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This may be the greatest picture ever taken in Hong Kong. Better than the view of the Hong Kong Island skyline from Kowloon. Better than the view of Victoria Harbour from the Peak. Better than the view from that Ngong Ping 360 Skyrail Thingy. So what the heck is going on here?
What we have here is Miriam Yeung performing the splits on “Minutes to Fame,” TVB’s version of the “Gong Show.” Yeung co-hosts “Minutes to Fame” along with D.J. Sammy, the guy in the black shirt who looks as if he’s electrocuting his tongue with a microphone…and enjoying it. D.J. Sammy is, as his name clearly implies, a radio D.J. However, don’t let the name mislead you: he’s also a television host and a not-so-good actor. So his full name should really be D.J./Television Game Show Host/Mediocre Actor Sammy–D.J. Sammy for short. For her part, Yeung is a pop singer, actress, and former nurse. She’s also quite flexible. Clearly.
What lifts this photo above all the other run-of-the-mill pictures depicting Hong Kong pop starlets performing the splits on a pair of chairs being held by a radio D.J., a Grasshopper, and two muscular men, while surrounded by a mob of kids dressed in kung fu gear, is the look on Yeung’s face. It’s a look of serenity mixed with a dash of self-satisfaction and a pinch of defiance. Yes, defiance. And why not if you can open up your Baby Launcher like that?
Sammy had a great line to cap this moment off: “Congratulations, it was a smooth birth!” (Translation by TVBspace)
Hilarious, even though I don’t know exactly what it means. Does he mean the birth was so smooth that she can do the splits after pushing out a baby? Or does he mean that the birth was so smooth because she opened up her Slip ‘n Slide? No idea. All I know is that this is one of the all-time great pictures.
epic. hilarious.
why is the guy on the right wearing a mask?
Both of the muscular men wear masks. They’re like bouncers, who help eliminated contestants get off stage more quickly. I think the masks serve the same function for them as they did for medieval executioners. Or something like that.