Krataiboy

Daft as a brush.

I wonder if this poor sap has ever heard of Lee Harvey Oswald?

Yeah, but. . . 

The alleged victim is a him, not a her.  Male transvestites like to dress in women's clothing but their sex and gender is male.

I feel sympathy for smokers, who are increasingly being persecuted, but not for the companies who feed their filthy, self-destructive habit. The tobacco barons are cynically cashing in on a product which kills around six million people a year and costs the global economy more  than $1 trillion annually.

Many smokers, as we know from talking to them, would like to kick what they know is a bad habit. They can't because the nicotine found in tobacco products is one of the most addictive substances known to man - even more so than heroin.

The FDA, rightly alarmed at the soaring cost of smoking - which is expected to claim the lives of a third more smokers by 2030 - has been trying to get the industry to cut back the amount of nicotine in cigarettes to less addictive levels. No prizes for guessing how enthusiastic the response from Big Tobacco has been.

Banning smoking on beaches and putting scary pictures on cigarette packets may be good public relations. But such tinkering will not save future generations and the planet's ecology from further damage.  The current vogue for vaping is no solution, and indeed could be instrumental in  recruiting more potential smokers.

It's time to stop pussy-footing around with this problem and make all manufacturers remove nicotine from cigarettes completely. The only thing that won't end up healthier as a result is their obscene profits. 

First Data declined to comment on whether Cameron's advisory role would be paid.

Now let me make an inspired guess. . . 

1 hour ago, Thaidream said:

Some of you people better start reading up on the actual History of US-British relationships as well as how Nato works.

 

The UK is no lapdog for America and the co-operation between the US and Britain during WWII was excellent.  The war could not have been won without the expertise of  British intelligence and the will to survive constant bombardment until America entered the War. Most Americans have a great deal of respect for the British, Unfortunately, the British on this board seem to be devoid of any respect for much of  anything are constantly trying to make America responsible for everything that is wrong in the World. One poster in another threat actually wishes for an attack on America.

 

Regarding NKorea, should NK attack America or is Allies- Nato is triggered- an attack on one is an attack on all. If you don't like this you might want to write to your MP and advocate Britain's withdrawal from Nato.

 

Interesting how people on this  board appear to favor NKorea, a country that puts listening devices in its citizens homes so it can hear any dissent; a country that sends its people to concentration camps and works them until death; a country that has violated the Korean Armistice thousands of times (which was also signed by the UK as a major participant); and also a country that  kills its opposition abroad as well as using its diplomatic cover to sell drugs and counterfeit currency.  Shall the UK allow NKorea to sell its nuclear technology to radical islamic terrorists so they can set off a nuclear explosion in London- there are plenty of radicals in the Uk and it appears there are plenty of no go zones where British citizens are not allowed in their own country. America didn't issue them Visa to enter the UK but apparently a succession of British Governments did.

 

Instead of making the argument about why America is always at fault in the World- I again suggest you think through the consequences of allowing a rogue country like NKorea to possess nuclear weapons and continue to threaten the World with them.

You are one who appears to need a history lesson.  A quick glance at the US's post-war record of hegemonic aggression covering most of the world's continent should, I imagine, speak for itself.

The argument is not about whether North Korea is a "rogue" country - a perjorative expression dreamed up by the White House to demonise for countries earmarked on its notorious hit list for regime change.

The same words were used and the same war drums were beating on both sides of the Atlantic shortly before we Brits stupidly allowed ourselves to be drawn into the disastrous dismantling of Iraq - a heinous war crime according to former UN secretary general Kofi Anan - and Libya, a folly which awoke the Kraken of the Islamic State and created the greatest refugee crisis of modern times.

North Korea is a living hell largely because of the disproportionate amount spent on defence.  Its leaders have learned the lessons of history and clearly don't intend to allow themselves to be wiped off the map by a superior military power - as they almost were more than 60 years ago thanks to brutal US carpet bombing which destroyed much of the country's infrastructure and killed massive numbers of innocent civilians.

Kim Jong Un has no intention of becoming another Saddam Hussein or Muhammar Gaddafi courtesy of the only nuclear power to have actually used atomic weapons - not once, but twice. Everything Trump is saying and doing right now, shunning the back channels of diplomacy and ignoring the saner voices among his experienced advisers, seems calculated to feed North Korean paranoia and reinforce the determination to retain a nuclear deterrent.

Trump, unless he really wants to go down as the President whose ego destroyed the planet, needs to swallow his pride, tone down the rhetoric and insults and let not the dogs of war but peace emissaries off the leash. Or maybe, unlike the rest of us, he already has his own personal fall-out shelter provisioned and ready.

Unbelievable. Are they planning to ask the British people whether they want to go to war just because a thick, egotistical joke of a US President can't keep his nuclear-tipped pecker in his pants?

1 hour ago, Emster23 said:

"Death: where is thy sting?"

Did they find his wallet?

6 hours ago, bornredi said:

thais love to eat these hornets there worth a lot 
i can not believe no one has taken the nest 

You mean the grubs, one assumes. They're pretty fat and juicy.

Interesting hand gesture. No prizes for guessing which part of Trump's anatomy Cork is describing.

Why are they showing us a picture of curry sauce?

The arrogance of this lot beggars belief. But, in the end, you get the government you deserve.

If you haven't lived - as I was fortunate enough to do - through an era of five-day tests, you haven't lived at all.

Ah, for the crack of willow on leather and John Arlott's soporific Hampshire drawl describing the Ashes action as the whole family clustered around the nine-valve wonder we used to call the wireless.

Unforgettable memories of quintessentially English summers

It's a glow-worm.

Going Dutch.

And to think some idiots are actually talking of Boris as a replacement for Mother Theresa. Ye gods!

7 hours ago, boomerangutang said:

First off, military action by the US would be great for diverting press coverage away from Russia-Trump collusion investigation.  The 3 hurricanes and the Vegas massacre were good for that also, but not as good (for Trump) as military action.

 

I don't think Trump would be so stupid as to launch an attack on Iran.  However, Trump is telling top brass to draw up military strike options on N.Korea.  It's like with the Comey firing.  He has the goal (firing Comey or bombing NK) so he tells his top people to give him a report how he can justifiably (in their minds) implement it.  

 

A pre-emptive bombing attack on NK would accomplish some things, but the long-term repercussions would far out-weigh the gains.  Trump probably takes comfort in hearing that top Chinese academics are now (allowed by Beijing) saying that a Korea unified under Seoul would not be so bad for China.  Up until recently, China thought a destroyed N.Korea would be anathema.  Now they're inching toward seeing that it could be good for the China.

 

 

 

 

You may be  right about  the Chinese view of what America is up to in North Korea, but Russia, already on the back foot on its European borders, won't be keen to have another US proxy on its Asian doorstep.

He's definitely dead, but innocent? That's far from clear. Seven allegations made against him by alleged victims were deemed "credible" in the police report and, were he still alive, would led to him being interviewed by the police. Had Heath been an ordinary individual, instead of a leading member of the political establishment, one suspects a more enthusiastic and thorough investigation of his alleged sexual misdeeds would have been launched while he was still alive. The UK has its untouchables, just like Thailand.

Blimey! The way things are going, Thais will need a Tardis to take them to the voting booths.

I'd love to see the science behind this allegation, which sound like yet another pathetic excuse for more silly "clamp-downs" on Bangkok's earthier attractions.

On 9/27/2017 at 9:46 PM, Slip said:

I wouldn't touch a Sarassas school with a barge pole if I were you. They do not adhere to OBEC standards as regards to teacher qualifications/ native speaking ability to my knowledge.  (Although I understand some are better than others).

 

There is a fairly good school a bit further north in Ratchaburi (Daruna Ratchaburi Witaed Suksa), but that may not be feasible for you if you are based in Cha-Aam. (At least one hour each way).

Thanks, belatedly, for the heads up on Sarassas. Ratchaburi is not really close enough, which is why I am looking at Petchaburi as our first option.

On 9/27/2017 at 9:57 PM, bermondburi said:

I've been looking at Somtawin and Beaconhouse Yemsaard, both in Hua Hin for next year. 

 

Prices not too bad, websites in English etc. 

 

There are quite a few reviews of both online.

Thanks, belatedly, for the advice. I'll have a look online.

On 9/27/2017 at 9:29 PM, greenchair said:

With a limited budget and not living in Bangkok, your choices will be "well" ahem, limited. 

A lot will depend on if she currently went to a bilingual school or thai school? ?

If she went to a Thai school and has a grade of 3.5 up, she would get best education in a Thai gifted programme. Especially in the government schools. Don't assume your daughter can just walk it in to a Thai school. Any school that's worth going to have a stringent test and the competition is great. If she has GPA of 2.50 to 3.00 she could go to normal thai programme. Generally, normal programme are quite full of monsters that could not make the grade. 

Sarasas schools take anyone that can pay. Make of that what you will. 

A belated thanks for the advice, particularly re Sarasas schools. 

19 hours ago, ratcatcher said:

Prawit tells Yingluck to come out

Coming out of the closet, or simply coming out, is a metaphor for LGBT people's self-disclosure of their sexual orientation or of their gender identity. The term coming out can also be used in various non-LGBT applications (e.g. atheists). ... By extension, outing oneself is self-disclosure.

 

really?

Hopefully, she'll sue for defamation.