Bday Prang

Some "olde" printers had a fax capability,  you might be better visiting a museum

43 minutes ago, AlexRich said:

 

Sorry, let me consult that database I keep of all known cases? Feel free to believe that what I've stated is wrong ... but try google ... drugged and robbed in Thailand. 

I don't need to google it, and, just like the papers, you really should not believe all you read on the internet,

3 hours ago, marin said:

There was a post 3 hours before this saying he had been found.

Damn and blast.  I had just prepared a solemn epitaph and a few carefully chosen words expressing my heartfelt grief  for this guy (whom I had previously never heard of )  I had also prepared a personal  comforting message of condolence for his immediate family and close friends who I have also never had any previous contact with. I thought it was "the least I could do" Preparations were also just about to start for a candle lit vigil .

   All that time wasted and worst of all I won't be able to broadcast my empathy to other likeminded "sincere" people. every body will now think I am heartless all because the selfish ba$tard goes and shows up..

  Nevermind I'll save it and simply cut and paste it, having changed the names of course for when the next virtue signalling opportunity, i mean tragedy  arises  

23 minutes ago, AlexRich said:

 

I've just googled it ... and all I can see is case after case? It happens, and it happens a lot. 

i don't doubt you did google it , and you are still spouting  rubbish

19 minutes ago, JimTripper said:

A man must learn his own lessons, make his own mistakes and find his limitations...

 

Perchance, I enjoy the opportunity of seeing him man up, into a bird of a finer feather, or more likely, man down into a squandering miserable fellow. Either way, being somehow always mellow, I watch his comings and goings with great trepidation & curious regard.

 

How's yer father?

My father is long dead, what was the point of you asking

17 hours ago, JimTripper said:

Why would I need to control what my neighbor is doing, confront them or move?

 

If he chooses to be "involved in the utilization of the services of prostitutes" he will man up to the problems resulting from his undiciplined lifestyle, including any VD he may encounter, forthwith.

 

He won't get any approval or encouragement from me, but I'm pretty good at faking a smile in the hallway when required, Jim.

I thought more of you than that, I'm sorry,  but by turning a blind eye to his disgusting behaviour and maintaining pleasantries, despite knowing full well what he is up to, you are effectively condoning , some would say even encouraging him,   Shame on you

8 hours ago, JayClay said:

 

How many of your posts start with "most of the guys I've known"?

 

Are you not familiar with the phrase "birds of a feather flock together?" People tend to be drawn to others who are in a similar situation than themselves, or have similar views to you.

 

"The guys you've known" (or, indeed, the guys I've known, or anybody else has known) are not a representative sample of the general population!

Well that would depend on how many people one has known 

16 hours ago, susanlea said:

She is a dentist

of course she is, 

16 hours ago, susanlea said:

She is a dentist and nothing like the prostitutes you overweight guys hire.

13 hours ago, susanlea said:

You obese guys are just jealous because you can't find anyone good. 

Your obsession with obese men is a bit bizarre . But I am genuinely sorry to have to disappoint you .  For your information I am 5"10 and weigh around 63 kilo's which is probably less than you, and hardly obese.  In my case at least, however 60+ kilos for a woman is never a good look even 50+ kilos is too much

I can understand that it must be rather disgusting for young Thai women to have sex with smelly out of condition western men, but a jobs a job and all that. and nobody is forcing them

I can also understand that it must be at least as unpleasant for them to indulge in unnatural sex with old western women of a similar calibre, but then again  nobody is forcing them, I hope

16 minutes ago, bamnutsak said:

 

The "cost" for the Digital Wallet scheme is similar. Good thing votes are more perishable than rice.

 

 

No clue why the commerce minister is raising this old issue in a positive light now? Does he think it will provide some cover for Yingluck's only remaining charge?

 

 

 

 

i would say there is definitely a Yingluck connection to all this, especially in view of her planned impending return to here ( and politics presumably)

4 minutes ago, bamnutsak said:

Good thing votes are more perishable than rice

These people don't concern themselves with trivial minor details like "votes" 

6 hours ago, hotchilli said:

Hom Mali is a shadow of what it used to be... missus bought some last week, very low quality and no fragrance.

did she buy it from Surin by any chance? 17-18 baht per kilo perhaps?  Make sure she washes it well, 15 times is recommended

Nothing that requires washing 15 times beforehand should ever be put anywhere near ones mouth, there are No exceptions.

How can anybody say that this requirement is" not unusual"

How many times has the minister himself eaten rice that needed to be washed 15 times?   The poorest of the issan poor would not think of doing so, and probably would not even feed it to their pigs or chickens 

The scheme has cost the taxpayer 500 billion but the rice even by their own estimates is worth only "up to" 400 million. 

The Shinawatra "clan" are claimed to be the creme de la creme of business people  what kind of businessman or woman would consider paying 50% over the market rate for anything especially perishable foodstuffs?  

The answer would clearly be unscrupulous crooked one's who were using other peoples money to fund a scam that they would personally profit from.

As usual a few token members of the  "relatively" low hanging fruit community have been hung out to dry and received jail terms, in this case a former commerce minister and his deputy. So i am sure the current commerce minister would be very keen to put this scandal to bed, as , presumably he is more than a little concerned about his place in the firing line, 

Also i'm sure he has received instructions to sort it out and bury it permanently prior to Yingluck's return , to save her any inconvenience or embarrassment  

One could not make this sort of stuff up, sadly its not necessary to 

On 4/26/2024 at 5:01 PM, Hotpepper53 said:

It’s fascinating that with all the violence, death and family break ups that alcohol and alcoholism cause, they are trying to scare everyone with the evil cannabis…

1. cannabis use does not incite violence…it usually has a calming effect

2. cannabis use does not cause addiction… unless that individual has addictive behaviors… in which case everything can become addictive to them…hinting at psychological problems…

3. Legal Cannabis use should be restricted to adult use just like alcohol…

 

I am over 70 years of age, I have yet to heard of a medically verified death cause only by consumption of cannabis…can not say that about alcohol.

 

In the States, after the states legalize cannabis, alcohol sales and deaths from alcohol are down…sorta like what’s happening here in Thailand…the big alcohol distilleries/ beverage companies are losing money because of cannabis…so now the BigMoney is pushing back….

 

The amount of death and destruction sanctioned by BigMoney/Alcohol is easily discoverable for any country you can name…

 

The governmental studies done in the States like the NIH and the like, are bias… I mean who wants to believe any thing the Government puts out, NIH, Biden, and Congress…

 

A lot of us are going to be very surprised at the release of information within the next 6 months… 

 

The bizarre thing about cannabis prohibition in the US is the fact that it was immediately  deemed to be of absolutely no medical value whatsoever, despite the lack of any research regarding that.  In fact if I recall correctly I read that even such research was effectively banned at the time.  Hardly a normal approach to medical research, to my mind those responsible for such legislation are guilty of a crime against humanity and should be vilified, posthumously, where appropriate and an apology to the rest of the world who were forced to adopt US policy would be well in order.

Again, out of interest , what are you suggesting will be released within 6 months that we don't already know ?

On 4/27/2024 at 8:59 AM, Hotpepper53 said:

The basis for making cannabis illegal has multiple selfish interests…

1920s…every farmer was “paid” to grow hemp/cannabis for fibers in rope making…hemp/ cannabis processors soon were expanding in to “finer fibers”, producing paper, oils, medicine and fine clothing manufacturing…

The largest paper user was the big newspaper owner William Randolph Hearst, who had invested heavily in tree/forest companies to supply paper…hemp/cannabis paper production seriously hurt the big newspaper companies investment in trees/ forests and also forest’s management companies…hemp/cannabis production in one year could produce more paper year for year than tree/forest production simply because trees take longer to grow…one acre of hemp/cannabis can produce more than one acre of trees in one year…

 

DuPont Company was also on he verge of releasing it’s own discovery of of synthetic fibers…

 

The finer fabrics and threads of hemp/cannabis production were an immediate threat to DuPont’s new synthetic fibers and the cotton industry…Hemp/cannabis is easy to grow, in any warm climate, wet or dry, does not require special care…cotton on the other hand  requires multiple treatments of fertilizers, herbicides and insecticides for growth…

 

DuPont/ Newspapers (Heirst) were exceptionally weathly and hemp/cannabis production was cutting into profits…They hired a “propagandist” to takeout the hemp/cannabis industry…

And…the rest is history…

 

It is ALL about MONEY and CONTROL…

Within six months… All the lies will be revealed…

 

 

 

I like where you are coming from, we all know its about money and control,   what lies will be revealed within 6 months?

3 hours ago, Gandtee said:

Ten days? No mention of the Red Bull absconder?

until now

8 hours ago, AlexRich said:

 

I don't read airport paperbacks, but I have read Thailand related news over many years. And this type of thing ... drugging and mugging ... has been reported several times over the years. 

"several times over the years"  you will need to be a bit more specific than that , how many times over how many years ?  

Your original statement was ... Many foreigners go with girls/ladyboys who drug and rob them. Many of them are too thick to get the dosage right, and the poor mark ends up dead.

I think you need to review your sources for your "Thailand related news"   and also your personal interpretation of the word "many"

1 hour ago, susanlea said:

She is a dentist and nothing like the prostitutes you overweight guys hire.

Everybody thinks "theirs is different" I see a common  theme starting to develop here

don't tell me,.... she's younger than your kids

4 hours ago, susanlea said:

Thai women like me, especially my younger girlfriend.

 a common misconception, but somewhat refreshing to know that western women who are  over here for basically the same reason as the majority of blokes  are just as easily played  by the professionals

11 minutes ago, AlexRich said:

I think the family have every reason to be concerned, particularly as his disappearance and lack of contact is out of character. Many foreigners go with girls/ladyboys who drug and rob them. Many of them are too thick to get the dosage right, and the poor mark ends up dead. I have a feeling this is one trip to Thailand that won’t have a happy ending.

And how often does that actually happen?  When was the last time it appeared in the news? Think you have been reading too many airport paperbacks

6 minutes ago, richard_smith237 said:

 

 

You were saying ????......   

I think its pretty clear what I meant,  save the misery  and the false concern until they find the body,  and until then resist what appears to be a common temptation to indulge in morbid speculation

5 hours ago, barrybike said:

Yes I agree ,flights are not cheap nowadays like they used to be so it would be a concern when someone doesn’t make their return flight home , hope the man is found safe and well 

So one would expect somebody to check with airline to see if he changed his flight, one could also be forgiven for expecting to see the result of that simple exercise in the OP   Has anybody even contacted one of the hotels he stayed at to find when or if he checked out. TM 30's and all that, plus its probably one of the less sordid details of his holiday that he would be prepared to share with his daughter

            Is it it a sign of the times we are living in that nearly  every body commenting on this thread is  assuming the worst !  Only a handful of people considering the odds on favorite explanation which  would be that he's had enough at home and is just trying to disappear and start a new life here possibly with the encouragement of a woman he's met here  Which is not a rare occurrence certainly not as rare as people getting killed 

             I just re read the OP and there is no mention of a wife. so he's a single bloke over here on is own, he'll be balls deep in a bargirl and probably about to make a life changing decision the fact that she's probably younger than his daughter is probably the reason for his silence.

             Why think the worst when there is absolutely no evidence to suggest it, and the above scenario is far more likely.,It  seems its far more fashionable these days to express concern and show empathy with the family  (whom none of you have ever met ) rather that to wish him well with a "give her one for me"   or a "don't anything I wouldn't do"  type remark

              Why not save the virtue signalling until the unlikely moment that something negative is confirmed there will be plenty of time for all the RIP's and the "my thoughts are with the family" type comments then . Until such time assume the best and wish him luck