Amusing linkage

For those of us who worry about leaving our pets at home alone:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/4400652.stm

And who would have thunk the Chinese had to worry about net slang!

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20051111.wxlanguage11/BNStory/International/
(Globe & Mail may require registration, I'm not sure...)