Lonely Cop pays late-night visit to the Duke of Wuxi.

I can remember this scene in the 1984 Steven Martin film The Lonely Guy where the lonely guy character played by Martin walks into an policeman's apartment filled with life size cut-outs of people accompanied by a record playing sounds of people having conversation in a crowded room.  The Steve Martin character says to the policeman: "Oh my God!!  You are a lonely cop!!" or something along those lines (He may well have said "Oh my God!  A lonely cop!")  This was the line used in the trailer to advertise the movie.  I remember going to see the film and being underwhelmed by it.  Though that scene still sticks in my mind like the line from another Steve Martin film Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid where the Mexican Cop says to the detective character played by Martin: "Two Hours?  Good!  That gives me plenty of time to dry clean and press your pajamas."

Anyway, all this and the pajama line came to mind when the Duke of Wuxi told us of a late night visit he had from a Chinese policeman.  About 1100 PM one night, The Duke heard a knock on his door and was never heard from again...  No.  He heard a knock on his door and opened it.  At the door was a policeman who asked him questions and filled out some forms.  When the policeman learned that the Duke was an English Teacher, he asked the Duke if he liked BBQ.  The policeman then gave the Duke his name card and said to call him sometime.  Obviously, a lonely Chinese cop.