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They didn't like being behind the Brits for outlandish episodes.

Despite all the sh#t they're going to end up in, had these two crazy KIWIs pulled this stunt in USA, they'd probably be going home in cargo, and in coffins.

An elected government ? ? ?

They DID ONCE TALK ABOUT banning Thais, as I recall (maybe I recall wrong). If they give Thais a free hand (pun intended), the loan sharks, which I read recently they are trying to reign in, will have a field day. Pawn shops will be overfilled, evictions will sky rocket, starvation will increase, crime will increase, the temples will need new rules to turn down loans, prostitution will increase (if that's possible). The downside of letting Thais play (and lose) in casinos is endless. Everybody knows already how Thais think they will get rich by playing the lotto and other gambling games.

I recall once reading in a previous iteration about casinos in Thailand that locals would be barred from play/entry. I should hope so. At the one near me in Toronto, Canada, there have been a number of suicides by "addicted" players. One sad story worthy of mention is, a frequent player took her savings for her daughter's wedding to the casino on her final occasion thinking she could increase the $10,000 wedding fund. Subsequent to losing it all, she hung herself in the casino washroom. Others have offed themselves in the parking lot after a bad loss. I would hate to think of poor Thais losing the rent, mortgage or grocery money at the local casino.

I totally agree with you Bangkok Barry. (Mother taught me, if you can't say anything nice, say nothing at all).

I wouldn't believe anything that I read on LinkedIn anymore than I'd believe a sexy little Thai girl that I met in Pattaya who whispered in my ear, "I LOVE YOU LONG TIME". They're both out strictly for themselves.

Only a "tool" would financially back a girl, who he'd never met, in the auto parts business.

Ahh, you've noticed that too. I thought it was just "angry old man's disease".

I totally agree, from first hand experience. On my many trips to Thailand, coming from a country where we drive on the right, I had great difficulty adjusting. Fortunately, on several occasions, I encountered polite Thai drivers when I did something stupid while on foot.

This sounds too much like "Thai American style".

You may be right. Once here in Canada, I withdrew $500 at one of the big banks, all in twenties. I was at a casino and the machines wouldn't accept the notes. An attendant took me to the cash counter. They took me to a back room and treated me like a criminal. Some of the twenties from the bank were counterfeit, not all of them.

And follow the money.

You say, " it surely should have taken place". Why "should" it have taken place? Or, perhaps you meant "shouldn't" have. Serious question.

Maybe they should try Russia as their new hideout. Putin might even put out the "red" carpet for them.

This story, to me, is incomprehensible. Sell the farm. Leave Canada. Move to Russia. Expect a better life for a family of 10. Next, Putin will possibly enlist him. Perhaps Arend Feenstra had never watched any news in Canada and didn't know that there was a war going on.

How em BARE ASS ing.

That's included in my concept of "contact" sports. I've had a few and there's always been contact.

I bought a pair of Vice Grip brand grips recently, paid 3 times the price of the Chinese offering and very happy that I did. What I bought grips firm, exactly what I needed. The Chinese grips offer a sloppy fit, even when new, plus, what I bought will last 20 times longer. I like tools, not toys.

I don't do contact sports but if I need to relax, the other type of contact sport works just fine, no MJ required.

Carlson was seriously out of his league, if he even knows what his league is (besides Donald Trump).

Biden is doing a fine job. The economy is booming, the stock market is breaking records. He's still cleaning up tRump's mess but all is on track. Now for tRump, the one found guilty as a sexual abuser, defamation loser, grifter, con man, in it for "ME, MYSELF and I" along with seeking a second term just to keep his axx out of jail and to nullify multiple indictments and avoid 91 charges, he's not doing so fine. This is the year that we will start to see the beginning of the end of tRump, sentenced to 20 years in 24. As for your mention of the U K, that seems to come out of the blue. I can't comment on U K politics.

I suspect that you are right on this one Tug. Trump used the ruling immediately to beg his cult to send more money. The kids inheritance be damned. Send money to our cult leader.

I totally agree with you. I know that we don't have all the information, but how much time did the grandmother spend videoing the alleged rape when she could have/should have stopped it.

Target whatever you want TAT. Nobody believes the targeted number anyway. History is not on your side.