http://8asians.disqus.com/enMon, 08 Dec 2008 11:40:21 -0000http://www.8asians.com/2008/12/07/the-perfect-holiday-gift-yao-ming-transformer/#comment-10446263<p>Ernie - ha ha .. now that you mention it, he does.</p>AkryptiMon, 08 Dec 2008 11:40:21 -0000http://www.8asians.com/2008/12/07/the-perfect-holiday-gift-yao-ming-transformer/#comment-10446262<p>Yao Ming as a Transformer.... now I've seen everything!</p>JohnSun, 07 Dec 2008 21:40:50 -0000http://www.8asians.com/2008/12/07/the-perfect-holiday-gift-yao-ming-transformer/#comment-10446261<p>Akrypti -- actually, in that last photograph, Yao kinda looks like OJ Simpson.</p>ErnieSun, 07 Dec 2008 21:21:10 -0000http://www.8asians.com/2008/12/07/the-perfect-holiday-gift-yao-ming-transformer/#comment-10446260<p>I'm interested to hear how they got Yao Ming on board with this idea. Thanks, Ernie, for your theory. The toy is absurd.</p><p>And in a flip of things, Yao doesn't look Chinese because some hypersensitive politically conscious toy designer didn't make his eyes chinky enough. From the photo joz posted, Yao looks southern european.</p>AkryptiSun, 07 Dec 2008 14:13:12 -0000http://www.8asians.com/2008/12/07/the-perfect-holiday-gift-yao-ming-transformer/#comment-10446259<blockquote><br>Toy CEO: Mister Yao, we here at Global Plastics Unlimited have a delightful idea. We will make a toy that is a giant basketball, and it will transform into a robot. But in lieu of a robot head, we will sculpt your face and use that as your face instead.<br>Yao Ming: Huh.<br>Toy CEO: We will give you 100,000 dollars.<br>Yao Ming: Huh.<br>Toy CEO: We will give you 500,000 dollars if you agree that we make this toy completely out of lead.<br>Yao Ming: Deal.<br></blockquote>ErnieSun, 07 Dec 2008 04:45:41 -0000