Animal head update

Joke's on Christie's.

The Chinese man identified as the winning bidder says he can't pay the 15.7 million euros he bid over the phone.

Cai Mingchao, director of the Xiamen Harmony Art International Auction Company (try saying that eight times fast), described the bid as a "patriotic act."

"I think any Chinese person would have stood up at that moment. ... I was merely fulfilling my responsibilities."

Naturally, it's like a harmonious society come early for people in China who were furious over the sculptures' sale to begin with. Commenters have lit up the blogosphere, gleefully discussing the egg they see on Christie's face.

I still think those heads are ugly.