That Last Eunich of China

[I can't think of a name]

http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20090315/wl_nm/us_china_eunuch

"Only two memories brought tears to Sun Yaoting's eyes in old age -- the day his father cut off his genitals, and the day his family threw away the pickled remains that should have made him a whole man again at death...This turbulent life has been recorded in the "The Last Eunuch of China" by amateur historian Jia Yinghua, who over years of friendship drew out of Sun the secrets that were too painful or intimate to spill to prying journalists or state archivists."

That is messed up

[LaoSexMachine]

To quote the great Tony Montana, "There are two things in this world I will not break for anyone. My words and my balls.".

[budgie]

I thought it was more like,

"All I have in this world are by balls and my word and I don't break either of them for no-one."

[LaoSexMachine]

You are probably right. I haven't seen it in a year or so.

[matthew.manhorn]

There's a movie based on him. His dad did his dirty work for him since it will save some time for him. However the Qing dynasty was overthrown before he arrives to the palace, gotta suck for him

[Rudolph]

Thanks, sounds like an interesting book... Wish I had money for Spring and Autumn Annals...