CHINA'S FEAR OF FLOWERS

China has removed the symbol for "jasmine" from the internet. This is because the Tunisian revolution was called the Jasmine Revolution and some activists thought to use the same name in China.

The jasmine is a beautiful flower. It has a smell that is lovely and memorable. It seems a shame to have such a wonderful flower banned all over China.

It occurs to me that the Chinese democracy movement could do two things at once.

The Chinese need a name for their activists to use. So, may I humbly suggest that the Chinese democracy movement be called the "Shark Fin Soup" movement.

Hopefully, this will get shark fin soup banned and save those shark species that are being hunted to extinction.

It also makes a statement about those who are living in extreme wealth while ignoring extreme poverty.

With any luck, it takes several important Chinese characters to write "Shark Fin Soup". Certainly the word "soup" can not be banned.

You will have to explain to some people why the word "shark" is humorous when suggested by an attorney. NOLO Press used to have a lawyer joke book with a special section for the shark jokes.