'Linsane' comments on race punny but not funny

There are few things in this world that are impossible to resist - the gravitational pull of the Earth, money-back-guaranteed quick weight-loss plans, free food samples at warehouse clubs and getting on the Jeremy Lin bandwagon.

Yes, Linsanity even touches the lives of us who wouldn't know the difference between an alley-oop and an air ball, and can only surmise that a "Big Man" refers to ... er his height.

Here is a guy every Chinese mother dreams of - "He's a Harvard grad!" - and every Chinese father secretly wishes for - "My boy can dunk. And he's a future franchise!"