Remember that old elementary school joke? "Me Chinese, me play joke, me go pee pee in your coke". Eh, anyway, I thought of that when I saw this story that makes me laugh.
Chinese Market Awash in Fake Potter Books
Harry Potter knockoffs abound on the Chinese market, with titles like "Harry Potter and Leopard Walk Up to Dragon," and "Harry Potter and the Big Funnel."
I can just hear it now … read with Chinese accent: "No. Hallie Potta not dead. He just change hailcut."
Chinese readers could not wait for the official release of "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows," the much anticipated seventh and concluding book in the series, a little more than a week ago. And they did not have to.
A book with the same title came out a full 10 days before the official worldwide English-language release on July 21 - a wholly unauthorized version that bears nothing in common with the instant best seller written by J. K. Rowling.
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