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It's the same game Trump played with the hush money trial. Ultimately, he did not take the witness stand because he knew he would get shredded. He debated Biden because he thought he could win. His handlers probably told him Biden was in cognitive decline. The same handlers are probably telling him debating Harris is too dangerous. As a former prosecutor, she has the tools to eviscerate him. Trump hates losing, or being called a loser. Being unable to interrupt or talk over Harris is a losing position.

Negotiating a lower price. Knowing when to call the cops, and when not to. Knowing how much is appropriate as a gift to a neighbor. Knowing how to get the poo yai on her side in a dispute. All stuff I am clueless about.

IIRC mynahs are otherwise known as rats of the skies. Or is it seagulls? Leftover chips on the Brighton Beach pier used to send the seagulls into a frenzy. No, it's pigeons.

We are allies, and you would be in deep sh!t if the Australian Government decided to shut down Pine Gap and North West Cape. You'd lose half your surveillance capability. The CIA would probably step in with a few assassinations. You are not nice. You protect Australia because the US is the majority owner of Australian assets, ahead of any other country. We have spent Australian lives and treasure joining in your stupid wars. We have made ourselves a nuclear target for you. The least you could do is show some bloody gratitude, you ill-mannered troll.

It's difficult to measure. My IQ is well above average on an academic basis. The mean Thai IQ is 89. Position 64 globally. I'd say my GF has normal Thai academic ability. OTOH, she is way ahead of me in terms of street smarts, but how does one measure that?

Countries do, it showcases their sporting prowess. Filipino gymnast Carlos Yulo was rewarded with substantial cash, a luxury condo and offers of lifetime free food from several restaurants.

I can drive a car with a manual gearbox. I can't drive a scooter with one. I admire people who can drive D9 bulldozers, or interpret a X'ray or CAT scan. I am not a party animal, and I don't understand such events where everyone is talking at the top of their voices to make themselves heard. Usually on the most banal of topics. IMO you can either keep pricking the balloons of stupid people, or give up on them.

His advisers are apparently imploring him to focus on policy. As usual, he is listening to no-one but himself. Attacking Harris works well with the MAGA crowd. I doubt the swing voters are as impressed.

IMO Trump selected the worst VP candidate possible, with the following result........

Maybe this is more to your taste........

Actually, I think this is reality......

Toyota have had several recalls, tarnishing the brand Hyundai have had a number of awards for high reliability. It also ranks high in customer satisfaction. I don't know if it is the same in Thailand, but my son's Kona N enjoys a 10 year/100,000 km warranty. My advice? Test drive one.

I have driven a friend's Kia Stinger. $20K cheaper than its Benz counterpart, 35% more turbo boost. A seriously good car. My son bought a Hyundai Kona N in February. The computer has 4 drive modes, Economy. Normal, Sport and N. The N mode is also known as the Jesus Christ mode. That's what people say when they first put their foot down. Really for racetrack only.

Australians don't have to worry, our socialist government will continue to take care of us.

Hyundai and KIA are rated as better vehicles than Toyota nowadays. While Toyota retains the reliability cachet, it's a pretty staid brand. Have you ever been in a Kia Stinger, or Hyundai Kona N, before you posted the opinion they are inferior? I remember the Toyota Avalon in Australia. Critics said it suited buyers who had been dead for at least six months.

I didn't know that, google listed it.

IIRC it was either Germany or Britain that came up with the first jet. I don't recall America inventing radar or decryption either. Charles Babbage came up with the first computer.

I'd be buying a Hyundai Kona N AWD. 1 million baht, seriously good car.

A BYD is less expensive, although Kia is a top quality brand. It depends on the OP's ease of access to charging. It's more convenient to charge at home.

Wars are all about theft. Land, water, resources. Some are even fought over religion, which is utterly deranged. Old men send young men into wars, then stage ceremonies when they die to honor them. IMO there would be far fewer wars if those old men had to stand in the front line.

Quite clearly, you are way overpaid.

You seem to spend the extra dosh on becoming lardasses. What makes you think Australia does not have freedom of speech?

Take a look at this video of Sky News. The guy at 2.47 minutes is unbelievable, both in stupidity and scariness. Takes the sobriquet of d!ckhead to a whole new level.

It seems to me when I try to start a thread on anything I have experienced or observed, it gets buried under a barrage of nay-sayers and trolls. Perhaps posters are no longer bothering, and ASEAN staff have to resurrect old threads as space fillers.

IMO he will lose because in pandering to the Christian far right, he forgot there are more women voters than men. He made it worse by picking Vance as his VP. The women voters have a choice between someone of their own gender, or a sexual predator who boasts of overturning their right to choose. Only the rusted-on head cases will be voting for him.