Saturday, March 05, 2005
CHINAMEN SIGHTED ON HIGHWAY 15 NEAR SOUTHRUP!
Southrup. Motorists spotted what may have been several Chinamen in a group in a field, while driving southbound on highway 15. According to one automobile passenger, the Chinamen were in a pack, ambling along a field, wearing China clothes.
It was not immediately clear if the Chinamen were from China or if they were trying to reach the China Food Plus buffet, located in Rearmount. It was also not clear if they were actual Chinamen.
"General Asians get confused with Chinamen all the time," said Martina County Sheriff C. Gethard. "Chinamen are taller than other asians, and they don't wear them funny, pointy hats like asians did when I was back in the 'Nam. Asians from the 'Nam are called Charlie or Charlie Cong, not Chinamen." When asked what Chinawomen look like, Gethard took a step back from this reporter and yelled, "we don't use derogatory labels or promote demeaning stereotypes here in Martina county. No, there is no difference between WOMEN OF CHINESE ANCESTRY and other Chinamen. There is, as I have already stated a huge difference between Chinamen and all the other asians. Get it now?"
Other reports of Chinamen sightings have usually been debunked by authorities as cruel hoaxes or pranks. "We just don't get too many Chinamen, here," said Gethard. "I think its the weather. They can't get their rice paddies to grow, and we don't have a good enough supply of dogs."
The last confirmed sighting of foreign born Chinamen in Martina county occured in 1894, during the construction of the railroad. Since then, all the Chinamen have disappeared with the Indians.
It was not immediately clear if the Chinamen were from China or if they were trying to reach the China Food Plus buffet, located in Rearmount. It was also not clear if they were actual Chinamen.
"General Asians get confused with Chinamen all the time," said Martina County Sheriff C. Gethard. "Chinamen are taller than other asians, and they don't wear them funny, pointy hats like asians did when I was back in the 'Nam. Asians from the 'Nam are called Charlie or Charlie Cong, not Chinamen." When asked what Chinawomen look like, Gethard took a step back from this reporter and yelled, "we don't use derogatory labels or promote demeaning stereotypes here in Martina county. No, there is no difference between WOMEN OF CHINESE ANCESTRY and other Chinamen. There is, as I have already stated a huge difference between Chinamen and all the other asians. Get it now?"
Other reports of Chinamen sightings have usually been debunked by authorities as cruel hoaxes or pranks. "We just don't get too many Chinamen, here," said Gethard. "I think its the weather. They can't get their rice paddies to grow, and we don't have a good enough supply of dogs."
The last confirmed sighting of foreign born Chinamen in Martina county occured in 1894, during the construction of the railroad. Since then, all the Chinamen have disappeared with the Indians.
