OK, Christine and I are still days behind in our Olympics coverage so this might be old news by now, but according to the fetching young lad on NBC, I think his name is Mary Carillo, panda experts in China actually show male pandas “panda porn” to get them in the mood! Crazy, huh?
And just in case we doubted the veracity of these reports, NBC actually showed us footage of a horny panda pacing back and forth in his cage while some juicy “panda porn” played on a TV nearby. Hilarious! All that was missing were some classic porno jams thumping away in the background.
And yes, I know Mary Carillo is a woman with a husband and two kids, but man, that old foghorn she calls a voice gives me the willies sometimes.
And though Ms. Carillo has taken a beating online for her looks, her voice and even the kinda borderline racist slant (no pun intended) to several of her reports from Beijing, we still love us some sweet Mary Carillo Olympic Moments. So, rock on, dude…er, Mary…and hooray for “panda porn”!
make. see. eat. do. 
“He” does Tennis, too.
Carlin calls “him” Manly Carillo.
This post was SO freaking funny that I pee’d my pants 🙂
OMG, hilarious! Christine and I are totally gonna call “him” Manly Carillo from now on. You guys are so funny!!
You guys are mean. I’ve been loving HER Beijing cultural videos.
I especially enjoyed the one where they sent her around Beijing sampling foods that we Westerners would normally shun, like duck’s feet (or duck’s “hand” as the waitress called it in her broken English) or even grilled scorpion, which Mary courageously tried (would you?).
I didn’t see Mary’s coverage of the panda porno, but I saw a similar story on a Discovery Channel show I saw about China. From the way they described it, the videos weren’t necessarily to put the male pandas in the mood, but rather to teach them how to mate naturally, since virtually all baby pandas in captivity these days are born from artificial insemination. So I think it’s more like a sex ed film than anything.
I’m sure Mary’s son and daughter wouldn’t find your post very funny at all. Send me a picture of your mom, I’m sure I can find something “funny” to say about her.
Dear Fan of Mary Carillo,
I’m sorry if my post offended your delicate sensibilities, but something tells me that even good-natured Mary Carillo herself would be fine with what I wrote. I might mock her sometimes, but deep down, I love me some Mary Carillo Olympic coverage! 🙂