I watched a hell of a lot of kung fu movies while I was writing The Monkey & the Barrel. So many that I lost count after twenty or so. It was mainly for research, but also because I just really like kung fu. Always have, ever since I was a little kid watching badly dubbed martial arts flicks on Sunday afternoons at grandma's house. 

Naturally, Sara had to sit through a lot of these movies with me. And as we were sitting there watching Jackie Chan, Sammo Hung, and Jet Li kick the holy crap out of people, Sara and I both noticed something amazing that every single kung fu film has in common. To confirm our hypothesis, Sara went back and combed through countless hours of kung fu for confirmation.

This, is what she found: 

 
http://www.bestweekever.tv/2008/08/27/bwe-exclusive-kung-poo/