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2 hours ago, flyingtlger said:

The chinese mafia is taking over....

Quite possibly. But don't forget that china is not shy about sending its law enforcement personnel to abduct those who have annoyed them.

https://safeguarddefenders.com/en/blog/gui-minhai-s-last-days-thailand

On 2/17/2024 at 12:21 PM, advancebooking said:

She said 'god can get into their hearts'.

Would that be for a 'short time'?

On 2/15/2024 at 2:43 PM, Woof999 said:

I need to fly from Bangkok (probably DMK) to the North sometime in the next 2 weeks. I'll be buying some property and the sellers (a group of farmers) are insisting that I pay them in cash. The sum is 5M baht. I don't want the hassle of trying to withdraw that amount in cash from a branch far from where I live, so the only real option is to carry the cash with me (no option for bank transfer, cashiers cheque or anything else).

 

Am I likely to have any issues during security carrying this amount of cash? Driving is another option, but it's a 10 hour drive which, although I've done many times, I hate doing.

 

Thanks.

Try one of the armored car companies, see what they will charge for you to pay into their account and they deliver. They have insurance covering up to certain amounts in each vehicle.

1 hour ago, brianthainess said:

 

Adisorn ........ described it as 'cute aggression'    OMG WTF  I'd like to give him some cute aggression with a baseball bat. I dread to think what his ugly aggression is.

I'd be very happy to demonstrate ugly aggression on him, just for your education of course.

The 'owner', if Chinese, will be looking at a long term investment. When the lion is old/big enough it will be slaughtered and the bones used in Chinese traditional medicines. 

2 hours ago, impulse said:

 

You mean the solution that codified 5000 illegal entries a day?  That's 1.8 million a year.

 

It does not codify allowing 5000 illegal entries per day, it sets an obligation to the Govt for it to shut down the border if there are 5,000 per day rolling average over a week or 8500 in one day.

Senate Border Security Bill Text Explained—Five Key Takeaways (newsweek.com)

16 minutes ago, Jonathan Swift said:

And what are the facts that prove that pedophilia is caused by celibacy? Or do you just make up your own scientific theories without the benefit of facts? Just because two phenomena exist within the same time frame and place, i.e. "celibacy" and the commission of sexual abuse, does not mean they are cause and effect. That is a common example of flawed thinking and failure of logic. There are just as many pedophiles per capita out in the public sector. The catholic church is HUGE. The only major difference is that the catholic church engages in massive coverups. Out in the public more of them get caught. In the case of the church it is more scandalous and draws major headlines. Anywhere you have the air of secrecy and at the same time a large number of children exposed and vulnerable you are going to see an increase in child abuse crimes - summer camps, schools, day care. Parents leave children in what they think is a trustworthy environment. That's how the logic of statistics work. That's the way facts are properly interpreted. You know, it's never too late to go back to school to polish up on your reasoning skills. You don't want to be lagging behind the whole rest of the world. Unless you just don't mind making silly, uninformed,  and baseless statements, and we all know there are plenty of those kinds of people.

Whilst I agree that the causal relationship between celibacy and child abuse is not proven, I cannot agree with your claim - 'There are just as many pedophiles per capita out in the public sector'.

Research in Australia suggests otherwise - 

Are Catholic Clergy more Likely to Be Paedophiles than the General Public? Redux - BishopAccountability.org (bishop-accountability.org)

This research suggests that 10% of Catholic priests may be pedophiles; 20 to 200 times more than the incidence in the general population.

The question to be asked is why do so many people 'apparently' volunteer for a life of celibacy?  Do they have ulterior motives to get close to the more vulnerable members of society?

5 hours ago, Pique Dard said:

...the leopards weren't delighted, though! the tourists were safe in a car, i guess, cos we know that  as far as the leopards are concerned, tourist or not, human flesh is good to eat

The worst cases of man-eating leopards were in India where bodies were dumped in the jungle during an epidemic rather than buried.  One in Panar was credited with over 400 kills and one in Rudrapayag got over 125.  Colonel Jim Corbett managed to eventually kill both of them at the cost of lots of grey hair and wrinkles.  Both seem to have got used to the taste after feasting on decomposing epidemic victims rather than due to age or infirmity.  Generally, they will stay well clear of humans but seem to be quite keen on dogs and other small animals.  Human flesh seems to be an 'acquired' taste but once tried they become quite addicted to it.

Beautiful creatures.  One walked past my side of the car in Kruger National Park; the window motor, unlike my heart rate, seemed very slow that day!

23 hours ago, impulse said:

 

That's 1.8 million illegals a year, normalized and codified.  If that doesn't kill the deal, there is something rotten in the state of Denmark.

 

No laws need be passed and not a dime more needs be spent.  Just executive action to stop the legalization process for anyone that enters in violation of already existing laws.  Cross anywhere but a legal port of entry, and you are disqualified from working in the USA until you go back and do it legally.  Do that twice and you can never work in the USA.

 

 

 

Your interpretation of this statement -The proposed Senate immigration bill includes new limits on asylum at the border, including an expulsion power that allows rapid return of migrants to Mexico if encounters surpass certain thresholds. The expulsion authority would become mandatory if encounters exceed 5,000 per day. - is incorrect.

5,000 per day is a 'trigger' number that brings the expulsion power into force immediately when numbers exceed 5,000 in any one day.  To extrapolate that to an annual number is simply misleading as the expulsion power comes into effect way before annual numbers can reach your calculated figure.

Your posit is like saying, 'if I put on 5 kilos in a week that means I will gain 260 kilos in a year.  As you start your diet immediately after gaining 5 kilos you will never gain the extra 260 kilos.

2 hours ago, HappyExpat57 said:

 

And arrest the sunshine and water that fed the tree.

And, depending on your belief system, arrest the God who created it in the first place?

1 hour ago, ozimoron said:

 

I have posted them. That's all you need to know. I get sick of people harassing over links that have long since been posted.

 

Additionally, the subject I referenced is not obscure. It would be easy to validate what I claimed.

Exactly! The links have long since been posted, and therefore difficult to locate. If you so strongly believe in their veracity post them again for everyone's enlightenment. UN expenditure may very well be audited, but I suggested/speculated it may not have been properly accounted for. As it seems the construction of such an extensive network of tunnels would require huge volumes of concrete I suggested a survey of amounts of concrete used compared to above ground construction may prove enlightening. 

I have no intention of harassing you over links long since posted, simply a desire to be more widely informed. The choice is yours.

1 hour ago, ozimoron said:

 

UN money is actually audited. The tunnel money mostly came from Qatar with the delivery being escorted by Israeli secret service agents and the full knowledge and complicity of Natanyahu.

 

Unless you can substantiate your claim with links tho prove that UN funds were diverted into the tunnels then you are peddling propaganda disinformation.

 

I have provided links previously to show Netanyau's complicity and the source of those funds so don't bother asking

 

I would be happy to read any and all of the links you refer to, less happy to try and find them with no prior knowledge of them. If you wish to educate me it would simpler for you to post the links as you know what and where they are.

And you are surprised?  Have you seen the 'tofu dreg' construction of high-rise buildings?

I'm sure police will address the problem of public transportation service operators drinking on duty and carrying offensive weapons.  (making an assumption the weapon was being carried and not picked up from nearby).