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Kung Fu Nun!

27 August 2009 2 Comments

Do. Not. Mess. With. Nuns.No, it’s not the latest Pixar movie. A 52-year-old kung fu master in China, Zhang Tingting, has become a Buddhist nun, but, before doing so, she performed one last stunt: pulling 8 cars for 30 meters with her hair. As a former Catholic schoolgirl, I can’t say I’m surprised: some of the toughest people I’ve known were nuns. One nun of my acquaintance, who taught anthropology at Providence College, always wore dark visor-style sunglasses. She claimed it was because the harsh sunlight in Tibet injured her eyes, but it was rumored that, without the glasses, her icy stare could kill, a la Cyclops of the X-Men. From kung fu master to nun: I’d call that a lateral career move.

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  • Bill said:

    That video is out of control and I’m a better person for having seen it. Thanks for sharing!

  • gypsycat (author) said:

    Glad you liked it! It’s definitely one of the more awesome things I’ve seen all month.

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