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I would bet that the per capita consumption of pork in Thailand is one of the highest in the world.

dddave, fascinating man, would love to meet one day.

To those who say Israeli's are dumb to allow terrorists to propogate next door through stupidity, I say, learn Chess. You need to think through many, many moves way ahead. There are many people who say (and can prove) that they were fully aware of the massacre of some 1200 Israeli's that took place, way before it did. They did nothing to stop it, because it gave them a viable "reason" to eliminate Palestine. They do not have enough land, nor enough sea ports. They are playing the long game, my friends, they are not stupid.

Fascinating. If true.

A little off-topic, but fascinating! While in Sri Lanka, I met a "tea taster". Real high salary, and his only job was to taste the tea after harvesting! He needed to blend the right harvested teas together, to produce the exact taste(s) that various brands wanted / required. Obviously had to give up a lot, super spicy foods, (or any food before his work shift) not much alcohol, etc. etc. But he gets to drive a new mercedes in a fairly poor country.....

Well, the dude was in the right place, with the right facial features! We all know exactly how corrupt our neighbors are, Laos etc. I would have gone there first, got an id off a homeless or very poor man who never had a passport. Gone to the passport office with said id, and perhaps an interpreter because I am of-course, deaf/mute. Got said passport in homeless man's name, but my picture, of-course. Flown to one of the south american countries (islands) that sell passports with very little questions asked. Transferring the money would be another topic, but not difficult, with new id. Voila! Long island ice teas on the beach surrounded by golden skinned beauties! But, perhaps I watch too much TV........

Great topic! I recently posted where I miss most events due to non-advertising or lack of news for events all over Thailand, until AFTER the event!!!

Never fails to amaze, how a criminal who stole over 6 million USD ends up sleeping in a dingy hotel room in Thailand, instead of sipping margheritas on a beach in the Cayman Islands with a new passport issued from one of those south american countries for a few hundred thousand dollars.

Mind blown by Israel's retaliatory attack on Iran, targeting only a few military missile sites that were defending some of their prized and most valuable oilfields, gas fields, etc. sending a very clear warning, that if we can attack these sites defending these financially invaluable sites, we can also ruin your country financially by attacking the actual targets you were trying to defend! I have always wondered about the IQ of the Jewish people, from starting banking generations ago when there was no such thing, now basically running the US banking system, and also the high percentage of Chess champions (almost a third are of Jewish ancestry). I know from friends I have had, they are smart, extremely so, when it comes to money!

With any addiction, tapering off is the way to go. But it takes a lot of awareness, and effort, to do it. Keep track of when you take the pills, start by reducing intake by 10-20% per day, in about a week, you will be down to negligible amounts, when you can stop completely without any ill effects. BTW the same goes for alcohol.

There was a mistake in counting the money by the authorities.

Masochist much?

100 baht for what could be construed as attempted murder, aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, at the very least. I wonder if Thai officials know the entire world is laughing at them?

A great post. Some interesting learning, compared the the idiotic topics a few post about. Thank You.

Finally the worms come out and bicker over this inane post. Have fun.

Yes, but how many bathrooms breaks did he take along the way?

My bet is 34 by the end of this month.

Looks like a well planned job by knowledgeable crooks! Destroying sim cards and returning the phones is wise for a criminal, because phones can be tracked even without their sims.

Wow! One of those bikes appears to have been ripped to shreads! Surprised (and pleased) to hear that both bike drivers survived!

I like the pun.

For those that say Thai's litter, look at the new generation! My 18 year old adopted Thai daughter gets furious when I quietly leave a bottle on the side of the road, instead of going looking for a bin perhaps 200 meters away!

The list of possible charges that this crazy woman faces is scary! Hope she just gets a huge fine so she can keep on taking care of her little girl, while paying the price for her stupidity!

This is just the most recent example, but for most "happenings" and events around Thailand, I only read about them AFTER the event! How is one supposed to attend these events, if there is NO news about the dates it will happen, at least a week or two BEFORE the event? I read both AseanNow and The Thaiger News daily, and get news e-mails from The Pattaya News, can anyone please tell me of a more reliable news source for events so that I don't keep missing interesting happenings around Thailand? Thank you in advance!

Very interesting, thank you, PPGuy!

Taxi only makes sense if 2 or more people, and/or luggage.