places are showing you step-by-step instructions on how to correctly perform it, we thought we would showcase all the instances of flip kissing gone wrong—as a way to deter impressionable young people who must copy social trends, of course.

Click here to see how the flip kiss is properly executed; otherwise, watch the gallery below consisting of people being dropped on their heads:

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[The caption in the last GIF reads, "The class monitor is coming!"]

Photos: Weibo (1, 2, 3, 4)

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