Word: wah
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Negotiating the distance between the Hub of the Universe and the Big Apple was never easy. Harvard students who found themselves in a New York state of mind could choose between the cramped Fung Wah Bus and costly Amtrak service, neither of which was very inviting for undergrads desperate to escape the puritanical regime of 2 a.m. bar curfews. Thankfully, JetBlue Airways has come to the rescue with dramatically reduced airfare between Boston and New York: for a bit more than the Fung Wah fare, travelers can fly from Logan Airport to Kennedy Airport in just 70 short minutes...
...settings: hilariously broad comedy and hypnotically surreal action sequences. The former is what garnered the film’s fame in the East, and such acclaim is deserved. The characters are easily recognizable archetypes—from the tough-as-nails Landlady (Qiu Yuen) and her drunken, bumbling husband (Wah Yuen) to the sadistic, moustache-twirling mastermind (Kwok Kuen Chan)—and every actor milks them for all they’re worth...
...minimal backgrounds, no shading and the simplest of character designs. He does this chiefly through character expression. Though the faces are comprised of a few dots and lines, the range of emotion is rather astounding. Most famous are the expressions of distress or surprise whose accompanying exclamations - BAW! WAH! YOW! -- have become as iconic to comix as sweat beads and stink lines. Together, the Stanley/Tripp team formed one of the longest, most productive relationships in comic's history. Kids should not be without at least one volume...
...yards away” from Bill Buckner during the infamous 1986 collapse at Shea Stadium in the World Series…and at a Boston banquet on the same night. Really, John? Actually, I guess that’s really somewhat believable. I’ve taken the Fung-Wah bus before...
Wait, what? The Fung-Wah bus wasn’t even invented...