Comments on: Man Ripped Politician's Wig Off, Got Jail Time for Depriving His "Freedom To Look Pretty"

By: ted

ted — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 23:04:02 +0000

jenjen, don't groan at your own puns.

By: wlc

wlc — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 20:53:38 +0000

There're some graffiti on the streets of Taipei about this guy(since he's got the reputation of mean, despicable and shameless). Quite true to life actually... and by them it reads "Chui Yi shen nong" as Chui Yi sounds the same as "autumn" and literally translated would be something like "lingering autumn/heavy autumn" to meet up with the graffiti. Pun intended.

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3260/3132757126_c5874cbcdd.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3081/3132757116_f7cd5ab1c4.jpg

By: jenjen

jenjen — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 18:08:02 +0000

The Reuters headline for this story is "Man toupee for revealing bald truth". GROAN.

By: anonymoose

anonymoose — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 14:57:44 +0000

is it me or is neatorama sorely lacking in material lately? there have been so few posts in the past few days...

By: Mr. Jones

Mr. Jones — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 14:41:53 +0000

The guy should've called Morrie's wigs.

Don't buy wigs that come off at the wrong time.

Morrie's wigs DON't COME OFF!

And remember, Morrie's wigs are tested against hurricane winds.

So forget about money, you can afford a Morrie's Wig. Priced to fit every budget.

By: Guest

Guest — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 14:13:04 +0000

You're all so mean. Without the squirrel he'd look like Mao. :/

By: Mr. Jones

Mr. Jones — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 13:00:02 +0000

Actually, they should've charged the perp with animal cruelty, for roughly handling the squirrel that was living on top of that man's head.

By: Andy Yang

Andy Yang — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 06:30:14 +0000

While 5 months does indeed sound a bit excessive, the man in the episode acted in such a way that I actually felt sypathetic for legislator Chiu, and thought the man deserved such punishment -- a feeling I believe is shared by the majority of the Taiwanese people.

If only this ruling could put an end to "dirty" self-promoting tactics in Taiwan politics, I thank the Taipei district court for their decision.

By: zav

zav — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 23:51:24 +0000

I feel pretty. Oh so pretty. My Billy Ray Cyrus mullet wig shows the world just how pretty I feel.

By: Shurik

Shurik — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 23:02:31 +0000

Of course a POLITICAN'S right to look pretty greatly supersedes this guys right to FREEDOM.