9/1/2007

China kung fu monks seek apology for ninja affront
Fri Aug 31, 1:34 AM ET BEIJING (Reuters) - China’s Shaolin Temple, the cradle of Chinese kung fu, is demanding an apology from an Internet user who said its monks had once been beaten in unarmed combat by a Japanese ninja, Chinese media reported on Friday...more…

Ahhh, an Internet “discussion” about martial arts is a certain guarantee having groups of teenagers arguing about which of their quasi-fictional superfighters has the has the most superpowers. Bah humbuggered By the Powers, mates. Pirates demand apology for the Shaolin snub of the superiority of Pirates. A hardy bunch of Pirates could swab the decks of whimpy ninja or Shaolin…. ARRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR!!!!!

However, Lester Haines of the The Register put it best when he wrote:
…We’d like to suggest that before this gets out of hand the kung fu monks could settle the matter out of court by simply challenging Japan’s top ninja to 15 rounds in a pay-per-view WWF-style “Battle of the Titans”. The last Oriental standing could then go on to challenge aikido death machine Steven Seagal for the coveted “Hardest Man Alive” crown…more…