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Bin Laden in Beijing

I found Osama bin Laden! He's fallen so far... working as a carnie selling rubber masks and animal-themed hats at the Ditan Park Temple Fair in Beijing. Also spotted: a mask of George W. Bush, and a huge inflatable piece of poop. What else can you spot?

from YouTube on Wed, Jan 28 2009

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