here's one to dazzle loved ones and acquaintances alike. show off your cultural versatility with a treatise on the merits of Filipino cinema circa 1981. because in 1981 there was only one actor worth talking about: weng weng (i cannot urge you strongly enough to read the wikipedia article behind that link. it explains a lot). standing at 2 foot 9 inches and equipped with a black belt in martial arts, weng weng tore the domestic film scene apart; his first major film "For Y’ur Height Only" was the only Filipino film that year to be picked up by international distributors. and you thought australians had crocodile dundee related image problems. in 1981 the nation of the philippines was being represented by a midget with a propensity for kicking and/or punching his adversaries in the nuts. he also had a tiny yellow motorcycle. and a jetpack.
i wish crocodile dundee had a jetpack.
here's weng weng rather dishonorably shooting a collection of samurais.
and here's a much more comprehensive preview of his filmic career courtesy of a hip-hop reversion of weng weng's fight music by a toronto group called the chuds. it may be the best thing you'll see all day. including your family.
in other news, my right nipple has gone hypersensitive.
it's not painful, it's just weird.
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I'm finding this a somewhat strange but not unwelcome reversal of roles.
Me.
COMMENTING on a blog.
Hey, on the plus side, you're one of the only men on the planet with insight into what its like to breastfeed. I'm sure you can use that to your advantage someone. Knowledge being power and what have you.
On the plus side, you don't have a hole in your lung? Right?
Next time, I get someone to proof read my comments before posting.
i understood about 20% of that comment
Your post about our favourite secret agent, Agent 00, raises lots of questions. In particular, one wonders how Weng Weng would have fared in the modern age of gender equality - what would he have done to female villains given their distinct lack of balls to kick?
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