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Whales are intelligent and self aware which is more than I can say for some posters.... I suppose it boils down to what is the cut off line for killing and eating a different species than your own. Far too many people... use them for a protein source

I'm surprised we haven't seen any apologies from the MAGA folks here and admission they were hoodwinked..... It does take a mature adult to admit when they have been wrong and even moreso when they have been duped

The number of shops that sell this sort of equipment is only exceeded by the number of 7/11's.... just a rough estimate mind you

The owner of the jet ski is mostly to blame. Gee... renting out a jet ski at night to a guy who probably has zero experience with one.... do jet skis have running lights? Sounds like they don't.... "Nobody is dumb enough to jet ski at night"...? And then there is the danger factor to folks who might be out for a swim... getting run over by a jet ski with no warning for either the driver or the swimmer.

"In a dramatic twist straight out of a legal thriller,.... Twist? What twist? Some grifter claiming he is innocent? "Not one single victim" may get traction: nope thousands of victims...

She should announce she will happily spend twice as much time in the slammer as Thaksin!

"Bangkok braces for current affairs as power outages hit home" There have been some exceeding lame attempts at humorous headlines lately (AI?).... but this one takes the cake

File this under "Statements of the obvious"

".. jasmine rice thrives under Thailand's drier conditions, particularly in the Northeast and North. However, its unique qualities come with yields of just 350-400 kilograms per rai,..." So they want to replace quality with quantity And colored rice perceived luxury item. Here's a hint trendy money bags: your tongue doesn't taste colors. Seems bad rice, like money, drives out good

I wonder how high the balcony rails are on that hotel.... Thailand is notorious for rails that are more like fulcrums...

"Despite this October surge, the export figures for the first ten months of the year show an overall decline of 15.8%, totaling 776,362 units." ah, something factual

Decision makers in Thailand seem to lack any moral compass, and have for a long time. remember back in 2015? "By forcibly sending back at least 90 Uighurs, Thailand has violated international law. In China they can face serious abuses including torture and disappearance." https://www.reuters.com/article/world/thailand-sends-nearly-100-uighur-migrants-back-to-china-idUSKCN0PJ0E1/ and what did Thailand get in return for it's lapdog behavior? Erawan shrine was bombed and 20 people killed. Payback? I would think so. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2015_Bangkok_bombing There are no powerless people

What are you going to do? Do the right thing, regardless of culture. What is this inane attack on " Euroville or FOX-Amerika."? or the lame "this is not your country" crapola. You think molesting minors is okay by stepfathers? Is that what you do? Teacher didn't know what to do? Ask the police what to do. Not rocket science. I was a teacher in America (learn how to spell it). We were required by law to report any signs of child abuse. We would do it regardless, but legal requirement takes some heat off of individual reporting. Get fired.... for what? Protecting children goes with the territory of being a teacher.

Really? So not joining would be giving license to any sort of crime against humanity... The Nuremberg trials of Nazis after WW2.... gee, would they have been let go if they said "Sorry, we didn't sign on to trials of us for the horrible things we did: you must let us go."

"A fool (or dead drunk) and his money are soon parted" I hate to blame the victim, but jeez.. getting blotto with 40k on ya... late at night. Hasn't got the brains he should have been born with

well, it balanced out because their behaviors didn't "disrupt societal norms." As my mom would say "par for the course"

Maybe she accused him of being impulsive and not thinking of consequences of rash actions

Your ignorance knows no bounds... ever hear of World War Two? Bit of a dust up 1939 (or 41 for USA) thru 1945. US didn't do it alone, and all credit to Britain, but US kicked ass in both Atlantic and Pacific theaters. Korea wound up a draw, but certainly not a loss. Could have been a win if dropped some atomics like we did in Japan ... Vietnam was a loss, but we didn't start that: it was the French. You could look it up. Were you taking a nap when US & coalition stomped Iraq's army into the ground? (Parts one and two) or US and Nato putting the hammer down on Serbian war criminals? The US blew whatever Neanderthals they could find in Afghanistan. There are other clashes that were over so quickly most didn't register with general public. The said part is that at least since the 60's the US can win a war but lose the peace. See Iraq and Afghanistan for confirmation. Or you have ignorant morons like Donnie and Jared coming up with some bogus mid east peace plan that somehow didn't include Palestinians... duh. Israel is a mid east superpower and as such US doesn't have much pull with them, as you may have noticed. Ukraine is "dirty work"? repelling war criminals invasion by a country the signed a formal treaty agreeing to respect borders in exchange for giving up nukes? Back in 92 I thought they should at least keep 5 or 10. Russians/Putin cannot be trusted. Ask Moldovia or Georgia.

The Philadelphia line had to do with what WC Fields supposedly wanted written on his tombstone. I don't want to return to live in USA. Been here for about 23 years... got back from 3 weeks there month or so ago and I vowed "never again"... oh yeah, there was that Tom Hanks film "Philadelphia" and the earlier "Philadelphia Story"... nothing to do with either. Personally, I believe in the right to offend, doubly if can be a bit funny too

You are right, I'm no spring chicken. I'm angry that my passport renewal date is October next year. I may have to spend the cash and deal with US embassy... I suppose I could get lucky.... frankly, I'd rather be in Philadelphia

Smart phones + stupid people Who ya gonna believe? Google maps or your lyin eyes?

How about have Russian ships visit at the same time as the "Cobra Gold" exercises with the USA? Could be interesting, might get Thailand some additional media exposure...

I was thinking of getting a bar code tattoo of my passport info, etc... but I am an American and passport number changes each time you get a new one, unlike other countries that are more on the ball

"...an electrician was fatally electrocuted..." electrician in job title only.

Hard core drunks need to buy electric cars to increase chance of survival by a small percentage...