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I came across the Monty Python sketch recently, where the agent is explaining  the policy the customer bought is the "Never Pay Out" policy. Hilarious.

https://youtu.be/2n3M-0JDTCI?si=SuOukA8wb5-JU0VF

On 11/11/2024 at 7:55 AM, newnative said:

     The new housing project of 28 homes on The Darkside where we live has three Chinese families so far, and several Russian ones.  We sold our first house in the project to a Russian family after we built a second home in the project this year. 

     We know one of the young Chinese families and they told us their main reason for living here was for a better education for their two children.  I think Pattaya will continue to be a popular choice for families with its selection of private schools, wide choice of housing at all price points, good health care and shopping, and close proximity to Bangkok and two airports.  

I met a Russian lady who has 3 daughters all at school. Costs her 1.5 million pa. But of course there are many other benefits, as you say.

MAGA - Member, Arse Gropers Anonymous.

4 hours ago, Georgealbert said:

 

Picture and link to video courtesy of SiamChon

 

In an incident that shocked tourists and locals alike, police apprehended a Chinese man aged between 50-60 years and a 53-year-old Thai woman for engaging in sexual acts in public on Jomtien Beach.

 

At 23:05 on December 6, officers led by Pol. Lt. Col. Piyapong Ensan, Inspector of Pattaya Tourist Police Division 4, and Pol. Lt. Col. Sirachat Nootes, Deputy Superintendent of Pattaya Police Station, responded to reports from concerned bystanders. The pair had reportedly been seen having sex both on the beach and in the sea, oblivious to the presence of numerous onlookers.

 

Eyewitnesses described the scene as brazen, with the woman taking turns mounting the man and vice versa, ignoring shouted warnings from the crowd. Their explicit behaviour continued unabated for over 30 minutes.

 

Upon arriving at the scene, police found the pair still engaged in the act. Officers ordered them to stop before detaining them. The Chinese man complied, while the Thai woman attempted to evade capture by swimming and hiding in the water. Eventually, she called for help, requesting officers to retrieve her clothing, as she was completely naked.

 

When brought ashore, the woman protested loudly, claiming she had done nothing wrong. Both were taken to Pattaya Police Station for questioning.

 

Witnesses reported that the woman had been drinking at a nearby restaurant earlier in the evening. After leaving, she appeared to meet the Chinese man and began arguing with him on the beach. What started as a heated exchange quickly escalated into a public display of intimacy.

 

Tourists who witnessed the incident expressed shock and frustration, saying they tried to intervene by shouting at the couple but were ignored. Police are now investigating the matter and will determine the appropriate charges against the duo.

Link to video of the incident;

 

https://www.facebook.com/reel/920056776469201

 

-- 2024-12-07

 

That's made my day!

2 hours ago, Felton Jarvis said:

The punishment does not fit the "crime".  He had been spending money and contributing to the economy.

I am careful to stick to the letter of the law because I know how much Immigration officials relish making farangs suffer.

How do you know that?

1 hour ago, Drumbuie said:

Proper porridge - brose - is made with stone ground pinhead oatmeal, hot water, a pinch of salt and a wee pat of butter. Basically a hot oatcake. 

 

Anything else - particularly sugar - is an abomination. 😂

I heard the Scots store it in the bottom of a chest of drawers and cut a slice when peckish. Also, is it true that haggis is best served slow, left arm over?

1 hour ago, James105 said:

 

The image (obviously) is from a phone camera that took a picture of a TV broadcast which is why it is low quality.  I presume this is your first time on the internet?  

 

Saying "Its a complete mess" about this Labour MP is not a very nice thing to say but it is probably what most people think.   

Don't patronise me. What is a mobile phone photo of a TV broadcast doing in a BBC news article? And you know perfectly well my comment was directed at the photo, not the MP. Troll.

1 hour ago, James105 said:

 

If you read the article rather than just looking at the pictures you would see that she confirms it is her claiming "it was an awful angle". 

 

Are you claiming that no human could possibly look so abominable and only an AI could conjure up such a monstrosity of an image of a human?  That's not very nice is it?  

No, the image was taken from social media. It wasn't a BBC original. Why the heck they published it I've no idea. Look at the quality of the image. It's a complete mess.

6 hours ago, ukrules said:

Is there a list of the offending URLs ?

My question too. My bank a few days ago blocked 2 payments centres I was being directed to.

1 hour ago, James105 said:

 

I was thinking that it could be. I imagine the AI prompt would be something like "give me an image of a cross between Jo Brand, Eddie Izzard and a Telly Tubby sitting on the Labour benches in parliament after neglecting to eat the type of breakfast that is now banned from advertising pre-watershed".  I expect it would produce an abomination like that.  

 

But it is a real image of a real Labour MP at "work".  

 

https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-wales-56450997

It's fake. End of. It's been inserted into the BBC news item. There's no way that is the original.

1 hour ago, mdr224 said:

So the sugar is the junk food, not the oatmeal

High carbs in oatmeal, get turned into sugar.

On 12/5/2024 at 8:58 AM, James105 said:

Perhaps if this abomination of a Labour MP had her/him/it/they/zi oats in the morning then her/him/it/they/zi might be able to stay awake whilst at work

 

That's pretty obviously an AI image. Look at the left hand. 2 fingers attached to an arm that looks like a piece of chicken. An unrecognisable mash up.

Seems the data is there in the immigration database. Just needs somebody to run a few queries on it, and they'll get a set of all the overstayers. Surely not that difficult if the data is up to date and reliable.

2 hours ago, CallumWK said:

I see the forum food experts are active in this thread, and declaring MSG as unhealthy, although there is no evidence for that, and in fact it is healthier than salt which is commonly used by westerners.

 

https://www.mayoclinic.org/healthy-lifestyle/nutrition-and-healthy-eating/expert-answers/monosodium-glutamate/faq-20058196

 

https://www.goodrx.com/well-being/diet-nutrition/is-msg-bad-for-you

True. Somebody in the western medical world decided msg was not good for you, and it's stayed that way ever since. It's just umami, the Japanese 5th taste.

I smell trouble. She wants "a more detailed legal review of the program". Activists filing a complaint?

Thailand just forcibly repatriated 5 Cambodian activists. How does that sit with the UNHCR?

1 hour ago, loong said:

It w ould probably be higher if they calculated it per capita.

4 billion pa is roughly a pack a week for every Thai. I never knew there was a World Instant Noodle Association.

And what of the 27 non Thai fishermen working as slaves presumably on the Thai boat? 31 seems a large crew for a fishing boat.

Damaged the front bumper? That's putting it mildly. But what a story. The road to hell is paved with good intentions.

2 hours ago, blaze master said:

 

You know exactly who I meant and what he did. Give it time. 

Sorry, I don't know who or what he did.

59 minutes ago, thaibeachlovers said:

I'm not triggered by your anti Trump tirades. I'm actually concerned for your mental well being. Hate permeates one's entire psych and spills out against all those around one.

I despised Biden, but I didn't keep posting hate filled tirades for the 4 years he was POTUS.

 

Anyway, as your hateful posts are becoming tiresome I guess I'll just put you on ignore. Bye.

Gaslighting. More stock in trade for anti left repomen.

1 hour ago, thaibeachlovers said:

Perhaps so but did he cause the death of 44,000 mainly women and children or thousands of deaths in Ukraine?

No, Putin did.

16 hours ago, Will B Good said:

I like it......guilty until proven innocent.....555

 

the slippery suspect,

 

This dodgy dealmaker 

 

His scheming

Accused of, amongst other things "fiddling with computer systems using bogus or warped data." No mention of any specifics except maybe dodgy "foreign coins".

23 hours ago, Patong2021 said:

No need for a complex explanation when a commonsense simple explanation suffices: The vast majority of tattooed prostitutes have mental illness. Being inked is also part of the subculture. 

 

Multiple studies have documented the link between mental illness and the likelihood of people to be heavily tattooed and to favour face, neck and full sleeve type tattoos. There is no denying that prostitutes often have multiple mental illness conditions. They also engage in high risk behaviours. Examples of studies are;

 

International Journal of Dermatology 2019 Jul;58(7):816-824 : Are tattoos associated with negative health-related outcomes and risky behaviors?  Karoline Mortensen PhD, Michael T. French PhD, Andrew R. Timming PhD

Individuals with tattoos were more likely to be diagnosed with a mental health issue and to report sleep problems. People who had tattoos were also more likely to be smokers, to have spent time in jail, and to have a higher number of sex partners in the past year.

 

Annals of Epidemiology 2012 Jan;22(1):51-6: Who gets tattoos? Demographic and behavioral correlates of ever being tattooed in a representative sample of men and women, Wendy Heywood 1, Kent Patrick, Anthony M A Smith, Judy M Simpson, Marian K Pitts, Juliet Richters, Julia M Shelley

Men with lower levels of education, tradesmen, and women with live-out partners are more likely to be tattooed. Tattooing was also associated with risk-taking behaviours, including smoking, greater numbers of lifetime sexual partners, cannabis use (women only) and ever having depression (men only). Tattoos still appear to be a marker for risk-taking behavior in adults.

 

Commonsense also differentiates between youthful misadventure, drunken folly and intentional group affiliation such as the tattoos done by elite athletes who will ink the Olympic insignia or their team banner.

 

From AI Overview on Google, "Who gets tattoos"

Demographics

In the United States, 32% of adults have a tattoo, including: 

Gender: 38% of women have a tattoo, compared to 27% of men 

Race and ethnicity: 39% of Black Americans have a tattoo, compared to 35% of Hispanic, 32% of White, and 14% of Asian Americans 

Age: 41% of those under 30 have a tattoo, as do 46% of those ages 30 to 49

Seems there's not much to distinguish between over a third of American citizens and the average Thai bar girl when it comes to tattoos. Your academics need to get inked!