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Purdey

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  1. I don’t think it is witch-hunting or xenophobia to catch people who are breaking the law. Getting caught is just one of the downsides of illegal behavior.
  2. There is something called AI that can take on jobs when the population declines, but first you have to invest in technology and stop thinking in terms of farmers and laborers only.
  3. Clearly defamation. Lock the editor in jail! Hang on, didn’t a bigwig inspect swampy twice and nothing had changed after his comments?
  4. Lots of famous people have dropped acid including Cary Grant who used it in therapy. https://www.psychedelicpassage.com/21-surprising-famous-people-who-have-taken-psychedelics/
  5. Aye, when I were a lad we got the “slipper” for not doing homework. Eh, we’d get the blackboard duster thrown at out heads! Physical punishment that leaves marks is bad.
  6. Drunken louts on holiday part 2. People do make the mistake of thinking Thailand is like the Costa del Sol and their antics are merely patronizingly frowned upon. Two years in prison (unlikely though it is) means they will get beaten up by locals for their insulting behavior. Good luck guys.
  7. Like it or not, SCOTUS is the supreme arbiter of law in America. This is just one of the many cases filed concerning Trump, so it doesn't make sense to think this is the end of it.
  8. The article doesn't mention how long he will be banned. Could he come back at some point?
  9. I don't suppose this outbreak is preventable so blame foreigners. https://www.cdc.gov/globalhealth/measles/data/global-measles-outbreaks.html I think what people are concerned about is that measles was a childhood vaccination that actually lowered or eliminated the disease but the current outbreak is occurring because many Americans and not vaccinating their kids. What's next? Polio?
  10. Not sure if migrants carried the disease but every source of information (CDC etc) says it is the lack on kids being vaccinated that spreads it. “ In a given year, more measles cases can occur for any of the following reasons: an increase in the number of travelers who get measles abroad and bring it into the U.S., and/or further spread of measles in U.S. communities with pockets of unvaccinated people.” https://www.cdc.gov/measles/cases-outbreaks.html The reason the low numbers are concerning is that measles spreads rapidly to unvaccinated kids and the USA has a lot more than it should. They are concerned about the numbers increasing.
  11. Perfect time to throw people who own weed shops out on the streets, just as the economy is bombing
  12. Give the navy a rubber dinghy and a pin. That should work.
  13. Allowing farmers to sell their land is the kind of law only a real estate developer would want. Once the money has been used on booze, bikes and pickups they'll be in exactly the same position.
  14. Diary of a Saxon, chapter 1. "Saddened that the influx of the French is changing our society. Our land was so perfect but they come here and change our language, change our culture with their Norman ways. Before long we will be French like them."
  15. Where is the evidence that this works? Is there another country that has stickers on drinks bottles that has seen a lowering of alcohol sales? Kids can see alcoholics anywhere in Thailand and it doesn't put them off. If only they could prove that their cigarette pack stickers lowered smoking. Was raising cigarette prices or exposed lungs more effective?
  16. There are still some comedians out there who can really offend yet be popular, like Jimmy Carr.
  17. Frankly, if the people vote T into office again they deserve everything that happens after that.
  18. That it is a totally insincere statement. Sorry if you didn't understand.
  19. I used to cycle to work abroad and in Thailand. Not much difference. Defensive riding is essential, with fluorescent arm bands at night. Thais won't hit someone on purpose but they have to see you first.
  20. Thailand's economy is s minefield. Lower the interest, personal debt increases. Raise the interest, NPLs go up.

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