Originally Posted by rjh

I'm anxiously awaiting reports from our colleagues in Beijing on how each monthly Queuing Day goes.

(The Wall Street Journal reports that, in addition to the anti spitting campaign, city officials in Beijing are encouraging residents to stand in line each month on the 11th for public transport, post offices, and, I assume, even for street vendors selling red bean pancakes. "11" in roman characters kinda looks like people queuing up.)

To me, this has somewhat less chance of success than the anti-spitting campaign, but perhaps more than the "If we can put people into space, we can have a toilet that doesn't stink" campaign.