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20 hours ago, Eric Loh said:

 

9 years at the helm. Doen't translate to being useless. 

The duration of rule for various tyrants and despots varies widely. Here are some notable examples along with their years in power:

1. **Joseph Stalin (Soviet Union)**: 1924 - 1953 (29 years)
2. **Adolf Hitler (Germany)**: 1933 - 1945 (12 years)
3. **Mao Zedong (China)**: 1949 - 1976 (27 years)
4. **Kim Il-sung (North Korea)**: 1948 - 1994 (46 years)
5. **Muammar Gaddafi (Libya)**: 1969 - 2011 (42 years)
6. **Robert Mugabe (Zimbabwe)**: 1980 - 2017 (37 years)
7. **Fidel Castro (Cuba)**: 1959 - 2008 (49 years)
8. **Bashar al-Assad (Syria)**: 2000 - present (as of 2023, 23 years)
9. **Benito Mussolini (Italy)**: 1922 - 1943 (21 years)
10. **Saddam Hussein (Iraq)**: 1979 - 2003 (24 years)

These figures illustrate the varying lengths of authoritarian rule across different countries and historical contexts.

All excellent people. Waaaay better than Turdeau for sure eh. They were leaders far longer so there's no way they could be useless, correct????

16 hours ago, Ani Koras said:

He is obvious not from Russia. Okay? Listen to his indian accent. Besides of that he clearly looks as an Indian. If you see Russians everywhere, get help.

My best friend is Indian and his name is Ivan. 

1 post and already fighting. Good job.

20 minutes ago, Eric Loh said:

 

9 years at the helm. Doen't translate to being useless. 

Often you are correct. But Canadians can be stupid and continue to support a useless Turdeau simply because they vote liberal, because their parents voted liberal, and their parents voted liberal......

But tell us, what did Imam Trudeau actually do?

47 minutes ago, Kinok Farang said:

If there was any world leader worse than Starmer it was this Big Jessie.His Mum was more of a man than him.

Congratulations Canada.

I would have thought being the offspring of his mom (when she wasn't doing Mick) and Fidel would have given him more cajones. 

I feel sorry for the loved ones left behind. Him, not so much. He did a severely stupid thing as paid with his life. Driving so fast he couldn't even stay in his lane. No helmet. 

Oh well, he's in the running for a Darwin award.

2 hours ago, frank83628 said:

Pretty obvious that opening a door is a lot less physical than having a fight and wrestling with someone. 

I have never had stomach surgery. I have been bedridden with a bleeding ulcer however. Even that would have rendered me impossible to hop out of bed in the early morning and 'run' to open a door. 

Be sensible man. 

4 hours ago, MRMOUSE said:

Well you should know how exchange rates work

 

 

I do, and nobody wants rubles. Even Russians don't want rubles. Why are you arguing this? Oh well, maybe you are just one of those people who get off being a pain in the arse.

On 1/5/2025 at 7:59 AM, MRMOUSE said:

The exchange office wants both.Your showing a lack if understanding of basic economics suggesting your American

23 posts in and already being argumentative. Well done. I am not American FYI. And, I have taught IGCSE and AS level economics at a very prestigious high school. 

On 1/5/2025 at 9:05 AM, stevenl said:

And you expect the taxi driver to accept the risk of the notes being counterfeit or invalid due to wear and tear?

I'd expect most of those taxi drivers to accept a pair of used lacy panties from a pretty falang girl as payment!

I do not like hair anywhere but the head and the nether regions. Even on me. I think guys wearing their wife beater shirts to show off their muscles or tattoos and really showing their disgusting armpits are, well...disgusting. 

I used to do a lot of scuba diving. My wife and I had our own gear complete. We lived in Nova Scotia and would drive down the coast to a bay or beach, suit up and head into the water. I learned from the instructor who taught us in the PADI course (which was 3 very intense days with 12 hours in the water and 12 hours in the class and a wicked hard exam with dive tables etc. and two open water dives in Nova Scotia in November) about shaving. 

Now I keep my body hair trimmed with clippers. Not shaved with a razor. It is more comfortable and looks better I think. Hairy legs on a woman? No thank you? 

On 12/30/2024 at 8:06 AM, dcalaska said:

Welcome to ''Noise Land''. Loud noises abound. Barking dogs all day, all night, small cc motorbikes with modified exhaust, diesel pickups with modified exhaust , pickup trucks driving around with monster speakers at full blast promoting some sales event and more. All for very little real use or value, just to make noise. Guess it's a Thai thing. TIT.

I don't know if this is true or not, but playing everything stupid loud here and across the river, seems to be the norm. Although in Laos it never happens in that fashion, mostly just at parties, funerals and weddings. But it would never start that early or end very very late. 

But I digress. My wife explained that they play things loud like that to scare away ghosts. So, using that (rather insane) logic. Firing up the system at 0600 hrs would scare away the ghosts in the machine. 

I can't wrap my head around such profound stupidity even after nearly 2 decades. But, try to argue logic with a Thai or Lao. 

On 1/1/2025 at 8:06 AM, thesetat said:

Something really needs to be done about this gang problem in Pattaya. The police make arrests only on the worst of what they do but fail to address the real problem. Why aren't parents held accountable for those that are out late in the evening drinking or racing or causing problems? 

Because the parents are all too busy gambling on who will win!

12 hours ago, MRMOUSE said:

Both have quoted exchange rates

That's true but who wants rubles? Nobody, that's who. Who wants USD? Everybody, that's who. It's a tad dismaying you couldn't logic that out.

A score is 20. So, scores were not injured. Just looking for accuracy.

On 12/30/2024 at 6:04 PM, scottiejohn said:

Then why post on this forum?

I could be glib and say it's to piss off people like you. But the reality is, my comments about Thailand and Laos don't resonate on the Burkina Faso forum. 

12 hours ago, Hawaiian said:

I was surprised at the equipment used to rescue hotel guests.  A good example that Thailand is NOT a third world country as claimed by some on this forum.

I have always maintained that Thailand is a 3rd rate 1st world country. While, Laos, where I live, is a 1st rate 3rd world country.

Look at the gut on her! Can't see myself drinking that pretty!!!

2 hours ago, No Forwarding Address said:

RIP to the lady...........dementia for sure and possible Covid affected his sense of smell........I still have problems smelling some things, almost five years later, like I can smell coffee just fine, but not bacon cooking.

I never caught Covid, but I feel for you, man. Not being able to smell bacon frying. Some things are totally cruel and unusual punishment!