While you were cracking the spine on that Kangxi dictionary in grad school, your younger brother was hitting the gym. Twice a day even. So does it matter that he can't tell the difference between the first and fourth tone? Or straighten his arms? With his brawn and your brain the two of you are an unstoppable force for good. And you're getting filthy rich in the process too.

That said, despite the fact that David spent a curious amount of time hunting down the photo accompanying this lesson, we're really not sure what to make of it. And we actually had a debate in house over whether it is inappropriately homophobic or homoerotic, which is something you'll have to decide. Brendan summarized our own feelings with his comment that, "I don't know what this dialogue is save strange...." So consider this a little gift from Popup Chinese: the best place online for learning Chinese and getting weirded out in the process.
 said on
August 31, 2009
That's a really freaky photo. Especially the resized smaller one on the page that lists all of the lessons. Don't look unless you like being disturbed.

The last minute or so of the podcast is blank, by the way. Reupload?
 said on
September 1, 2009
I take full blame for the photo, which is a bit creepy in retrospect. :) The full mp3 should be uploaded btw. Thanks guys.
 said on
September 1, 2009
Blame? I strong approve of your new site direction. More lessons like this please. Or more lesson photos like this at least. At all levels.
 said on
September 1, 2009
Like the objectionable song that gets stuck in your head, vocab accompanying lessons like this seem to self etch into my memory. With PPC's pioneering methods I will both master my Chinese vocab and likely suffer minor mental defect in the process.
 said on
September 1, 2009
我喜欢今天的课,特别是那个he's mine.

俺觉得这个男人是个恶男(ěnán)o(∩_∩)o...
 said on
September 1, 2009
恶男或者变态(bian4tai4)(abnormal/anomalous)

--Echo

echo@popupchinese.com
 said on
September 1, 2009
Pfff, that guy is small
 said on
September 2, 2009
Hilarious as usual.
 said on
September 2, 2009
@paglino9,

why?
 said on
September 2, 2009
In the US, if your neck muscles don't touch your ears you are considered puny and weak.hehe
 said on
September 2, 2009
@paglino9,

老天爷!

--Echo

 said on
September 21, 2009
第一个人是同性恋吗?
 said on
September 21, 2009
@user5834,

I hope not.

应该不是吧?