slipperylobster

Sometimes the news thread comes out with some kind of headline that is sure to bring out some controversy.

MacDonalds seems to be a big thing with this forum. I really am suffering from overexposure to topics like...fat lady throws chairs because she could not get breakfast. Now this "Crazed Farang" with the butter knife goes nuts in McDonalds.

Cannot wait to see what comes next....at...McDonalds.

Maybe we are fed this on purpose? So that we can bicker and argue. Surely some people hate MacDonalds...huh?

Can we get over this?

Is MacDonalds a fetish topic? Perhaps we need to add a forum just for McDonalds...so as to keep up to date.

I understand how he feels everytime i go to McD's they always ask me if I want the set or fries or a drink even when I've told them I just want a cheeseburger.

I bet that the MacDonalds corporation did a study on how many more sales they could make, if somebody asked you.."do you want fries with that". It is kind of a ridiculous question. For example, I just order the number on the menu. Give me everything that goes with that...certainly...but I am not going to pay more for it.

How about those people that stand in line for 10 or 15 minutes, but will not decide what to order until their turn comes around. Then they take more time to look at the 4 or 5 options they have. Finally, here comes all the questions.....Supersize?, Fries?, take out? eat here? Half hour later I finally get my ultra thin sheet of hamburger on a big bun.

Amazing, how people will stand in line forever...just to get that little hamburger, cold fries, and a flat coke.

For crying out loud...

Just give that man his "Happy Meal".

stabbing food with wood ?

Never saw that happen. Most places have forks and spoons for the not so savvy.

In fact, stabbing is what you would do with a fork.

Spearing a bleeding piece of red meat looks much more barbaric than deftly using wooden chopsticks. That requires some skill.

You sound like my oldest brother. He listens to nobody. He will work outside in the garden with his size 13 triple wide shoes. If you invite him to your house, he refuses to take them off. Ruined our moms expensive white carpet. Permanently stained. She bought it to put in the guest room she keeps for me when I visit.

He says...if you want me, you take my filthy shoes as well. Then he sits down, splays out his legs and loudly plants his dirty shoe heels on the carpet (muddy soles pointed in the direction of anyone who he things will complain)..and smiles. Daring you to protest. I see his behavior as a sign of dominance, and perhaps envy.

What a great idea for reducing landfills on earth. Select a nearby comet/asteroid...load it up with garbage, and eventually it will all get sucked down a black hole somewhere in the galaxy.

Even if it doesn't go to a black hole, we will surely get complaints from other planetary civilizations. No need to man those radio telescopes any more.

He was, as some would say, a Rap God.

I dedicate this song, as Big Bank Hank did reach stardom in the Rap World.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=XbGs_qK2PQA

If you really want to experience the "Rap" culture...go to the Philippines. They play uncensored rap at top volume (any shopping mall), and nobody seems to mind the lyrics. It is hilarious.

Then..at 1 pm..the speaker cuts off, and everyone stops to pray, while a "Hail Mary" is sent over the loudspeaker.

ten seconds later....here comes that wicked blast of profanity......wannafuqurmammainherass.

great fun.

Not many rap fans in Thailand.

just wanted to say...never liked rap, never will. Can it be called music? I guess some people like it.

Can it be called music? Keep your ignorance to yourself.

You're welcome to say you don't personally like it, draw the line there.

Read my post again.

It was my heartfelt opinion. I would say I do not care for gravy and potatoes as well. Where does your anger come from?

In the sixties, my dad used to make fun of the Beatles....saying it was not real music either. lol

The other week it took me 90 minutes to get my 90 days reporting done in Chiang mai.

Got in just after 15:00 on number 685 while the 'meter' was indicating 655 someting.

When it was finally my turn, I noticed the problem.

Two youngsters doing the job. One girl was a student doing the paper work while the other person, this self-conceited young man (you may know whome I mean), was at the computer.

Instead of serving all people as quick as possible, he did not much but irritatingly keeping the girl from doing her work and listening and working wasn't particularly her thing either. Production less than 50% I would say.

Hope there will come a day that immigration gets more room and manpower. There is no way I can think of why they do not invest some baht into this as I also think they make some big money there. I feel sorry for all these inspectors who must be under stress and make overtime.

Even the hospitals don't have these crowded waiting rooms every day. Maybe not the best comparison but am out of words now.

Chiang Mai, in the past, was one of the world's top retirement choices. You would think that they would want to put on some kind of nice "face" to greet potential retirees....

Unfortunately, many find their immigration........lacking. I would say overworked, crowded, and uncomfortable...

Actually, I feel pity for the people that have to work there.

Sorry about that negative... I actually enjoyed going to the immigration office in Udon Thani...

Chiang Mai Immigration is years behind.

You are making the same mistake many tourists do. Eating at cheap, roadside stalls is not really going to give any indications of what good food is like here in Thailand. Believe me, there are some fine Thai dining experiences.

Had to laugh at your post. sorry.

For you people who complain (almost daily) about food here... I am providing some good input. Read the link, and learn to broaden your culinary spectrum. It is about trying something other than bland meat and potatoes, that most westerners are addicted to. Kind of silly.

http://tgcmagazine.com/articles/329.shtml

This guy's been kicking around Pattaya for years, anyone know what he does for cash?

Work permit? Real job? He seems to just go to the beach and walk around all day with no shirt on.

I seem many Thai people that actually walk around the beach...and they are working there, as well.

We do not know what chronic illness the man had, but if the Supervisor told his men to look after him and he knew he suffered stress, why did he allow the poor man to still retain his duty pistol?

Why? I will not elaborate...but it seems likely he would have committed suicide with, or without the pistol.

With only one fin I would suspect he may be circling just off the coast somewhere.

Yep....not going to go in a straight line....

Even way off the coast, people swim in circles with/or without a single fin. However, if you were right handed, you could compensate by putting a fin on your left foot. That would enable you to go in a straight line... more or less.

Will there be a public DNA testing put on for show to "prove" innocence from someone?

Is this meant to be funny, sarcastic or just plain stupid? I thought this was an adult forum, not one open to children and their childish remarks.

This forum appears to be open to anyone, regardless of age, sex, race or any other criteria.

You sign in with any name you want ...and pick a password.

Can do that any number of times.

wearing a single snorkeling fin????

he would just swim in endless circles. ...same as the investigation in the ongoing murder investigations.

Is it you don't trust the mail or what? You could avoid all the waiting.

Two things I hate....

Going to immigration in Chiang mai, and bad beer.

Not many rap fans in Thailand.

just wanted to say...never liked rap, never will. Can it be called music? I guess some people like it.

jeeeeeeeeeeeeeesh.

Live in Thailand now and I kind of like it but OMG.....why do they not give residency???

I lived in the Philippines before (yeah....i got tired of it and left because I still am alive)... They got an I card that costs only 50 usd i only had to go to any immigration office each January, for 5 minutes, and pay 10 dollars.

I guess they wanted me to stay...(which I did for 18 years) and spend all those dead presidents (USD's). They got heaps of it from me.

Perhaps Thailand will, one day, figure out that we are not all tourists.... and can kind of pump up their economy in less than magical ways, if they give us longevity.

P.S. ::: We know already that other countries (like my own) make it near impossible to long stay on visas. But, then again...it is sort of like you are buying a banana in an apple market. If you do manage to get there...you can make money, buy property, pay taxes, and get social security when it's all done. Here, you drink beer, dodge traffic and never own anything.

.........

I am going to bring this one step further...... Who would think that the Chinese business people would want to monopolize the economy and prevent other foreign interests from investing...by influencing the immigration policies????

did i say that? Sometimes, by eliminating the impossibilities, you come up with the truth.

Well the above post demonstrates how calling a retirement extension a visa can cause confusion.

Single Non-Imm O based on retiring in Thailand looks the best way to go. Put some money in a Thai bank quickly (800k baht) if that is the route you intend to go.

Why do I see so often, people tell about putting 800.000 bath in the bank, when the rule is: Either 800.000 bath in the bank OR show statement telling, You have a monthly income of 65.000 bath.

I just Wonder

or combination of both?

yes. there are 3 ways. money in bank...or...affidavit of income from your embassy/consulate (might need to bring some documents up 2 u), or any combination that works out to the effect that you have that kind of money and are not going to work here.

I was worried about Thailand too...but somehow, seems like there is still plenty of cold beer and hot women to go around. Tell these foreign dignitaries to look for the party balloons outside the bar. That is where they want to go first.

Very relaxing, for a sunset dinner and some shopping at Rimpings. Only 8 Kilometers (15-20 minutes) from where I live.

So sorry to hear of your and your dog's horrible predicament. I thought I'd chip in my experience based on working with animals for many years.

I've had to put down various animals up to lamb size, and in the absence of effective drugs have found the most humane way to be a massive blow to the skull with a suitably heavy tool eg club hammer, thick iron bar or back of an axe, that's if you or someone can bring yourself to do it confidently (not sure I could with my own dog). If you swing down with enough force on to the middle of the top of the skull, one blow will render her instantly unconscious, and maybe then follow up with a couple more to make absolutely sure.

It might sound brutal, but I reckon it far more humane than suffocation/drowning.

The fact that she's sleeping/comatose might make it easier for you; you might be able to first cover her head with a thin cloth, so long as there's no chance of your blow glancing off.

My heartfelt sympathies go out to you, and hope her suffering ends soon.

jesus what kind of bloke are you to recomend what you have just posted,has someone hit you on the head.

please delete this.

Only way I see is to bring the dog to a vet and get it done proper.

Voted weirdest thread....

Just waiting for the beer fridge to get unlocked at 5pm.... like the rest of us.