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Maybe she should suggest to Donald that he make his daughter Ivanka vice president to she could "step in to fill his shoes" just like the PM did here for her daddy Tony Tiger when time or circumstances might change

2 hours ago, parallelman said:

Although I don't actually know, I wouldn't have thought the USA was/is the only source of military supplies. And if the the rest of the world didn't supply the Middle East militaries would continue fighting with whatever they could use...pehaps the best way since bows and arrows are explosive 🙂

Israel is a major producer and exporter of military armaments, has been for quite some time. USA doesn't have the leverage it once did by threatening to reduce armaments as Israel (wisely for them) decided best to arm yourselves. Good money maker: Israel exported $13 billion worth last year, never mind domestic consumption. https://truthout.org/articles/israels-arms-exports-hit-record-of-13b-in-2023-amid-gaza-genocide/

4 hours ago, thesetat2013 said:

i think you will find in any country if a woman walks around in her underwear, she will be arrested or at least detained or sent to the hospital for a mental health check. Islamic laws though are there for religious reasons and their religion is strictly enforced. Although those who are not Islamic do not agree with their laws. They must still be adhered to. When in Rome do as the Romans do. She knew what would happen by her actions. If protesting there are better ways that do not end in your arrest or torture. 

You demonstrate amazing ignorance that could be easily corrected with a tiny bit of thinking and research "i think you will find in any country if a woman walks around in her underwear, she will be arrested or at least detained or sent to the hospital for a mental health check." If you live in Thailand, you must have seen women walking about in underwear, or less. Stupid. Underwear is usually modified swimwear, or vice versa.

"Their religion is strictly enforced" what happened to "their is no compulsion in religion"? I have read the Koran: nothing in it says women must be covered head to toe. Maybe in the hadith, but so much of that is unsubstantiated claptrap from who knows who...

Pray tell us better ways to deal with intimidation by a bunch of fundamentalist women hating nutcase self righteous MCPS.

Islam has a severe problem: it blames women for men's lack of self control: when they see a woman all sorts of deviant thoughts arise in their limited minds. It is MENS problem inside them. Change yourself before you think you can demand the world fit your sick mind.

Some women in Thailand in photo. duh

A bit un-PC, but maybe we need more of that, along with assaulting those who give "cuts" in lines. maybe just a bit of slapping around, nothing serious. If actual patrons have to stand in line, maybe those with money to burn will go elsewhere rather than spend their precious time in lines, resulting in less wait time for the rest of us

Just to be clear, "junk" can also be a term for illegal drugs... ever hear of a "junkie"?

"Air reported the incident to Bang Lamung police, providing critical CCTV footage as evidence, urging swift action. "

along with the CCTV, web pages... sheesh.

"Sorry, we must have DNA samples before we can take action" I could hear the police saying...

Are the vendors fluent enough in major European, Chinese dialects, Indian dialects, etc to clearly inform and be understood by customers to stay out beyond 200 meter?  I highly doubt it....

"Money doesn't talk, it swears"

-Bob Dylan

robber "Your money or your life!" (minutes pass)

"Well?"

Jack Benny: "I'm thinking... I'm thinking...."

How about asking the prime minister(s) who were in office when this farce happened? Did she have any sort of political then, other than family name and all that comes with that...?

They have been at site next to my condo for a couple of years. Used to be large wooded area, which was clear cut and small road from 2nd in Jomtien to Thepprasit. What once was woodlands now seems to be a wetlands. Maybe you can see extent of vegetation that has grown since they started to see the swiftness of this project.

"Do you want a ride home?"

"No, I think I'll just take a taxi" and he did

2 hours ago, mikebell said:

of what?

that he wasn't killed during a robbery, perhaps?

I wouldn't be paranoid if all these people weren't after me....... or

Even paranoids can have real enemies

So a starters pistol (I assume that is what "a blank gun is) is now a firearm? You could only injure some one with that if you pistol whipped them.... the only "weapon" it seems in this tale is using the car to ram the motorcycle... "the two continued to pursue him, prompting him to crash his car into the motorcycle," which, if true, sounds like self defense.

What fee? for sitting on the beaches? Did I miss something there? Self defense to me. Sounds like hooker and pimp trying to run down a rather thick in the head Thai.

You might say he should have known she was "in the game"... but even so, if they didn't do the deed, he owes her nothing.

8 hours ago, Eric Loh said:

In authoritarianism government, this may not be so. 

There was another good quote, can't remember who or exact wording, but gist was "No government ever shut down a news outlet that  supported it"

Thailand: the hub of reinventing the wheel!

Yesterday I took my daily reading at AQI: here in Jomtien it was 142. And half of the area's landscape is seawater.... I too live in Bangkok and Jomtien.... not huge differences in  air pollution

"...any conclusions drawn from the shared data will not be used for accident investigations or law enforcement," seems a bit counter to "share vital aviation data to prevent potential disasters, ensuring a safer journey for all."

Everybody's got something to hide cept for me and my monkey

On 10/21/2024 at 10:14 AM, steven100 said:

 

Drinking beer is not taking drugs ....   drinking beer at home or out with friends is socially acceptable and has been for a long time.  Taking drugs is not acceptable in any society.  

 

Didn't your parent's or schools teach you ?  .......  drugs are a no go   !!

by definition alcohol is a drug, full stop. Doesn't matter if socially accepted or for how long. "Taking drugs is not acceptable in any society" nonsense. Alcohol causes more harm than all the illegal "drugs" put together.

Caffeine is a drug. Nicotine is a drug.

My point is that those who think alcohol isn't a drug and imply somehow they are superior to those who might smoke pot, etc is delusional rationalizing

FWIW I don't drink alcohol or use pot, etc. The only drug I take is caffeine.