tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-753589427119541238.post1860329562687373262..comments2023-07-05T09:38:23.624+01:00Comments on The Half-Dipper: The Joys of HomeHobbeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10719619695211038389noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-753589427119541238.post-9610013843811344112008-03-21T14:28:00.000+00:002008-03-21T14:28:00.000+00:00Dear Doddy,Maybe ping-pong, played by giant Chines...Dear Doddy,<BR/><BR/>Maybe ping-pong, played by giant Chinese postal workers?<BR/><BR/>Have you flown United Airlines lately?!<BR/><BR/><BR/>Toodlepip,<BR/><BR/>HobbesHobbeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10719619695211038389noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-753589427119541238.post-25007349029740378852008-03-20T23:39:00.000+00:002008-03-20T23:39:00.000+00:00Hobbes: I like the packages I've gotten from China...Hobbes: I like the packages I've gotten from China, but I abhor the conditions of the box when it gets to my door. I'm not sure how many soccer games it has been through on the way here.Steven Doddhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15855425625392060708noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-753589427119541238.post-78879866274370876692008-03-20T15:05:00.000+00:002008-03-20T15:05:00.000+00:00Nice!Nice!Hobbeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10719619695211038389noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-753589427119541238.post-83289322035223296052008-03-20T14:52:00.000+00:002008-03-20T14:52:00.000+00:00Hobbes,I'm basing what I'm about to share with you...Hobbes,<BR/><BR/>I'm basing what I'm about to share with you on two things: the first may have been due to the fact that I had to work through the night last night. 10pm-8am is not my normal shift. Fortunately, I brought some good teas and a means of boiling water at my desk. I am pretty sure blame can also be laid to the fact that I was partially inebriated off of Pu-erh. After reading yourJamushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18042939388726608307noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-753589427119541238.post-69587711444924006712008-03-20T13:50:00.000+00:002008-03-20T13:50:00.000+00:00Dear R-James,I'm just "your average Joe" and find ...Dear R-James,<BR/><BR/>I'm just "your average Joe" and find the wastage disturbing - I can only imagine what a conversation student would feel.<BR/><BR/><BR/>Toodlepip,<BR/><BR/>HobbesHobbeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10719619695211038389noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-753589427119541238.post-49370265064227061682008-03-20T13:44:00.000+00:002008-03-20T13:44:00.000+00:00Good soap choice! but as a conservation student, I...Good soap choice! but as a conservation student, I find this increase in worldwide packaging a crushing and awful waste of mans gift of nature.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-753589427119541238.post-10569077814557234442008-03-20T03:20:00.000+00:002008-03-20T03:20:00.000+00:00Dear Jamus,There was an amazingly unusual advertis...Dear Jamus,<BR/><BR/>There was an amazingly unusual advertisement on US television when I was there, essentially saying how much energy the US gets from coal (> 50%).<BR/><BR/>I thought this was a completely wacky idea for an advertisement, especially seeing as how coal is the "dirty alternative" to gas.<BR/><BR/>The advertisement contained lots of REALLY cheesy music, with pictures of "American Hobbeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10719619695211038389noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-753589427119541238.post-57601445605736453972008-03-20T00:29:00.000+00:002008-03-20T00:29:00.000+00:00I think there's really something there with this b...I think there's really something there with this baby seal thing...you ever think about taking on a mascot?Jamushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18042939388726608307noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-753589427119541238.post-9724160070967635302008-03-19T09:31:00.000+00:002008-03-19T09:31:00.000+00:00Dear Brent, I love Scott's packaging at Yunnan So...Dear Brent,<BR/><BR/> I love Scott's packaging at Yunnan Sourcing: just like Tetris! I once complimented him on it, to which replied, "I just take loads of bubble-wrap, put some music on in the storeroom, and go crazy." :)<BR/><BR/><BR/>Toodlepip,<BR/><BR/>HobbesHobbeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10719619695211038389noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-753589427119541238.post-61910239987020499992008-03-18T22:10:00.000+00:002008-03-18T22:10:00.000+00:00That is, sadly, not surprising. The amount of ove...That is, sadly, not surprising. The amount of overkill on packaging materials is indeed baffling, often times. Think how much better it would be if only companies would hire Tetris players in their shipping departments!<BR/><BR/>Surprisingly, China seems to be pretty good at this (packaging, not Tetris). When I order tea(ware) from China from Dragon Tea House, Jing Tea Shop, YSLLC, etc., Brenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07624029379597567958noreply@blogger.com