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The comedian Bill Barr (Burr?) asked Conan O'Brien (Harvard grad) this question. How do legacy admissions or building fund admissions (like parents make huge contributions) perform at elite schools like Harvard? So how did George Bush Jr. do at Yale? Also some celebrities go to Ivys or other big name schools, are they held to the same standards? Natalie Portman took a break from acting to attend Harvard. Emma Watson attended Brown intermittently eventually graduating from Brown University. Jodie Foster took a break from acting to go to Yale. How rigorous are the standards really? Is everyone treated the same? I can't imagine George Bush Jr. as a top notch scholar.

Yes, I was wondering if that guy gets invited to all those events or just crashes for drinks and snacks (I was gonna say Hors d'oeuvres but I wasn't sure how to spell). I belong to the Bangkok branch of my Uni Alumni association (Signed up on the website) but I have never gone to any functions cuz mostly seems like young, recent grads and mostly Thais that studied abroad.

Is there a photo of Chanto? She may need comforting and emotional support? And she apparently has money, especially now.

I must have resting grump face, I seldom get approached by falangs. When staying for a couple of months in a hotel a few years ago I talked to a some farangs in the restaurant. One was a Scottish guy who was interesting, he was a tourist so only here for a month or so, mostly they were ok but not really interesting people. But I am seldom just hanging out for long periods of time and putting myself at risk for meetings with weirdos. I talk to some of the guys who live in my building. This is a fairly expensive condo so no desperados are trying to stay here. The neighbor hood is upscale, the little faux cul de sac (road goes around a little lake with ingress/egress at both sides so not really a cul de sac) is all single family homes, mansions to me. So no layabouts hanging around on the street. There are farangs at work but everyone is busy and no time and also seems like no desire to chat or socialize. Maybe 10 falangs at work, I only know the name of 1 guy.

Yassar Arafat got the Nobel Peace prize. Nobels for science mean something, the Peace Prize not so much. Nobel for Literature, well they got it right when the gave it to Dylan, someone who people have actually listened to his songs. But mostly they give it to authors that few people read.

"hold them accountable for their opinions." Which way do you think is most fair? Prison camps or firing squads?

A lot of old coots on AN are always spouting the L word. Generally speaking it seems like they would consider Kipling to be a leftist.

Dimension of the room, not the bed.

Heart attack? Awfully young for that but possible. RIP.

I got a thumbs down on the post above. Since I was talking about my own thoughts, feelings, and experiences I am baffled as to what the thumbs down is about. I am guessing just one of the bitter old hens that hang around on AN.

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Ha, I didn't even notice, just thought Kolkata to Mumbai. Must be what the poster meant to write?

Our darn minds are often the problems. I read that from glucose uptake or other metabolic studies, the brain runs at full speed all the time. Explains a bit about dreaming, also about how difficult to attain the peaceful mind state. So the brain is gonna be running I think the trick is to keep it positive. The best thing for me is to have practical thoughts about working things out in day to day tasks. Planning is also good, if I am filling a legal pad with plans it keeps my mind busy and keeps the "feeling of bad being" away and allows me to have the "feeling of well-being". I have chosen to work even though I am collecting retirement. Sometimes I think about having every day free, but work seems to be good for me to keep my mind busy. I am lucky, my Thai employers treat me very well. Good thread, interesting and informative.

Yes, I remember "Yankee go home" protests on the TV news from early 1960s. One of my earliest impressions of Latin America.

The OP has the mentality of a gossipy old lady. I dedicate this song to him.

With friends like you... Someone wants to see the doc, why discourage them?

I guess there has really been a multiplication of genres and styles in pop music. I remember when I was kid some radio stations would play Sinatra, Johnny Cash, Flat and Scruggs, and the Beatles. So you would hear a lot of styles of music. Now I never hear the music of a lot of famous artists. I am not aware of ever hearing a song by P Diddy.

So you're saying you don't notice anything different about Thai driving culture? "Key Issues: High Fatality Rates: Thailand has one of the highest road traffic death rates in the world, particularly among vulnerable road users like motorcyclists, pedestrians, and bicyclists. Motorcycle Safety: Motorcycles are a major contributor to road traffic fatalities, with 74% of road deaths involving motorcycle riders. Vulnerable Road Users: Motorcyclists, pedestrians, and bicyclists account for a large proportion of road traffic deaths. " (from Google AI Overview)

I have nothing new to add but I just don't understand the way Thais drive. Is it a million vehicle game of chicken? Is it just optimism? I just don't get how so many drivers can drive so badly with no foresight and apparently no sense of self-preservation.

Sounds like mostly a failed IT implementation. I always wonder about nepotism/cronyism when IT projects go off the rails. "My son studied coding for 6 months, he can build the needed IT support". Or people who coded phone apps thinking they can build a multiuser business system. Or plain old graft, IT contract to the company with the juiciest bribe? Seems like a professional IT company could have implemented the requirements, not exactly a problem on a par with a mission to Mars as far as unique challenges. Now fixing a system that was screwed up from the start, there's a challenge.

OP started an axe-grinding thread, phrased a question when he really wanted to express his hate/contempt/dislike for a certain group of people that are really none of his business. Alway impresses me when a person resents those who have less than he does. Here's an idea: MYOFB. Mind your own farming business melon farmer. I live in Bangkok and have a full-time job and I could care less what guys who are living their own life in rural areas are doing. I wish them the best.

I don't think this particular issue is anti-trans bigotry. It's just a question of sexual dimorphism. Males normal distribution of muscle mass is shifted to the right relative to females. That means that males in general will have an advantage in almost every competition. Billiards and chess not so much but pretty much every athletic competition. So allowing people who were "males at birth" (for want of a better term) to compete in women's sport is patently unfair to the other competitors. IMHO any argument against this is double-talk.

Several people answered the survey that they would be buying the Trump cologne. I find that hard to believe. $250 bucks for any cologne just seems ridiculous. Anyone who has actually bought the stuff? Is it even available yet?

1. Common sense and practicality will be used? I would think testing would be needed only if another competitor challenged an athlete. If testing becomes necessary can test for Y chromosome right? 2. This is less likely to be an issue. Biologically sexual dimorphism in the species means that statistically men tend to be larger and have more muscle mass so have an advantage in most sports. If there is a sport where women have the advantage again testing for lack of Y chromosome could be used could it not?

Response to flaming dragon's post: "Maybe he did deserve it. Has anyone you know been quietly minding their own business and beaten into a coma,? Maybe he's one of those c u next Tuesdays who can't hold his liquor and likes to start trouble, like so many of his countrymen. What is the balance of probabilities and how much can we put you down for on his gofundme? " I'll give you the "like so many of his countrymen"; could have stopped after "like so many"; no reason to make it about nationality. But the questions Flaming-dragon asks are pertinent. Why so many from all countries can party for years in Thailand with no trouble and some guys can't stay out of trouble for 24 hours, 7 days, 1 month - whatever short interval before finding trouble? Is it just bad luck? Father of the year comes to Thailand leaving his wife and kids back home? Or wild and crazy guy comes to Thailand to demonstrate how partying is done? I don't know the answer but it could be either or somewhere in between.