No. The Yellow Peril occurred in the sixties. It happened when the Chinese ambassador was visiting the White House for an official state dinner and Lady Byrd Johnson accidentally spilled some sweet-and-sour sauce on him. The ambassador was infuriated and left and China suspended diplomatic relations with the USA. After a week of deliberations, the Chinese govt. demanded an apology and compensation of 100 million yen which, at that time based on the then current exchange rate, was equivalent to about $1.97. Well Johnson held emergency meetings with the cabinet and came to the decision to refuse the Chinese demands on both counts.

Then it escalated. The Chinese govt. said that, if the US did not capitulate, that on July 4th at exactly 12:00PM, every Chinese citizen would jump up at the same time and land and bounce the Earth out of its orbit killing everyone on the planet.

Johnson consulted with his science and military advisors and finally replied to the Chinese that, if the Chinese fulfilled their threat, that everyone in the US would, at that same time, run full speed eastward. This would speed up the rotation of the Earth so when the Chinese jumped up, they would all land in the ocean and drown. Fortunately this last threat worked and the US and China achieved detente.

Sadly the potential for peril still exists to this day and they even made more Chinese during the last 40 years to increase the risk.

Oh, THAT Yellow Peril. Have you ever read Robert Crumb's Fritz the Cat?

"every Chinese citizen would jump up at the same time and land and bounce the Earth out of its orbit killing everyone on the planet."

Are you suurrre you're not a Kiwi or an Aussie? That sort of yarn spinning (jeez, google it if you don't know what it is) is worthy of the best Kiwi and Aussie storytellers.

Not bad for a boy from Arkansas.

And I think that the understatement and sarcasm derives from your English ancestry from when England cleared out the prisons and shipped off all their criminals to Botany Bay.

I had an English friend who was trying to immigrate to Australia. During his interview for citizenship, the officer asked if he had a criminal record. My friend replied "I didn't know it was still a requirement".

LOL, it is a matter of GREAT pride to us that we were not settled by convicts. Sheesh, the Aussies are still as corrupt as all get out.

People who came here, my Great-Great Grandfather - the Irish side - came as a member of the Irish Constabulary. My Great-Great Grandfather - the English side - came as a 13 year old to make his fortune (and he did), another Great Grandfather (the Scottish side) came to escape the English.

LOL, bet BigK's ancestors are all convicts!!!!!

Actually No.

Sorry but us Northerners can't put this pride issue between the Aussies and the Kiwis in any kind of context. To us, you are all the same. Looking at the world map, it's pretty obvious you both used to be one continent. Now Australia is a continent by itself and New Zealand is incontinent.

Ooops. I hadn't seen you around so thought I was safe.

Oh, ho ho ho, am I meant to laugh.

Yes, well, you Canadians from Arkansas, I can't tell you apart either.

Or is it uncontinent. I always confuse that.

So y'all kint tell no difurnce twixt us Arkies an them thar Canucks, eh?

I surely kin, eh?

In actual fact Pio, New Zealand is actually listedin the Australian Constitution as a State of Australia.

The NZ National Anthem of course is I still call Australia my home....

Oh hardy ha ha. Slapping my thigh with amusement. :RollieEyes:

Hey, BigK we're going to thrash the English tonight in Rugby. That's always good for BOTH our countries.

You're both unintelligible. That must count for something.

BTW this is making me LMAOPMP. I still think "I beed" is the best EVER.

Correction:

That's "Ah beed".

LMAO. So sorry. "Ah beed"

That's as good as "Hotlanna" which I understand is the capital city of Georgia.

Look, I can't talk. I'll ask you for a "pin" when I want to write something down and I'll say there were "sex" of us there when there are six people in a group.

Lil????? Where are you Lil???? I need back up here.

Ah ain't nevur been ta Hotlanna. Ah'za beed en Etlana wunce tho

Good grief!!

Who would have thought there were so many variations in an area, oh the size of a huge continent.

Ah evun et thar. Got me sum gud chitlins en Etlana

You don't really speak like that.....no, you couldn't....no, tell me it isn't so....

I work for a bunch of professors. I call them "ekkademics". They are part of "ekkademia".

ITA!

I think I offended BigK.

No I lost my Arkie accent in high school. Sadly it was the only thing I lost in high school.