Hello, Panda

China wants more pandas. And that involves "panda porn" apparently. Cue sleazy music, scantily clad pandas...

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Anonymous said…
He lives all alone but the bamboo forest knows him
Now his land is taken by man he's got nowhere left to go...
Oh Panda Bear - my gentle friend,
I don't want to say goodbye ...
15 October 2006 at 00:51
Anonymous said…
Scantily clad pandas? Er ... hello, do pandas often wear anything?
16 October 2006 at 11:02
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