Weekend joke -How to call the police when you're old and don't move very fast anymore
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Posted:Mar 18, 2016 5:04 pm
Last Updated:Mar 27, 2016 2:22 am 147094 Views
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George Phillips, an elderly man, from Hornby Island went to bed ,His wife told him that he'd left the light on in the garden shed, which she could see from the bedroom window. George opened the back door to go turn off the light, but saw that there were people in the shed stealing things.
He phoned the police, who asked "Is someone in your house?" He said "No," but some people are breaking into my garden shed and stealing from me.
Then the police dispatcher said "All patrols are busy. You should lock your doors and an officer will be along when one is available"
George said, "Okay."
He hung up the phone and counted to 30. Then he phoned the police again.
"Hello, I just called you a few seconds ago because there were people stealing things from my shed. Well, you don't have to worry about them now because I just shot and killed them both, the dogs are eating them right now." and he hung up.
Within five minutes, six Police Cars, a SWAT Team, a Helicopter, two Fire Trucks, a Paramedic, and an Ambulance showed up at the Phillips' residence, and caught the burglars red-handed.
One of the Policemen said to George, "I thought you said that you'd shot them!"
George said, "I thought you said there was nobody available!"
Don't mess with old people.
p.s. As a reminder, I am NOT the original writer of all the "Weekend jokes", so I am NOT responsible for them.
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World leaders warn Trump is a threat to world peace
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Posted:Mar 11, 2016 6:42 pm
Last Updated:Mar 14, 2016 3:39 am 168079 Views
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Business mogul Donald Trump secured two more victories Saturday night in Louisiana and Kentucky, further solidifying his lead in the race to the Republican nomination. World leaders are starting to sound the alarm as they watch the U.S. presidential race shape up.
Germany’s Vice Chancellor Sigmar Gabriel warned Trump is a threat to world peace in an interview with German newspaper Welt am Sonntag on Sunday.
“Whether Donald Trump, Marine le Pen or Geert Wilders — all these right-wing populists are not only a threat to peace and social cohesion, but also to economic development,” Gabriel said.
Trump’s most well known policy proposals involve bullying other nations — such as repeatedly pledging to force Mexico to pay for a border wall to keep immigrants out — and openly violating international law.
Trump clarified he would not break international law but only seek to change it to allow for torture in an interview with CBS’ John Dickerson Sunday morning.
“You know, it’s very tough to beat enemies that don’t have any, that don’t have any restrictions, all right? We have these massive restrictions. Now, I will always abide by the law, but I would like to have the law expanded,” Trump said.
“I happen to think that when you’re fighting an enemy that chops off heads, I happen to think that we should use something that’s stronger than we have right now,” he continued. “Right now, basically, waterboarding is essentially not allowed, as I understand it. … I would certainly like it to be, at a minimum, at a minimum to allow that.”
Trump has repeatedly said the U.S. should bring back waterboarding and other forms of torture that are “a hell of a lot worse,” even though they constitute international war crimes. He’s also called for other violations of international law, including deliberately wiping out terrorists’ families.
The German Vice Chancellor joins a chorus of overseas voices warning against Trump’s particularly brash brand of racism and xenophobia. The Mexican government passed a ban this week to keep Trump from entering the country, fed up with his racist rhetoric about Mexican immigrants and continued insistence he will force Mexico to pay for a wall. German publication Der Spiegel calls Trump “the world’s most dangerous man.”
Even far-right politicians in other nations aren’t on board with the rise of Trump. The leader of a far-right Swedish nationalist party that began in the Neo-Nazi movement told Breitbart News Trump would be bad news for the world. “If Donald Trump won… I don’t think he will, I hope he doesn’t,” he said. “He is very good at making speeches but as a politician and a world leader? No, I don’t think that’s a very good idea.”
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The most despicable debate in U.S. Presidential election history
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Posted:Mar 6, 2016 10:26 pm
Last Updated:Apr 14, 2016 6:22 pm 145863 Views
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Things got out of hand on last Thursday when Donald Trump defended the size of his fingers — and another part of his body — at the latest Republican debate.
As the race’s front-runner and rival Marco Rubio insulted each other over insults exchanged in the previous week, the gathering descended into a discussion of the candidate’s anatomy.
Donald Trump agreed and said he wanted to take back his claim that Rubio is a "lightweight."
"He's really not that much of a lightweight," Trump said.
The front-runner added that one of the insults Rubio lobbed at him was that he had "small hands."
"He hit my hands. Nobody has ever hit my hands," Trump said.
"Look at those hands. Are they small hands? He said if they're small, something else must be small. I guarantee you there's no problem," he said to laughter from the audience.
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While Ted Cruz and Donald Trump battled over the senator's support for Supreme Court Justice John Roberts, Marco Rubio stole some laughs with a wise crack.
As Trump interrupted Cruz by calling him "lyin' Ted," Cruz called on Trump to let him finish his answer.
"Please, I know it's hard not to interrupt. But try. Breathe, breathe, breathe," said Cruz.
"When they're done with the yoga, can I answer?" Rubio quipped.
Cruz answered that he really hoped no yoga would be taking place.
"Well, he's very flexible, so you never know," cracked Rubio, referring to Trump's earlier statements about being flexible on issues.
TED CRUZ: Megyn, let me ask the voters at home, is this the debate you want playing out in the general election? The stakes in this election are too high. For seven years, millions of Americans, we've been struggling, wages have been stagnating, people are hurting, our constitutional rights are under assault.
And if we nominate Donald, we're going to spend the spring, the fall, and the summer with the Republican nominee facing a fraud trial...
TRUMP: Oh, stop it.
CRUZ: ... with Hillary Clinton saying...
TRUMP: It's just a minor case. It's a minor case.
CRUZ: ... why did you give my campaign and my foundation $100,000?
TRUMP: It's a minor civil case.
CRUZ: And with Hillary Clinton...
TRUMP: Give me a break.
CRUZ: ... pointing out that he supported her four times in her presidential race.
TRUMP: It's a minor civil case.
CRUZ: Donald, learn not to interrupt. It's not complicated.
TRUMP: There are many, many civil cases.
CRUZ: Count to 10, Donald. Count to 10.
TRUMP: Give me a break.
CRUZ: Count to 10. The stakes are too high and if you are one of the 65 to 70 percent of Republicans who recognize that nominating Donald would be a disaster, then I ask you to come join us. If you're supporting other candidates, come join us.
We welcome you to our team because we've demonstrated not once, not twice, not three times, but five separate times we have beat Donald. And if you don't want him to be the nominee, then I ask you to stand with us as a broad coalition of people who believe in the Constitution, believe in freedom, and want to turn this country around.
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Weekend joke - The Italian Secret to a Long Marriage
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Posted:Mar 4, 2016 3:33 pm
Last Updated:Mar 5, 2016 9:03 am 143272 Views
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At St. Peter's Catholic Church in Baltimore, they have weekly husbands'
Marriage seminars.
At the session last week, the priest asked Tony, who said he was
approaching his 50th wedding anniversary, to take a few minutes and
share some insight into how he had managed to stay married to the same woman all these years. Tony replied to the assembled husbands, 'Wella, I'va tried to
treat her nicea, spenda da money on her, but besta of all is, I tooka
her to Italy for the 25th anniversary!'The priest responded, Tony, you are an amazing inspiration to all the husbands here! Please tell us what you are planning for your wife
for your 50th anniversary? Tony proudly replied, " I gonna go pick her up."
p.s. As a reminder, I am NOT the original writer of all the "Weekend jokes", so I am NOT responsible for them.
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Mitt Romney's speech about Donald Trump
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Posted:Mar 3, 2016 9:25 am
Last Updated:Apr 9, 2016 4:37 pm 143945 Views
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I am not here to announce my candidacy for office. I am not going to endorse a candidate today. Instead, I would like to offer my perspective on the nominating process of my party. In 1964, days before the presidential election which, incidentally, we lost, Ronald Reagan went on national television and challenged America saying that it was a “Time for Choosing.” He saw two paths for America, one that embraced conservative principles dedicated to lifting people out of poverty and helping create opportunity for all, and the other, an oppressive government that would lead America down a darker, less free path. I’m no Ronald Reagan and this is a different moment but I believe with all my heart and soul that we face another time for choosing, one that will have profound consequences for the Republican Party and more importantly, for the country.
I say this in part because of my conviction that America is poised to lead the world for another century. Our technology engines, our innovation dynamic, and the ambition and skill of our people will propel our economy and raise our standard of living. America will remain as it is today, the envy of the world.
Warren Buffett was 100% right when he said last week that “the babies being born in America today are the luckiest crop in history.”
That doesn’t mean we don’t have real problems and serious challenges. At home, poverty persists and wages are stagnant. The horrific massacres of Paris and San Bernardino, the nuclear ambitions of the Iranian mullahs, the aggressions of Putin, the growing assertiveness of China and the nuclear tests of North Korea confirm that we live in troubled and dangerous times.
But if we make the right choices, America’s future will be even better than our past and better than our present.
On the other hand, if we make improvident choices, the bright horizon I foresee will never materialize. Let me put it plainly, if we Republicans choose Donald Trump as our nominee, the prospects for a safe and prosperous future are greatly diminished.
Let me explain why.
First, the economy: If Donald Trump’s plans were ever implemented, the country would sink into a prolonged recession.
A few examples: His proposed 35% tariff-like penalties would instigate a trade war that would raise prices for consumers, kill export jobs, and lead entrepreneurs and businesses to flee America. His tax plan, in combination with his refusal to reform entitlements and to honestly address spending would balloon the deficit and the national debt. So even as Donald Trump has offered very few specific economic plans, what little he has said is enough to know that he would be very bad for American workers and for American families.
But wait, you say, isn’t he a huge business success that knows what he’s talking about? No he isn’t. His bankruptcies have crushed small businesses and the men and women who worked for them. He inherited his business, he didn’t create it. And what ever happened to Trump Airlines? How about Trump University? And then there’s Trump Magazine and Trump Vodka and Trump Steaks, and Trump Mortgage? A business genius he is not.
Now not every policy Donald Trump has floated is bad. He wants to repeal and replace Obamacare. He wants to bring jobs home from China and Japan. But his prescriptions to do these things are flimsy at best. At the last debate, all he could remember about his healthcare plan was to remove insurance boundaries between states. Successfully bringing jobs home requires serious policy and reforms that make America the place businesses want to plant and grow. You can’t punish business into doing the things you want. Frankly, the only serious policy proposals that deal with the broad range of national challenges we confront, come today from Ted Cruz, Marco Rubio, and John Kasich. One of these men should be our nominee.
I know that some people want the race to be over. They look at history and say a trend like Mr. Trump’s isn’t going to be stopped.
Perhaps. But the rules of political history have pretty much all been shredded during this campaign. If the other candidates can find common ground, I believe we can nominate a person who can win the general election and who will represent the values and policies of conservatism. Given the current delegate selection process, this means that I would vote for Marco Rubio in Florida, for John Kasich in Ohio, and for Ted Cruz or whichever one of the other two contenders has the best chance of beating Mr. Trump in a given state.
Let me turn to national security and the safety of our homes and loved ones. Trump’s bombast is already alarming our allies and fueling the enmity of our enemies. Insulting all Muslims will keep many of them from fully engaging with us in the urgent fight against ISIS. And for what purpose? Muslim terrorists would only have to lie about their religion to enter the country.
What he said on “60 Minutes” about Syria and ISIS has to go down as the most ridiculous and dangerous idea of the campaign season: Let ISIS take out Assad, he said, and then we can pick up the remnants. Think about that: Let the most dangerous terror organization the world has ever known take over a country? This is recklessness in the extreme.
Donald Trump tells us that he is very, very smart. I’m afraid that when it comes to foreign policy he is very, very not smart.
I am far from the first to conclude that Donald Trump lacks the temperament of be president. After all, this is an individual who mocked a disabled reporter, who attributed a reporter’s questions to her menstrual cycle, who mocked a brilliant rival who happened to be a woman due to her appearance, who bragged about his marital affairs, and who laces his public speeches with vulgarity.
Donald Trump says he admires Vladimir Putin, while has called George W. Bush a liar. That is a twisted example of evil trumping good.
There is dark irony in his boasts of his sexual exploits during the Vietnam War while John McCain, whom he has mocked, was imprisoned and tortured.
Dishonesty is Trump’s hallmark: He claimed that he had spoken clearly and boldly against going into Iraq. Wrong, he spoke in favor of invading Iraq. He said he saw thousands of Muslims in New Jersey celebrating 9/11. Wrong, he saw no such thing. He imagined it. His is not the temperament of a stable, thoughtful leader. His imagination must not be married to real power.
The President of the United States has long been the leader of the free world. The president and yes the nominees of the country’s great parties help define America to billions of people. All of them bear the responsibility of being an example for our and grandchildren.
Think of Donald Trump’s personal qualities, the bullying, the greed, the showing off, the misogyny, the absurd third grade theatrics. We have long referred to him as “The Donald.” He is the only person in America to whom we have added an article before his name. It wasn’t because he had attributes we admired.
Now imagine your and your grandchildren acting the way he does. Will you welcome that? Haven’t we seen before what happens when people in prominent positions fail the basic responsibility of honorable conduct? We have, and it always injures our families and our country.
Watch how he responds to my speech today. Will he talk about our policy differences or will he attack me with every imaginable low road insult? This may tell you what you need to know about his temperament, his stability, and his suitability to be president.
Trump relishes any poll that reflects what he thinks of himself. But polls are also saying that he will lose to Hillary Clinton.
On Hillary Clinton’s watch at the State Department, America’s interests were diminished in every corner of the world. She compromised our national secrets, dissembled to the families of the slain, and jettisoned her most profound beliefs to gain presidential power.
For the last three decades, the Clintons have lived at the intersection of money and politics, trading their political influence to enrich their personal finances. They embody the term “crony capitalism.” It disgusts the American people and causes them to lose faith in our political process.
A person so untrustworthy and dishonest as Hillary Clinton must not become president. But a Trump nomination enables her victory. The audio and video of the infamous Tapper-Trump exchange on the Ku Klux Klan will play a hundred thousand times on cable and who knows how many million times on social media.
There are a number of people who claim that Mr. Trump is a con man, a fake. There is indeed evidence of that. Mr. Trump has changed his positions not just over the years, but over the course of the campaign, and on the Ku Klux Klan, daily for three days in a row.
We will only really know if he is the real deal or a phony if he releases his tax returns and the tape of his interview with the New York Times. I predict that there are more bombshells in his tax returns. I predict that he doesn’t give much if anything to the disabled and to our veterans. I predict that he told the New York Times that his immigration talk is just that: talk. And I predict that despite his promise to do so, first made over a year ago, he will never ever release his tax returns. Never. Not the returns under audit, not even the returns that are no longer being audited. He has too much to hide. Nor will he authorize the Times to release the tapes. If I’m right, you will have all the proof you need to know that Donald Trump is a phony.
Attacking me as he surely will won’t prove him any less of a phony. It’s entirely in his hands to prove me wrong. All he has to do is to release his back taxes like he promised he would, and let us hear what he said behind closed doors to the New York Times.
Ronald Reagan used to quote a Scottish philosopher who predicted that democracies and civilizations couldn’t last more than about 200 years. John Adams wrote this: “Remember, democracy never lasts long. It soon wastes, exhausts, and murders itself. There never was a democracy yet that did not commit suicide.” I believe that America has proven these dire predictions wrong for two reasons.
First, we have been blessed with great presidents, with giants among us. Men of character, integrity and selflessness have led our nation from its very beginning. None were perfect: each surely made mistakes. But in every case, they acted out of the desire to do what was right for America and for freedom.
The second reason is because we are blessed with a great people, people who at every critical moment of choosing have put the interests of the country above their own.
These two things are related: our presidents time and again have called on us to rise to the occasion. John F. Kennedy asked us to consider what we could do for our country. Lincoln drew upon the better angels of our nature to save the union.
I understand the anger Americans feel today. In the past, our presidents have channeled that anger, and forged it into resolve, into endurance and high purpose, and into the will to defeat the enemies of freedom. Our anger was transformed into energy directed for good.
Mr. Trump is directing our anger for less than noble purposes. He creates scapegoats of Muslims and Mexican immigrants, he calls for the use of torture and for killing the innocent and family members of terrorists. He cheers assaults on protesters. He applauds the prospect of twisting the Constitution to limit first amendment freedom of the press. This is the very brand of anger that has led other nations into the abyss.
Here’s what I know. Donald Trump is a phony, a fraud. His promises are as worthless as a degree from Trump University. He’s playing the American public for suckers: He gets a free ride to the White House and all we get is a lousy hat.
His domestic policies would lead to recession. His foreign policies would make America and the world less safe. He has neither the temperament nor the judgment to be president. And his personal qualities would mean that America would cease to be a shining city on a hill.
America has greatness ahead. This is a time for choosing. God bless us to choose a nominee who will make that vision a reality.
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Mitt Romney questions Donald Trump tax situation
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Posted:Feb 28, 2016 1:54 am
Last Updated:Mar 8, 2016 8:41 pm 150853 Views
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Republican presidential frontrunner Donald Trump has a "bombshell" hidden in his tax returns, the party's 2012 nominee Mitt Romney has warned.
Mr Romney says the billionaire was "dodging and delaying" on releasing his returns, which could shake up the race.
Mr Trump has hit back calling the ex-governor "one of the dumbest and worst candidates" in Republican history.
Donald Trump swept to victory in Nevada on Tuesday, his third straight win in the Republican race for nomination.
The 69-year-old easily defeated his rivals, Marco Rubio, Ted Cruz, John Kasich and Ben Carson, ahead of the all-important "Super Tuesday" next week when 11 states are due to decide on their party candidates and a quarter of all nominating delegates are up for grabs.
All five Republican candidates are set to square off in another presidential debate in Houston, Texas, later on Thursday.
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This is outrageous that Trump has been delaying on releasing his tax returns for the reason of IRS has audited his tax return for the past 12 years. We, as middle class, have to pay every cent for tax. How can people vote for this person to be our leader?
On immigration, Trump wants to build a wall that is 35-foot-high and 1,000 miles long for 10 - 12 billions and have Mexico pay for it. This is absurd. What if Mexico won't pay for it? Is Trump gonna attack Mexico?
Trump keeps interrupting other candidates talking, two or three people talking at same time, so we can't hear a thing.
On "foreign policy", Trump doesn't know anything. Hugh Hewitt asked Donald Trump about America's nuclear triad. Trump demonstrates he has no idea what that is. John Iadarola delivers his Final Judgement on the worst debate answer.
Why did people vote for Trump? I am worry about our country. How can Trump be a leader of the free world? It is inconceivable if Trump win the election. His arrogant attitude, aggressive personality, "hot air" talking, his ignorance about foreign policy,..., etc. I simply can't image USA future if he wins the election. I don't like to talk about "politics" in the public, but I just can't help it.
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Weekend joke - Aging spare nobody
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Posted:Feb 26, 2016 1:05 pm
Last Updated:Mar 9, 2016 10:19 pm 139312 Views
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HAVE YOU EVER BEEN GUILTY OF LOOKING AT OTHERS YOUR OWN AGE AND THINKING, SURELY I CAN'T LOOK THAT OLD.
WELL . . . YOU'LL LOVE THIS ONE.
I WAS SITTING IN THE WAITING ROOM FOR MY FIRST APPOINTMENT WITH A NEW DENTIST.
I NOTICED HIS DDS DIPLOMA ON THE WALL, WHICH BORE HIS FULL NAME. SUDDENLY, I REMEMBERED A TALL, HANDSOME, DARK-HAIRED BOY WITH THE SAME NAME HAD BEEN IN MY HIGH SCHOOL CLASS SOME 40-ODD YEARS AGO.
COULD HE BE THE SAME GUY THAT I HAD A SECRET CRUSH ON, WAY BACK THEN?
UPON SEEING HIM, HOWEVER, I QUICKLY DISCARDED ANY SUCH THOUGHT.
THIS BALDING, GRAY-HAIRED MAN WITH THE DEEPLY LINED FACE WAS WAY TOO OLD TO HAVE BEEN MY CLASSMATE.
AFTER HE EXAMINED MY TEETH, I ASKED HIM IF HE HAD ATTENDED MORGAN PARK HIGH SCHOOL .
'YES. YES, I DID. I'M A MUSTANG,' HE GLEAMED WITH PRIDE.
WHEN DID YOU GRADUATE?' I ASKED.
HE ANSWERED, IN 1974. WHY DO YOU ASK?'
YOU WERE IN MY CLASS!', I EXCLAIMED.
HE LOOKED AT ME CLOSELY.
THEN, THAT UGLY, OLD, BALD, WRINKLED-FACED, FAT-ASSED, GRAY-HAIRED, DECREPIT -OF-A-BITCH ASKED, 'WHAT DID YOU TEACH?'
p.s. As a reminder, I am NOT the original writer of all the "Weekend jokes", so I am NOT responsible for them.
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Weekend joke - Difficult to communicate with ...
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Posted:Feb 19, 2016 7:31 pm
Last Updated:Feb 25, 2016 11:07 am 142019 Views
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A judge was interviewing a South Carolina woman regarding her pending divorce and asks, "What are the grounds for your divorce?" "About four acres and a nice little home in the middle of the property with a stream running by." "No," he said, "I mean what is the foundation of this case?" "It is made of concrete, brick, and mortar," she responded." I mean," he continued, "what are your relations like?" "I have an aunt and uncle and 12 cousins living here in town, as well as my husband's parents. "The judge took a deep breath and asked, "Do you have a real grudge?" "No, we have a two-car carport and have never really needed one cuz we don't have a car." "Please," he tried again, "is there any infidelity in your marriage?" "Yes, both my and have stereo sets. We don't necessarily like the music - all that hip hop and tap - but we can't seem to do anything about it." "Ma'am, does your husband ever beat you up?" "Yes, he gets up every morning before I do and makes the coffee." The judge asked, "Is your husband a nagger?" "Oh, hell no, he's as white as you and me! "Finally, in frustration, the judge asked, "Lady, why in hell do you want a divorce?" "Oh, I don't want a divorce," she replied. "I've never wanted a divorce, my husband does. The damn fool says he can't communicate with me."
p.s. As a reminder, I am NOT the original writer of all the "Weekend jokes", so I am NOT responsible for them.
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Thanks for AFF Technical Support, Leo
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Posted:Feb 6, 2016 4:22 pm
Last Updated:Mar 27, 2024 1:57 pm 143418 Views
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I have been frustrated that all my comments on Chinese FriendFinder blogs were all gone since January 22nd, 2016. I have called many times to AFF, told them to fix the problems. Some people who answered the phone did NOT understand or help me at all. I have posted 152 blogs and people responded and I feedback with my comments or I responded other member's blogs and only show briefly and again my comments were all gone.
Yesterday, Feb 5th, I posted two blogs (Weekend joke - the last kiss and Strong quake in Taiwan), somehow only the joke has been posted but the Strong quake in Taiwan didn't. I called Chinese FriendFinder on Feb 6th, they told me that blog has been approved and maybe few hours later it will show. I waited 10 hours and called again, the guy said it has been approved and nothing he could help me. I called the 3rd time, another guy said the same. I said I have been on Chinese FriendFinder for 11 and 1/2 years, posted 152 blogs, I know the viewer won't be only one viewer that is me. I guided him to click Recent Blogs "View All" and I was NOT on the list of "Recent Blogs". He then realized what I meant. He put me on hold for long time. Today is Saturday, I have time to hold and insist to solve the problem. Then a Technical Support, Leo, came to the line. I finally could let this guy know my problems. He said he can see my blog has been approved. I said "but it is NOT posted". Leo put me on hold to remove a "bug" from his computer end. Immediately the blog "Strong quake in Taiwan" appeared on the list of "Recent Blogs". I know this Leo is good.
I asked him another problem. I told him to read my another blog "All my comments are gone on AFF". He checked his computer and remove another bug. All my comments on my own blogs and on other member's blogs all come back. He said he has a friend in Taiwan who is doing technical support for Chinese FriendFinder and he will email that guy in Taiwan to stabilize my profile, my blogs, my emails, my comments, ..... for me.
I repeatedly thank him, Leo. All the bugs are removed and all my comments come back. I am happy again.
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Strong quake hits Taiwan, many trapped in toppled building
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Posted:Feb 5, 2016 9:58 pm
Last Updated:Mar 7, 2016 12:05 pm 166760 Views
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TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Rescuers in the southern Taiwanese city of Tainan pulled out 221 people and three dead from a residential high-rise complex that collapsed when a shallow 6.4-magnitude earthquake struck before dawn Saturday, leaving still others trapped inside.
Firefighters and soldiers scrambled with ladders, cranes and other equipment to the building that folded like an accordion in a pile of rubble and twisted metal and extracted dazed survivors.
The emergency response center told The Associated Press that three people were killed, including a 10-day-old infant, a 55-year-old woman and a 50-year-old man. Taiwan's official news agency said the infant and the man were pulled out of a 17-story Wei Guan residential building and that both were later declared dead. The agency said 256 people were believed to have been living in 92 households.
Dozens more people have been rescued or safely evacuated from a market and a seven-floor building that was badly damaged, the Central News Agency reported.
A bank building also careened, but no injuries were reported, it said.
Most people were caught asleep when temblor struck about 4 a.m. local time (2000 GMT Friday). It was located some 22 miles (36 kilometers) southeast of Yujing, and struck about 6 miles (10 kilometers) underground, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.
As dawn broke, live Taiwanese TV showed survivors being brought gingerly from the high-rise, including an elderly woman in a neck brace and others wrapped in blankets. The trappings of daily life — a partially crushed air conditioner, pieces of a metal balcony, windows — lay twisted in rubble.
People with their arms around firefighters were being helped from the building, and cranes were being used to search darkened parts of the structure for survivors. Newscasters said other areas of the city were still being canvassed for possible damage...
Taiwan earthquake: Felled building use tin can fillers. (Authority said the building constructors will be held for responsibilities. The neighbor buildings are still standing.)
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