<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><?xml-stylesheet href="http://www.blogger.com/styles/atom.css" type="text/css"?><feed xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom' xmlns:openSearch='http://a9.com/-/spec/opensearchrss/1.0/'><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-753589427119541238.post3645725360851043844..comments</id><updated>2009-06-22T21:27:18.785+01:00</updated><title type='text'>Comments on The Half-Dipper: 2008 Haiwan - Laotongzhi "8808"</title><link rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#feed' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://half-dipper.blogspot.com/feeds/3645725360851043844/comments/default'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/753589427119541238/3645725360851043844/comments/default'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://half-dipper.blogspot.com/2009/06/2008-haiwan-laotongzhi-8808.html'/><author><name>Hobbes</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/10719619695211038389</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email></author><generator version='7.00' uri='http://www.blogger.com'>Blogger</generator><openSearch:totalResults>6</openSearch:totalResults><openSearch:startIndex>1</openSearch:startIndex><openSearch:itemsPerPage>25</openSearch:itemsPerPage><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-753589427119541238.post-3349953887912990082</id><published>2009-06-22T21:27:18.785+01:00</published><updated>2009-06-22T21:27:18.785+01:00</updated><title type='text'>Hibernia?  Didn't Conan visit there?

-Scotto</title><summary type='text'>Hibernia?  Didn&amp;#39;t Conan visit there?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;-Scotto</summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/753589427119541238/3645725360851043844/comments/default/3349953887912990082'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/753589427119541238/3645725360851043844/comments/default/3349953887912990082'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://half-dipper.blogspot.com/2009/06/2008-haiwan-laotongzhi-8808.html?showComment=1245702438785#c3349953887912990082' title=''/><author><name>Scotto</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/04656973438961641057</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='http://half-dipper.blogspot.com/2009/06/2008-haiwan-laotongzhi-8808.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-753589427119541238.post-3645725360851043844' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/753589427119541238/posts/default/3645725360851043844' type='text/html'/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-753589427119541238.post-501894103227882055</id><published>2009-06-22T06:03:21.325+01:00</published><updated>2009-06-22T06:03:21.325+01:00</updated><title type='text'>I am definitely printing this comment onto paper w...</title><summary type='text'>I am definitely printing this comment onto paper with increased font size.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Thanks!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;See you soon,&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Hobbes</summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/753589427119541238/3645725360851043844/comments/default/501894103227882055'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/753589427119541238/3645725360851043844/comments/default/501894103227882055'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://half-dipper.blogspot.com/2009/06/2008-haiwan-laotongzhi-8808.html?showComment=1245647001325#c501894103227882055' title=''/><author><name>Hobbes</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/10719619695211038389</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='OpenSocialUserId' value='03632414141713303867'/></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='http://half-dipper.blogspot.com/2009/06/2008-haiwan-laotongzhi-8808.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-753589427119541238.post-3645725360851043844' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/753589427119541238/posts/default/3645725360851043844' type='text/html'/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-753589427119541238.post-8222276375515050406</id><published>2009-06-22T05:53:23.587+01:00</published><updated>2009-06-22T05:53:23.587+01:00</updated><title type='text'>I cannot possibly understand why you would need to...</title><summary type='text'>I cannot possibly understand why you would need to &amp;#39;justify&amp;#39; the NECESSITY of building your own personal tea house.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;:)</summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/753589427119541238/3645725360851043844/comments/default/8222276375515050406'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/753589427119541238/3645725360851043844/comments/default/8222276375515050406'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://half-dipper.blogspot.com/2009/06/2008-haiwan-laotongzhi-8808.html?showComment=1245646403587#c8222276375515050406' title=''/><author><name>Veri-Tea</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/16240932063144037031</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='OpenSocialUserId' value='04284387578658947701'/></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='http://half-dipper.blogspot.com/2009/06/2008-haiwan-laotongzhi-8808.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-753589427119541238.post-3645725360851043844' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/753589427119541238/posts/default/3645725360851043844' type='text/html'/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-753589427119541238.post-999192304847724602</id><published>2009-06-21T03:28:41.330+01:00</published><updated>2009-06-21T03:28:41.330+01:00</updated><title type='text'>Dear Lewis,

Those three eights add up to 24, whic...</title><summary type='text'>Dear Lewis,&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Those three eights add up to 24, which is twice the number of characters in the Chinese zodiac, and is therefore doubly auspicious!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Dear Tony,&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Non-stop consumption of tea and wine, surely? :)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;See you all soon,&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Hobbes</summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/753589427119541238/3645725360851043844/comments/default/999192304847724602'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/753589427119541238/3645725360851043844/comments/default/999192304847724602'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://half-dipper.blogspot.com/2009/06/2008-haiwan-laotongzhi-8808.html?showComment=1245551321330#c999192304847724602' title=''/><author><name>Hobbes</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/10719619695211038389</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='OpenSocialUserId' value='03632414141713303867'/></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='http://half-dipper.blogspot.com/2009/06/2008-haiwan-laotongzhi-8808.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-753589427119541238.post-3645725360851043844' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/753589427119541238/posts/default/3645725360851043844' type='text/html'/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-753589427119541238.post-4558506079943910780</id><published>2009-06-20T16:09:19.941+01:00</published><updated>2009-06-20T16:09:19.941+01:00</updated><title type='text'>"P.s. Lei and I are off to a conference in Hiberni...</title><summary type='text'>&amp;quot;P.s. Lei and I are off to a conference in Hibernia, so we&amp;#39;ll see you in a week&amp;#39;s time.&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;So what the heck am I supposed to do for the next week?</summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/753589427119541238/3645725360851043844/comments/default/4558506079943910780'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/753589427119541238/3645725360851043844/comments/default/4558506079943910780'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://half-dipper.blogspot.com/2009/06/2008-haiwan-laotongzhi-8808.html?showComment=1245510559941#c4558506079943910780' title=''/><author><name>Tony Shlongini</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15818633701585344725</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='OpenSocialUserId' value='05031912306805589143'/></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='http://half-dipper.blogspot.com/2009/06/2008-haiwan-laotongzhi-8808.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-753589427119541238.post-3645725360851043844' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/753589427119541238/posts/default/3645725360851043844' type='text/html'/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-753589427119541238.post-6547788411967525416</id><published>2009-06-20T15:51:38.877+01:00</published><updated>2009-06-20T15:51:38.877+01:00</updated><title type='text'>he product description reads "ultra-premium", refe...</title><summary type='text'>&lt;em&gt;he product description reads &amp;quot;ultra-premium&amp;quot;, referring to the &amp;#39;0&amp;#39; grade number in &amp;#39;88-0-8&amp;#39;. These grades should only be taken as a broad description, as there is no standardised meaning - nor does a low number (and hence smaller leaf) imply better quality&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Ah, but out of four digits fully three are eights.  This has to be an auspicious cake!</summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/753589427119541238/3645725360851043844/comments/default/6547788411967525416'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/753589427119541238/3645725360851043844/comments/default/6547788411967525416'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://half-dipper.blogspot.com/2009/06/2008-haiwan-laotongzhi-8808.html?showComment=1245509498877#c6547788411967525416' title=''/><author><name>Lewis</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/05843222191460729180</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='http://half-dipper.blogspot.com/2009/06/2008-haiwan-laotongzhi-8808.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-753589427119541238.post-3645725360851043844' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/753589427119541238/posts/default/3645725360851043844' type='text/html'/></entry></feed>