
Kuja says, "Even the Chinese MS Messenger embodied the paranoia in their emoticons! Go figure." Link to full-size screenshot, from "Blog do Itaulab."

This one comes from a BoingBoing reader in China who prefers to remain anonymous. You know who you are. Thank you.
Update: our source explains: "Door gods are images posted on doors in ancient (and
modern) china to ward off evil spirits and kick demon
ass. i dont know who made it. it was forwarded in an email
to me by a graphic design friend. loads of similar
SARS funnies have been circulating for weeks now.
whomever made this one, however, is smart and should
start a t-shirt company."
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