Fat is a type of crazy

I think we know Bob from time to time may use some artistic license in his posts, but some taxi drivers outside hotels can be a bit pushy and arrogant and it can be a bit annoying when they charge way above the norm, so there is room for discussion I would have thought ...

As a tourist I see the ones outside the hotels are often super nice to you until they're not. Super nice if they think they can charge you triple the going rate to the airport, or take you on a tour that includes a visit to their friends at a gemstone factory - wholesale price sir - or similar, and then not if they realise you aren't going there.

I gave up on Airasia years ago after I had a flight issue and they had to put us in a hotel and the way they handled it was shocking. Thought if they are like that on the ground what are they like in the air. Off topic a bit.

Sure the original search wasn't for 2 and that is per person. Looks like for 1. Assume it's not the return price at the top and the one leg in the middle. Doesn't look like it is that.

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Some truth in there but much of what you describe has happened since the Monkees and before, in all pop markets, though they do take it to a new level. Many of them are clever and talented. I doubt a large part of the market in terms of $ is older people and I certainly take umbrage if it is suggested older people who have a bit of fun with KPop have to include an element of perversion to enjoy it.

Boring you maybe - fine - the point if you missed it was it was used as an example of how there could be robust discussion without much toxicity or negativity. You brought her up.

Please dont read if Yinn posts offend. I have posted about Yinn a couple of times. There are only a few posts on Yinn overall so hard to see how it could be a big deal. To me Yinn, whoever the person was, was a perfect example of what made this forum interesting and fun. Debate without getting personal or bickering. Discussing big topics with humour and a bit of drama but not taking things too seriously. Taking, for example, the topic of mongering to task. Providing an alternative narrative and having a fairly fierce debate, without personal individual aspersions, or attempting to stop people discussing it in different ways. Turned it away from being an insider's club. The people spoke and made that person Poster of the Year. It surprised me when the powers that be didn't make that person's life easier on this site even if the person broke a few rules. Surely added posts to the site. I don't know the back story I suppose.

I wondered what happened to him but he has disappeared and then reappeared before. I have a memory for that sort of thing. I do find a slight irony that many posters act like they care for the average joe but when one of their fellow posters disappears care factor seems to be zero. Maybe they make contact behind the scenes. Reminds you not to take posts too seriously. Anyone disappears and the conversation continues.

For what it's worth my silly username came to me seconds before I joined. Not sure why. Fine to discuss girls being overweight in the general. But not looking at actual real people and making comment on their weight or otherwise. We all make comments off the cuff so I'll give the user the benefit of the doubt or maybe the site is going in a new direction.

I hope this isn't the direction of this site. Advocating posting pictures of girls to judge whether they are overweight. The site can have some fun, banter, and titillation but needs to maintain some dignity too. Personal opinion. Happy to be told I am at the wrong site for me.

I think Pence was an inspired choice in 2016 for Trump for the obvious reason that there were a lot of people who wanted change, but they could hedge their bets, knowing the no. 2 is a nice normal conservative politician. What I've seen of Ramaswamy, he seems fairly quick and agile, but too hard line and unlikeable. I think 1 + 1 rabble rouser politicians is not likely lead to success as the hollowness of their words, and what they stand for, will become fairly clearly apparent. Need Ying and Yang not too Yangs. Though a smaller hard core group would love it. Haley seems the best so far though too mainstream for the modern Republican. Women seem to still find it hard to get across the line too. Christie in 2023 is pretty good but anyone in the past who helped and supported Trump strongly like he did, at time when there was no doubt about Trump's shortcomings, has to have limited morals and or courage and or brains in my opinion. But in 2023 alone he is pretty good, and is up front about seeing the writing on the wall for Trump's future based on his legal woes, ready for when he falls by the wayside. Come on Joe, you've done a good job, I worry your wife is convincing you that you have 5 more years as a politician in you but please see that the time is right to plan the next chapter of your life and let a new Democrat generation take control.

Bit of fun. Escapism. Different to the rock and pop I am used to. Cute as hell. Crayon Pop. Hyuna. Fun.

Keep in mind that's his father.

I get the criticism of a few posters but I find those topics often have something interesting to say within them even if the way they are delivered can seem a bit trivial or tedious. The good thing about a forum is if you were actually at a pub, you would have to find a way to be polite and excuse yourself from certain ramblings, but here you can read something else or go for a walk in the sun. I find moderation fine but I don't tend to say controversial things to get noticed. There's a fine line between deleting tedious bickering on the one hand but leaving some entertaining heated discussions. The latter can be where people let down their guard and show themselves and can be fun. Some are good at banter and that can be more interesting than the same old comments about perceived corruption or tourism statistics.

Took me a while to work it out. Since I don't put people on ignore hard not to see your comment.

You have such a wonderful way with words and so often manage to attempt to make a point and put down the poster at the same time. Is it not a reasonable point to suggest a woman might have more of a concern living with a man in Pattaya than say a small town in Issan or the south of England. Try not to extrapolate beyond what is said. Trying to make people feel bad because they think differently to you seems to be your thing and it is boring.

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I agree but the temptation for you must be a bit of a strain for her. Maybe she doesn't care as long as you keep it separate. Or maybe you don't go there.

I wonder if you are not sitting at your computer desk with a cup of tea and wife in the next room who you love dearly and with whom you will share a sherry before bed time.

The picture you showed is at least 20 years ago. Could be that the equivalent of that type of person in 2023 listens to GANGSTA rap or something like the Australian Hill Top Hoods, calls each other Bro, and drinks scotch and coke mixers or something stronger. Not much flannels and beer amongst the young.

I think a bogan isn't simply say an unemployed dope smoker or whatever. I associate bogans as being active, fun, cars skillful with hands. Many of those are doing well. I don't see many old time bogans but maybe less in Melbourne.

It has to be noted that is an 80's or 90's bogan - different kettle of fish now as noted in a different thread. Many have lots of money, best cars and renovated houses, and are less distinctive or different from others now. A coffee shop where the so called cool people went used to be a rarity - now they are on every corner and bogans and everyone else are the customers. Except me - don't like coffee.

EON FM or MMM TAB Fosters Car Park Boogie by TISM Hunters and Collectors - not the cool early stuff but the lame later stuff

To feel like a bogan turn up 'It's a long way to the top' and feel the inner bogan come to the surface.