“So being the polite nice American girl that my momma raised me to be, I kind of just gave [the Asian student on the phone] … ‘It’s the library, like we’re trying to study, thanks!’ And then it’s the same thing five minutes later. But it’s somebody else, you know? I swear they’re going through their whole families, just checking on everybody from the tsunami thing. … Like, you seriously should go outside if you’re going to do that.”
So, this was inevitable:
$20 a pop. Proceeds from each purchase will go to the Red Cross, to help fund the Japan earthquake and tsunami relief efforts. Two other designs are available.
(ohhhchingchonglinglongtingtong.com via LA Weekly)
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