Andrew Dwyer

Probably not the greatest tool I've ever bought but this 53cm shoe horn has more than paid for itself here in LOS !!

 
This is crazy.. I'm taking my mother in law shopping today, should I be worried?....

Only if she has your credit card !

I know it's against the law to text while riding a bike.
Is it the same for a Zimmmer??

Only if you are doing more than 40 kph !

This is the reason .

Got this message last Wednesday.

The hardest part would be getting snookered on 15 reds.

Thinking about it, that's exactly what they are trying to do on the opening shots by brushing lightly against the reds so as not to disturb them and leave the white tight up behind the yellow, green or brown.

I would either miss all the reds or break open the pack leaving my opponent a head start !

Think I'll stick to snooker on the iPad ![emoji51]

How do you pot a further red? Surely there's only so many reds and they are not respotted?  Or do you get a "free ball" and pot any ball as a red, that ball then being respotted?

 

SC

Sorry I didn't explain it all that well.

If you are snookered on all 15 reds you get a free ball and can pot any ball which counts as a red ( so a green, yellow, pink etc all count 1 point) , that ball is then respotted and you go for a colour ( I.e. Black for 7 points) then continue with the 15 reds and colours as normal, therefore an additional 8 points is available to make 155.

So , yes you were right !

Needless to say not easy ! [emoji51]

Oh.
I'm still confused.
Perhaps you're creating an imaginary super nation in your mind of the POTATO peoples.
So would that mean Peru and Ecuador would be in the Farang nation as well?

Yes

And Boise Idaho is the capital !

This is interesting:

Somebody has edited the 62 hours of Breaking Bad down into a 2 hour movie .

So, if you're like me and haven't got 62 hours to spare give it a try !

His mother's worst nightmare is yet to come.
 
"Mummy, I am going to marry a lovely Thai girl I met in a bar 2 days ago. She not same, same the others !"

Her name is Somchai !!

Nice !!

4 metres !!

Sick !!

Taped a 6 month old babies mouth shut and put her in a bag in ( or next to) a bin !!

Interesting to find out her motivation for this horrendous crime, jealousy of her friend or just sick in the head ??

Says she will be charged with attempted murder not just kidnapping !! [emoji122]

Snooker in the eighties was a little boring, Steve Davis ruling the roost ( a bit like Schumacher's run at F1 ), Terry Griffiths and Dennis Taylor falling asleep at the table !!

But then you had the excitement of whether Alex Higgins was going to throw it all away on one risky shot or Jimmy White was going to trip up over his shoelaces running round the table !!
Or John Virgo breaking the monotony with a couple of impressions of his colleagues.
Or whether Bill Werbinek was gonna down his pint in one !

Haven't watched snooker for years now but get the impression there's not too many characters in the game these days ?

In the past few months I've been eating Japanese food more often....
Yayoi and Fuji etc

I live in Pathum Thani, Thailand

Dont know about the 7 year itch ,but in this hot season ,my balls itch a lot of the time

Although not too much information in this post still way too much for me !!

I became a very bad driver as I have well adjusted to Thai style driving.
Back home would be incarcerated in no time for driving like I do here.
 
First visit to Thailand in 1974.

Yup, I can relate to that, my driving has deteriorated to adapt to Thai style !!

First visit to Thailand 1991, second visit 24 years later, decided to stay !

For me it's those rice bowls, especially the green chilli one !

I'm addicted to them !

69 baht if you don't have the Pepsi, which I don't .

You weren't hostile by any means,.
On this thread all any of us can ask for is a break.
Preferably of 144 points.

Maybe you mean 147 ?

Although, I admit I googled that number before writing this and was surprised to read that the actual max break is 155 , never been done in a recognised ( professional ) competition , up to now max is 148 .

155 is achieved if you are snookered on all 15 reds you are awarded a free ball which means you can pot a further black and red ( 8 more points).

I think my max break is 18 on a snooker table ☹️

I'm better at snooker on my iPad though [emoji51]

Sorry Andrew,, my comment was aimed at Si Se Puede419 , my error.

Ok , I apologise for reacting with hostility, something I learned from TV [emoji51]

A full size snooker table is a million miles away from a pub sized one.

Was I disputing that ?

My dad owned a bar and I would play billards there on the day we cleaned the joint.  I was probably 12 years old.  
 
Difficult?  I wouldn't call something a 12 year old can do difficult.  Doing brain surgery or designing a computer chip is difficult.  12 year olds can't do those things. [emoji16]

Sure you weren't playing Carambola das tres bandas ?
I played it once and after about 3 games ( and 3 great losses ! ) I still didn't have a clue how to play it !

Ray Reardon was the one I was trying to remember...... nickname Dracula !!

Joe Johnson was a surprise winner in 1986 , and coming from my hometown was a big hit with the locals.

Rumour has it that he had his winning final copied on video tape but his son taped He-man over it !! [emoji23]

Terry Griffiths.......

That's the fella !!

When he came on I used to go outside, paint something, then watch it dry !!
Much more satisfying !

Steve Davis, Jimmy White, Dennis Taylor, Hurracane Higgins, Stephen Hendry, Cliff Thorburn, John Virgo, John Parrot.............

Many memorable names who played a big part in my childhood and youth, on TV of course.

Inspired many youngsters to take up the sport and like others I found it to be very difficult but very enjoyable .

Who was the guy who looked like a vampire....John Williams maybe ?

And Terry somebody ?, a Welshman , the worlds most boring player ?