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I went to 7/11 today from the village to pick up lunch. OK, I slum it occasionally. I bought about half a dozen items, took them to the cash register. The young girl behind the counter put the double pork burger and cheese aside to be microwaved. She scanned the items, and gave me my change. I pointed out she had not scanned the burger, or charged me for it. It was if I had offended her, or caused her to lose face. No smile, no thank you after I had rectified an error which might have got her pay docked at the end of the day. I still fail sometimes to understand Thai people.

It is quite noticeable Putin's sabre-rattling with nukes has disappeared over the last 6 - 12 months. My hypothesis: Biden called Putin, and pointed out there would be no nuclear exchange with Russia. Instead, the USA had the surveillance and equipment capabilities to take out Putin in a surgical strike, with eyes on him 24/7. Maybe Biden even put proof on the table. I assume Putin, like anyone else, wants to survive.

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There does seem to be a disconnect between civility in person, and civility on social media. I have just had an extremely defamatory post directed at me. I doubt the same discourtesy would occur in person.

Reading comprehension: You referred to vax addicts as a generalization. Never needed HPV vaccine, I always used condoms. There are only four women in my entire life I have trusted for bareback sex. I'd say it's a bit ludicrous to have a HPV vaccine, then roll the dice on syphilis, gonorrhea, chlamydia and HIV. I'm quite amazed I have survived this long. Given my travels, all the vaccines I have had pushed into my arm in 0.5 ml volumes once a year rival a pincushion. The average annual alcohol consumption in Thailand is 5.5 litres of pure ethanol. A compound which has been designated as a Class 1 carcinogen since 1989. Antivaxxers obsessed by vaccines amuse me, when that turd is sitting in their punchbowl.

Really. The chances of getting shingles increase with age, and peak at over 70. Most patients say the pain is 6-10, on a scale of 1-10. Smart people get vaccinated for shingles, dumb ones don't. They roll the dice. A 20% chance of getting shingles if you are over 80, 17% over 75. Do you feel lucky?

We don't really know. IMO a p!ssing contest about who was the better serviceman is going to rebound on Vance, because it disrespects Walz's years of service and higher rank. He also has the baggage of Trump's remarks about fallen servicemen and disabled veterans. That's difficult to explain to anyone who is not in Trumpworld.

AFAIK the cannon fodder is on the Russian side, where Putin, Shoigu and Gerasimov send poorly trained and equipped troops in human waves. Estimated at half a million dead so far. Given cardboard flak jackets because Russia either can't make kevlar, or corruption took the money needed. Perhaps you care more about them than the 44 million Ukrainians Putin has marked for genocide if he wins, finishing the job Stalin started.

No doubt the Republicans are searching desperately for mud that will stick. Problem is, they are still looking for gunpowder, while K&T already have the bullets. Such as Trump's age. Please excuse the mixed metaphor.

Well, you might want to leave Trump out of the discussion. I am pretty sure Walz and Harris won't, if Vance keeps mouthing off about Walz's record.

Got it, name calling like your hero. The last resort of someone who has already lost the argument. You say you have served in the military. Please explain how Trump's comments about fallen soldiers are reconciled with your political beliefs, it's a paradox I don't understand.

Never served, I was too old for Vietnam. I probably would have made a terrible soldier anyway, because I question everything. That said, I have nothing but respect for people who serve in the military. OTOH, I have no respect for people who support a felon, fraudster, sexual predator and coward. In case you have not noticed, Trump is a bully, and all bullies are cowards. I play golf too. Nearly 70 years now. IMO it's the only game with an honor system, referees not mandatory. Tell me, do you think Trump honors the game when he cheats, and buys golf courses so he can put his name on the championship boards?

Perhaps Trump was not fit for military service, for a different reason. Someone who calls those KIA suckers and losers, doesn't want to be seen with disabled veterans, is not fit to polish their boots. You are just making excuses for him. Pathetic clutching at straws, while others denigrate a person who served his country for 24 years. It's disgusting.

When someone plays thousands of rounds of golf after claiming bone spurs, I smell a rat. A big one.

Given the number of mass shootings that regularly occur, all America seems to be a war zone to me.

I see, you have telepathic powers which can determine Walz's motivations in quitting when he did. 24 years of service is not enough for you. OTOH, you support a person who evaded military service by claiming he had bone spurs, which apparently did not prevent him playing thousands of rounds of golf thereafter. That's not ignorant, that's <deleted> in the head.

In other words, it's funny when it happens to someone else, not you. Schadenfreude.

IIRC you were the one taking me to task for correcting your spelling.

Vance served as a journalist/reporter. Permit me to doubt he was ever at risk.

Oh dear, Trump is a victim. He's made a lot of people victims. Karma is a bitch.

It's been done before. Remember Rupert Murdoch and the UK phone hacking trials, or Alan Bond claiming memory loss? Remarkable how they recovered from an ailment which medical science says is incurable.

Trump probably wishes Vance would develop cramp in his tongue. He's an absolute gift to both Harris and Walz.

Enlighten us please. What is so stellar about Vance's record compared to Walz, given one passed out as a master sergeant, and the other as a corporal?

It may lead to a greater incidence of cancers. However, these usually occur later in life, after parenthood. Toxins and poisons are most likely to accumulate in body fat, particularly anything with an organo-chlorine component. In other words, stay skinny.

It's the money. No Thai woman committed to you would behave this way. No documentation, she has no legal rights to any of your assets before or after the "marriage". Do you have a will in which she is a beneficiary? Are you worth more to her dead than alive? Consider your options carefully.