Category Archives: Strange stuff

Strange woman fainted again – the Bui Kim Thanh saga

OK, so if you don’t know Bui Kim Thanh, you may want to revisit this, this and this. Now, maybe the woman has a medical condition that makes her prone to fainting. Or something. But anyway, so there was a … Continue reading

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Ly Tong pepper-sprays singer, right-wingers applaud

Ly Tong, the man who spent the last 14 months or so on the fringe of Vietnamese-American society, thrusted himself back in the limelight by dressing up as a woman and pepper-spraying a singer from Vietnam at a concert in … Continue reading

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BP spills oil, Joseph Cao spills weird words

On the floor of the House of Representatives today, talking about the BP oil spill, the only Vietnamese-American in Congress Joseph Cao said something really strange. Watch:

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Police called to raucous Viet church meeting in Biloxi

The church, built on contributions by Vietnamese parishioners, survived Katrina. But now it appears the church may not survive the third pastor in its history. Concern by the faithful over what happened to more than half a million dollars in … Continue reading

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Andy Quach has best car of Tet Parade

Say what you will about Andy Quach, the Westminster City Councilman rides the best car of the entire Tet Parade. That’s him riding in the car. The parade started without him in the car and then somewhere along the line … Continue reading

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Tila Tequila’s boyfriend strikes back

So there was the San Diego Chargers’ Shawne Merriman, partying away, with Tila Tequila the Web’s hottest babe giving him a lap dance, and who only hours before had been gushing about him on her Twitter. And then a few … Continue reading

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Pho – the price of popularity

You know the Vietnamese noodle soup Phở has arrived, when you see that people are starting to mess with it. What’s the Bolsavik talking about? It’s like this: You know pizza has gained popularity world wide when you can find, as the Bolsavik … Continue reading

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Tila Tequila goes au naturel, disses ex

In a streaming online video, MTV star Tila Tequila strips naked, pulls out her tampon, and did other strange stunts while ranting against her ex-boyfriend Shawne Merriman the San Diego Charger linebacker. The first site that reported the video is … Continue reading

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