Bday Prang

They are not voted in to represent others, An MP has a very short and concise job description, it consists of only 3 words "maintain your seat" that is it, there is no obligation for them to help or represent anybody living in their constituency at all. In fact the only reason they ever agree to do anything is when they feel their actions will help towards the prime objective of maintaining their seat. As long as they keep their seat they are fulfilling their sole purpose to their party, they are pretty much untouchable and little short of a prison sentence would see them sacked. There are no qualifications required for the job at all and few restrictions on who can put themselves forward, The only quality they must possess if they intend to win their seat is the ability to ingratiate themselves with their chosen electorate by any means , False Promises, Fake Denials and Downright lies are all acceptable methods and totally justified by any success They don't need to be educated, or to have any experience , or any special skills, They don't need to be diverse either, You can only be speaking for yourself if you think people expect their MP's to be more intelligent than themselves or rest of society. The last one we had was a complete retard, kept her seat for years though They certainly should not be selected to stand for election on the basis of their sexuality or ethnicity it should be forbidden to mention such things, the only thing they should be permitted to promote is their parties manifesto, then once the election is over they could all pretty much be sacked

People were different in those days the pathetic health and safety gestapo had not yet managed to kill the human spirit of adventure, taking risks was perfectly acceptable, and every loss of life was not considered a tragedy. Its not kings you need to convince these days its insurance companies that decide what is allowed to happen

Ah ok , hundreds of meters of solid rock would no doubt offer protection from radiation and temperature, As indeed presumably does the relatively thin shell of the moondust space ship and of course the even scantier lightweight spacesuit that they wear, So why not just build a mud hut or put a tent up You sci fi geeks haven't got a clue

Stretching the definition of "idol" just another fantasy in the <deleted> bank in reality

Wilco johnson sadly also left us now

I didn't suggest that they were, how have you arrived at that conclusion?

I'm more inclined to agree what I believe was something Einstein once said. Words to the effect that the next world war, regardless of what we are fighting over, will be fought using the most hi-tec sophisticated and destructive weapons the human race has been able to develop. However subsequent conflicts will be fought on a much smaller scale by men dressed in animal skins throwing rocks and brandishing sticks We won't get any further than the moon , some nutter will have wiped us out with a nuke before any further significant progress is made, either that or another virus/vaccine combo will be the end of us . Forget helium the next wars could well be over toilet paper and pasta again

I reckon you been reading too many science fiction books, What raw materials will these "interstellar ships" be made out of? moondust? Why would we need a base on the moon to jump off? If these moondust space ships were capable of intergalactic travel the short distance from here to the moon would be insignificant. Anyway once they are ready to get further out into the universe, which way do you think they should head, you know , to save wasting any time, considering the reputed infinite size of the universe and the fact that something like 99.99% of it consists of absolutely nothing a sense of direction would be a great help and indeed an idea of what one was hoping to find. I have no idea what you class , alongside water, as the other materials necessary for survival, as you don't specify, but I imagine it would be quite an extensive list, how many robots were you thinking of ? And all this achieved whilst maintaining the strict adherence to the "net carbon zero" initiatives that are designed to stifle our advancement and will soon have us all eating Quorn We are going nowhere pal

Why does it have to be in a cave? its not like shelter from the rain is an issue, In fact the total lack of water should be enough to put anybody off wanting to live there. According to many of the plethora of begging stories from charities that Tv viewers to in the UK are subjected to nowadays, people tend to start moaning and asking for international donations when their water supply is more than a few 100 meters away from their house,

I think the "the western lifestyle scam" would be a better description Its by no means a uniquely Thai problem its endemic in the developed world. Look on the average council estate in the UK ,at least 2 cars per household and no bangers anymore, huge flat screen TV in every room, £1000+ mobile phones, £300 training shoes etc etc and that's just the ones on benefits Education would certainly help , when I was at school there was nothing on the curriculum that dealt with basic money management and I doubt there is these days either, Unless one specifically studies "economics" which is not generally an option at primary school, money is pretty much never mentioned. Its almost as if "they" don't want people to know much about the subject, The availability of quick and "easy" credit, and the effectiveness of the sophisticated marketing industry that has developed to ensure that people continually feel the need to buy things that they don't actually need, ideally with money they don't have, means its more than education that is needed, its actually a complete change in culture. Its not rocket science, your example of teaching an 8 year old to save for what they want is all it takes to put them on the right track,and a valuable lesson to be learnt, but you need to get them on board while they are still relatively young , If you wait until they are teenagers they would think you were crazy and you'd be wasting your time

it proves that what you say may be correct

Well nobody reading your bizarre reply would ever have guessed that you were responding to a relatively innocuous question like the one I asked Here it is again, maybe you should read it again and reflect whether your aggressive and insulting repl was appropriate Must be painful for you read now I guess, anyway when I replied, simply confirming that I am neither a "Thai Basher" or a "Yank" I wasn't really prepared for another of your equally bizarre responses ...Here it is again So read it again, and then show me where I have ever described the behaviour you refer to as acceptable. As you will be unable to do so, perhaps you would like to take this opportunity to apologise, You might also be kind enough to offer some explanation for your behaviour as I am genuinely curious as to what thought process leads somebody to act like this

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They seem a bit touchy about this , just a bit of mumbling on social media and the national government propaganda machine swings into action, First off a government spokesperson instantly condemns it as fake news,although no suggestion was made as to who might go to the trouble of inventing such a story or their reasons for doing so. Secondly TAT officials were then instructed to write reports confirming this before a few uniformed officers were despatched to the areas of concern for the sake of appearances By this time the statisticians are on the case and some % occupancy rates are dreamed up to further reinforce the narrative Then the local Mayor chimes in adding some further weight to the message Finally the article itself appears to draw its own conclusion, and informs us that everything is fine just like the authorities have said, quoting reliable sources and dismissing other reports as misleading

Strangely no mention at all of who will be issuing this certificate and who's signature will be on it . I think there is only one person who can issue "pardons" but this is not really a pardon , or is it ? Its just a reminder to everybody that the verdict the court arrived at in his trial has now been "officially" disregarded , and as befits a man of his wealth and influence, he is once again to be considered to be above the law as are any members of his family or anybody else he bestows the honour on

Its self certification , just like a tax return, so he will have just written it himself. but its obviously been endorsed by" a higher authority" who probably cannot be prosecuted The intention is to draw a line under the events of the past, and to signal to the masses that his return to politics and his increasing involvement and interference is fully sanctioned by his fellow elite and therefore any resistance or opposition is futile The message would appear to be clear "I'm Back" as if anybody was ever in any doubt Sister will be next

He blends in well and looks very statesman like . On the other hand Biden's face up there would just look ridiculous

he was a 20 year old kid with some kind of republican party membership card in his pocket that is all you know, and it means nothing. You and a few others seem to be unable to accept this As an example , in the UK several years ago many conservative MPs and other opponents of the labour party actually signed up for labour party membership and managed to get lefty loser Jeremy Corbyn voted in as leader Simply carrying a card means nothing

Tend to agree, women can be a bit fickle at times and its not unheard of for false accusations to have been made due to feelings of shame or guilt at their own behaviour. Furthermore the UK police , if I am not mistaken, have been pretty much instructed to automatically consider those accused of sexual crimes as guilty until proven innocent, This was a knee jerk response to allegations of them not taking all cases seriously

Neither a yank or a Thai basher

When people use terms like "its a proven scientific fact" one just inherently knows its not the case

I don't get in the least bit angry when derogatory comments are made about Trump or Biden, why would I? However it is rather frustrating when threads are hijacked by idiots, like you, posting incoherent rubbish.

Really ? so what were you talking about when you posted 12 minutes you "never said it was a staged stunt" yet 38 minutes before that "it was a political stunt that put others lives at risk" and then this You have lost it pal , stop making a fool of yourself, you are about as lucid as Sleepy Joe and appear to be incapable of rational discussion. its actually buttock clenchingly embarrassing to read your posts.

no not "Deflection Link" either "Act Blue"

I'm wondering what you have been drinking , where can I get some at this hour ? is it prescription only ?