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3 hours ago, thaibeachlovers said:

LOL. Sport has been propaganda for ages. When a team win at the Olympics people act as though the country won, which is a nonsense, especially in professional sport when the team members may not even be of that nationality.

There's a new term now, "sportwashing". Quite apropos for this situation in my opinion.

19 hours ago, DaLa said:

100% agree. Especially with the 'can't be ar**d' part. Whenever I've been confronted with a situation that isn't personal to me I give it a wide berth. That include anything to do with politics , picket lines, protecting the continued existence of the 3 legged octopus..  Simpler to just work around the problem, move on and not get heated about the subject. Life's too short.

Or, like some of us whom you might label as "activist", we actually give a toss about the future, especially as we have children who are likely to have to live with the consequences of our choices whether they like it or not. They plainly do not. Which is logical, as would you I suspect should your future have been compromised before you even got going. 

I'm going to continue to work towards a better planet and future, and you not giving a shirt just means you are part of the problem. That's your choice and your right to choose. However, please get out of the way of those of us who haven't given up yet. Thanks.

11 hours ago, Willy Wombat said:

Xi shook the hand of the Canadian cuck Trudeau too.

 

Thai Government spokesman just trying to save face and anyone who believes his words is a moron.

Ah, clearly this is a refined and educated poster! Now do tell us all about how Trudeau is a "cuck", which I understand is Incel for "cuckold". Have you been naughty with Justin's wife? Perhaps, as I expect you've come here since you were so darn hansum that the gals back home couldn't keep their hands off you and you needed some relief from being sexualized constantly. I personally find only the sharpest minds dwell on the imagined sexual fantasies of their political enemies. I look forward to your future incisive analyses of Canadian politics...

On 11/10/2022 at 7:37 AM, nigelforbes said:

You need to do some reading and learn about Bill Henecke.

 

He started off with nothing and built a multi billion dollar global conglomerate, from scratch. He relinquished his US citizenship and became a Thai national. What he did, his efforts, were remarkable, he is however sadly wrong on this particular point.

Practically nobody starts with nothing who became a billionaire. His father was a diplomat working in the foreign service, his mother a correspondent for Time Magazine, they were on full international salaries and bennies. He went to International Schools as a kid growing up in Bangkok. 

I respect that he was able to build his business through his efforts although I know none of the particulars other than his abysmal products in the pizza industry and what I've read on this thread. But any international school kid gets a leg up from the cradle. I gave the same advantage to my kids, nothing wrong with that at all, it's what most parents who can do would do. If they start a business, as no doubt with Bill I'll give my kids a hand as I will when they want to buy their house. That's something I can do but not everyone else can, hence it is privilege. I assess character more by how they treat others, particularly those who live ordinary or poor lives. Often these people haven't any understanding of the day-to-day issues of the majority of the population because they don't experience how expensive it is to be poor for example, or how hard it is for someone in the middle class to save for that honeymoon or dream vacation to Thailand.

Ah yes, another child of privilege and enormously wealthy man telling us proles how $8 a day is a pittance, practically nothing, wouldn't even bend down to pick it up in the street. Which for his ilk is likely not even true, they never met a penny they didn't desire. Not sure where becoming enormously wealthy by peddling abominations of a beloved food sits on the billionaire sin scale, but every time I see a hot-dog and cheese-stuffed crust with fake crab and pineapple on top, it makes me sad for what we've become.

On 11/10/2022 at 3:03 PM, Mbolo said:

 I've spent my life collecting such sticks all over the world on my travels and Thailand is the most 'stickless ' country I've seen !

For ur info - these sturdy sticks pictured ( below ) on Lazada are available in JJ Market for about THB 200. I've bought three there.

Also the Daiso shops in Thailand sell perfectly good sticks - cheap and cheerful - for THB 60. I've got a load of Daiso ones.

 

 

 

As is often the case, one finds real expertise when one asks on TV. Appreciate your input, and like those ones too, imagine they'd be less hassle than a metal-topped one when it comes to boarding airplanes etc. I'll see if I can stroll around the top floor of Emporium and have a gander at a few other spots nearby that have been mentioned, then will go the Lazada route if I can't find a winner in the wild. Cheers.

1 hour ago, phetphet said:

If you also want it for protection, one of these might do:

https://www.etsy.com/market/knobkerrie

Ooh, some of those are way cool. Love the Zulu one, may go for that instead. Get all Druid-like, grow the beard and wear long robes. People would probably start listening to what I said. Or perhaps the opposite, not sure.

1 hour ago, billd766 said:

Perhaps this Lazada link may help.

 

https://www.lazada.co.th/catalog/?q=wooden+walking+sticks&_keyori=ss&from=input&spm=a2o4m.searchlist.search.go.585a44edWnlUgD

Had a look through the online links, and there's a few meeting my description, but with something like this that requires high quality and the correct height etc., I need to actually see it before buying. Thanks for the suggestion though.

31 minutes ago, FritsSikkink said:

You need to learn the difference between facts and statements.

Sorry Frits, I know you're Dutch and I persist in making posts that utilize humor and reasoning methods that are not understood by Dutchies with their tendency to take things at exact literal value and their, uh, inexperience with humor in general. 

Carry on and ignore me. 

I am looking for a high quality wooden walking cane, preferably with a nice metal handle of some sort that has a bit of heft so it can be both an aid to my recovery from surgery and a security boon in a sticky situation or to protect against aggressive dogs. I saw one online at Chanintr.com but unfortunately no stock and not available to order.

If anyone has come across such a thing recently, would be greatly appreciative.

On 11/7/2022 at 10:25 PM, FritsSikkink said:

Show me some facts then. What % of Pitbull's are aggressive compared to other breeds?

From my personal experience Yorkshire terriers are much more aggressive, the little shts can do too much damage though.

I'll show you facts! What percentage of gun owners are irresponsible? It's a very small amount! So what's the problem? Similar to irresponsible Yorkie owners. Small amount! I don't see the difference between owning a Pitbull and owning a Yorkie at all! It's the same as owning a gun and owning a water pistol.

On 11/7/2022 at 11:29 AM, kennw said:

So why then do you need a gun?

What's the "whoosh" sound you just heard? Never mind.

On 11/7/2022 at 9:58 AM, FritsSikkink said:

No, as there are many nutters who own guns and are properly trained.

I'll be charitable and assume that you meant "aren't" since English isn't your first language. 

So...what do you reckon? Should guns be free for all to own given that we're certain that there are many nutters who will buy them and not be properly trained? Or is it just the price to pay for freedom? 

Do you reckon that all people who own Pit Bulls properly train them and are of sound mind? 

So it sounded ominous, but in fact was actually just sensible regulation ensuring whomever is producing the booze doesn't just dump effluent in the local stream and pays tax on what they sell. That doesn't sound unfair to me. Was he hoping for a land of Lao Khao stills producing who knows what quality hooch and even more carnage on the roads?

So weird when this government does something sensible, just put it down to random luck I suppose.

6 hours ago, Inala said:

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32304732/

Thanks. Nasty stuff, meth. 

I note however that there are more than a few "weasel words" in that synopsis, such that the authors avoided any such "conclusive" statements. The article itself was not research but an examination of other research with the intention of providing cautionary evidence against use of the drug to young people. It also did not discuss any other drug use, only methamphetamine. I agree it is terrible, awful stuff (as a lifelong user of various recreational drugs) but making hyperbolic statements does not support the cause of weaning people off them. 

3 hours ago, Inala said:

Yeah, and now they've found conclusive evidence linking meth and similar synthetic chemical cocktail type drugs to Alzheimer disease. So I'm glad I never took the stuff, those that have are probably living with an elevated potential to lapse into an Alzheimer state at any time..  

You got a link to that "conclusive evidence"? 

On 10/15/2022 at 11:01 AM, steven100 said:

hmmm .... he should have shot the wife because she's the unfaithful cheat 

If there were ever a poster here unable to spot a cheat...

51 minutes ago, steven100 said:

    stupid is as stupid does I guess ......   how ridiculously naive could one be ?

Well, get this - there are people who believe that Prayut is doing a good job as PM and deserves to remain in power indefinitely!

4 hours ago, flyingtlger said:

Hate those overly aggressive reporter! They'll say and do anything for a story.

I had a lot of Thai friends and locals that hated Nick Robertson for all the one sided reporting he did in Thailand when there was the red shirt take protest.

Kyang Lah is another vicious dog, troll that should be locked up under a bridge

What is the "red shirt take protest"?