thedailywhat: Money Cat of the Day: China’s central bank was moved to issue an official statement of denial after Chinese microbloggers began widely circulating a claim that three cats were found hidden in the pattern of the 100-yuan note. “I always thought only Chairman Mao was printed on today’s notes. Actually, our banknotes are so cartoonish and adorable,” a Weibo user is quoted as saying. The People’s Bank of China, not wanting to appear affable, sought to quash the rumors with a non-feline explanation for the cat-like glyphs. It seems they were based on nondescript decorations found on lacquerware from the Warring States Period (476-221 BC). “Someone imagined the patterns as three cats and drew the profile with a marker to mislead the public,” the bank said in its statement. Sorry, guys. Cannot be unseen. [shanghidaily.]

thedailywhat:

Money Cat of the Day: China’s central bank was moved to issue an official statement of denial after Chinese microbloggers began widely circulating a claim that three cats were found hidden in the pattern of the 100-yuan note.

“I always thought only Chairman Mao was printed on today’s notes. Actually, our banknotes are so cartoonish and adorable,” a Weibo user is quoted as saying.

The People’s Bank of China, not wanting to appear affable, sought to quash the rumors with a non-feline explanation for the cat-like glyphs. It seems they were based on nondescript decorations found on lacquerware from the Warring States Period (476-221 BC).

“Someone imagined the patterns as three cats and drew the profile with a marker to mislead the public,” the bank said in its statement.

Sorry, guys. Cannot be unseen.

[shanghidaily.]

1018 Notes

  1. byz97 reblogged this from sunnyness
  2. phacohen reblogged this from odiotodo
  3. odiotodo reblogged this from itoldyousointenet
  4. miggylol reblogged this from pyrobot
  5. nekonebula reblogged this from itoldyousointenet
  6. itoldyousointenet reblogged this from scaolferios
  7. scaolferios reblogged this from thedailywhat
  8. helloeni reblogged this from thedailywhat
  9. janine0317 reblogged this from thedailywhat
  10. pyrobot reblogged this from ohmisterfahrenheit
  11. acidintimacy reblogged this from spilt-milk
  12. meeow-meeow reblogged this from thedailywhat
  13. spilt-milk reblogged this from thedailywhat
  14. ilubbgatos reblogged this from fuckyeahfatcats
  15. highonmatcha reblogged this from jakinlin
  16. chinanthropologies reblogged this from theresetgallery
  17. horizons-edge reblogged this from gdtbdy
  18. gdtbdy reblogged this from thedailywhat
  19. desmesne reblogged this from thedailywhat
  20. quite-so reblogged this from fuckyeahfatcats
  21. bellatrixnotswan reblogged this from thedailywhat
  22. orkideh84 reblogged this from airandangels
  23. airandangels reblogged this from chrryblssmninja and added:
    WE’RE THE BANK OF CHINA WE’RE NOT CUTE STOP IT STOP LOVING US
  24. chrryblssmninja reblogged this from thedailywhat
  25. auspiciousme reblogged this from sasslock
  26. for-the-spotless-mind reblogged this from thedailywhat
  27. hi-brizil reblogged this from merrick-d
  28. comradewill reblogged this from littlewendycat and added:
    YES. Just whipped a hundred ￥ note to check. I love how the central bank is like “they are misleading the public”....
  29. littilemini reblogged this from randommindsplosion
  30. randommindsplosion reblogged this from feellikepartying