# Boycott Chinese Food \[Until they return our submarine!\] **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [December 17, 2016, 6:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boycott-chinese-food-until-they-return-our-submarine/774952 "2016-12-17T18:29:47Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Ukulele\_Ike](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/df788c/32.png) [@Ukulele\_Ike](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ukulele_Ike)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2016, 10:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boycott-chinese-food-until-they-return-our-submarine/774952/21 "2016-12-17T22:11:18Z")
I refuse to play Chinese checkers until we find out what’s going on! ---
**Author:** ![drad\_dog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/aeb1de/32.png) [@drad\_dog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drad_dog)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2016, 11:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boycott-chinese-food-until-they-return-our-submarine/774952/22 "2016-12-17T23:14:12Z")
Until we got some satisfaction on this I will not read any fortune cookie more than once! And I’ll make damn sure it doesn’t come true. ---
**Author:** ![Gatopescado](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gatopescado/32/5711_2.png) [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2016, 11:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boycott-chinese-food-until-they-return-our-submarine/774952/23 "2016-12-17T23:24:09Z")
Can we eat spaghetti? ---
**Author:** ![Isosleepy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/isosleepy/32/479_2.png) [@Isosleepy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Isosleepy)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2016, 11:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boycott-chinese-food-until-they-return-our-submarine/774952/24 "2016-12-17T23:31:15Z")
Reading this is like Mongolian water torture. ---
**Author:** ![John\_Mace](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_mace/32/185_2.png) [@John\_Mace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Mace)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2016, 11:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boycott-chinese-food-until-they-return-our-submarine/774952/25 "2016-12-17T23:37:34Z")
What are our Jewish friends going to do for dinner on Dec 25 this year? Oy! And no fireworks for New Year’s day. Come early Feb, we’ll be celebrating Tết. ---
**Author:** ![OldOlds](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/a3d4f5/32.png) [@OldOlds](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OldOlds)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2016, 11:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boycott-chinese-food-until-they-return-our-submarine/774952/26 "2016-12-17T23:37:50Z")
I wonder if this Vietnamese Fire Drill is confusing some of the upthread critics or if I am being wooshed ---
**Author:** ![drad\_dog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/aeb1de/32.png) [@drad\_dog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drad_dog)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2016, 11:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boycott-chinese-food-until-they-return-our-submarine/774952/27 "2016-12-17T23:40:01Z")
> [@OldOlds](#): > > I wonder if this Vietnamese Fire Drill is confusing some of the upthread critics or if I am being wooshed I think it’s “Freedom Fire Drill” now. Man I was going to retire 5 minutes ago but no!.. ---
**Author:** ![Trinopus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/2bfe46/32.png) [@Trinopus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Trinopus)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2016, 11:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boycott-chinese-food-until-they-return-our-submarine/774952/28 "2016-12-17T23:53:24Z")
> [@drad\_dog](#): > > U . . . I will not read any fortune cookie more than once! . . . And I won’t add “…in bed” to the ending! ---
**Author:** ![John\_Mace](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_mace/32/185_2.png) [@John\_Mace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Mace)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2016, 12:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boycott-chinese-food-until-they-return-our-submarine/774952/29 "2016-12-18T00:09:31Z")
I’m going to read fortune cookies, but I’m going to add “during a drone strike” to the end. ---
**Author:** ![Hocus\_Pocus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/41988e/32.png) [@Hocus\_Pocus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hocus_Pocus)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2016, 12:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boycott-chinese-food-until-they-return-our-submarine/774952/30 "2016-12-18T00:52:38Z")
A boycott of Walmart would be much more effective. ---
**Author:** ![Trancephalic](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/trancephalic/32/380_2.png) [@Trancephalic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Trancephalic)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2016, 2:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boycott-chinese-food-until-they-return-our-submarine/774952/31 "2016-12-18T02:08:44Z")
> [@Trinopus](#): > > And how many Chinese restaurants, in the U.S., have any ties at all to China? > > This is like “liberty fries.” Really stupid. > [@running\_coach](#): > > _Freedom_ fries. > > [Liberty cabbage](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sauerkraut) was from WW2. Also, Salisbury Steak for Hamburger. Most “chinese food” is about as authentic as Olive Garden or Taco Bell anyway, ie, not at all. ---
**Author:** ![digs](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/digs/32/14889_2.png) [@digs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/digs)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2016, 2:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boycott-chinese-food-until-they-return-our-submarine/774952/32 "2016-12-18T02:24:57Z")
So solly, Chahlie, but me sohhh not using Velly Bad Mushu Accent til evellyone be flends again. ---
**Author:** ![billfish678](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/7bcc69/32.png) [@billfish678](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/billfish678)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2016, 2:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boycott-chinese-food-until-they-return-our-submarine/774952/33 "2016-12-18T02:27:53Z")
I vow to use the word “oriental” when I mean “asian” till this rug is lied to rest. Cue Horrywoood chink chink music. ---
**Author:** ![cochrane](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cochrane/32/10441_2.png) [@cochrane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cochrane)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2016, 2:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boycott-chinese-food-until-they-return-our-submarine/774952/34 "2016-12-18T02:34:58Z")
> [@blondebear](#): > > I pledge not to use any Chinese proverbs until our little drone is repatriated. We are living in interesting times. ---
**Author:** ![John\_Mace](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_mace/32/185_2.png) [@John\_Mace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Mace)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2016, 2:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boycott-chinese-food-until-they-return-our-submarine/774952/35 "2016-12-18T02:35:47Z")
Looks like it’s Hot and Sour soup followed by Chicken with Black Bean Sauce for dinner tonight. _Xièxie_ ! [China to return seized U.S. drone, says Washington ‘hyping up’ incident](https://www.yahoo.com/news/seized-u-drone-issue-resolved-smoothly-china-paper-065441923.html?ref=gs) > [@](#): > > China will return an underwater U.S. drone seized by a naval vessel this week in the South China Sea, both countries said on Saturday ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2016, 2:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boycott-chinese-food-until-they-return-our-submarine/774952/36 "2016-12-18T02:47:31Z")
I will maintain my long-standing commitment to not watching any of the _Rush Hour_ movies. ---
**Author:** ![purplehearingaid](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/7bcc69/32.png) [@purplehearingaid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/purplehearingaid)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2016, 3:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boycott-chinese-food-until-they-return-our-submarine/774952/37 "2016-12-18T03:12:16Z")
> [@John\_Mace](#): > > What are our Jewish friends going to do for dinner on Dec 25 this year? Oy! > > And no fireworks for New Year’s day. Come early Feb, we’ll be celebrating Tết. I never have Chinese food for Christmas , I have it on New Year eve ! And I will have some this year too. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Monty](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/monty/32/47_2.png) [@Monty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Monty)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2016, 3:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boycott-chinese-food-until-they-return-our-submarine/774952/38 "2016-12-18T03:34:06Z")
> [@Ukulele\_Ike](#): > > I refuse to play Chinese checkers until we find out what’s going on! Funny thing: that game is a German variation of an American game. The idea to call it Chinese checkers was so it would sell better in America. ---
**Author:** ![Monty](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/monty/32/47_2.png) [@Monty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Monty)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2016, 3:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boycott-chinese-food-until-they-return-our-submarine/774952/39 "2016-12-18T03:39:05Z")
> [@digs](#): > > So solly, Chahlie, but me sohhh not using Velly Bad Mushu Accent til evellyone be flends again. > [@billfish678](#): > > Cue Horrywoood chink chink music. And I promise not to use stereotypical Japanese “accent” to mock other Asians until…well, I never have done so and I see no reason to start. (FTR: I haven’t used it to mock Japanese either.) ---
**Author:** ![wolfman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/a8b319/32.png) [@wolfman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolfman)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2016, 4:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boycott-chinese-food-until-they-return-our-submarine/774952/40 "2016-12-18T04:00:34Z")
> [@Trinopus](#): > > And I won’t add “…in bed” to the ending! You should add “In a world where evil commie sub snatchers roam unpunished” instead. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boycott-chinese-food-until-they-return-our-submarine/774952.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boycott-chinese-food-until-they-return-our-submarine/774952.md?page=3)