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It has reached that familiar moment where there is nothing meaningful left to bomb from the air, yet the treacherous regime is still firmly in place. We have seen this same plot play out many times before. Even though the first two or three levels of leadership have been killed, there are still plenty of hardliners waiting in the wings ready to step straight into those roles. Trump now has two options. Either send in ground forces to try to destroy Iran's large military and hunt down whatever underground stores of rockets, missiles, drones and enriched uranium that remains, which would be massively costly, or do what he usually does, lie and declare total victory. Expect the second option. He will soon announce that all the key targets were destroyed, the Supreme Leader and his entire cabinet are dead, and the mission was a great success. But only half of that is true, with the untrue part being the more important piece of it. Then the US will quietly back out while pretending the job is finished. Meanwhile the regime is still there, the 440 kilos of enriched uranium is still missing, and Iran will slowly rebuild whatever was damaged. The bigger problem is that the war has already started choking the global economy. The Strait of Hormuz being effectively shut down is a deal breaker. Ships are too nervous to pass through while the fighting continues. Meanwhile oil has surged, inflation is climbing, US government debt keeps rising by a billion a day, and markets are wobbling. That kind of economic pressure is exactly the sort of thing that usually triggers a classic Trump TACO moment. So expect a very overblown victory speech from Trump very soon, followed by a very quick exit from a war that achieved little more than a temporary setback. Let’s face it, he has no choice but to chicken out... again.

This actually is not the first time you have started a topic moaning about foreigners in Pattaya not leaving you alone. It seems to be a bit of a running theme for you. The last one you started like this was titled “Expats who are bored”. Maybe the safest option is to just stay locked inside your mop closet with the lights off. That way nobody can approach you, ask questions, look at you, or accidentally notice what you are doing. Honestly the best solution might be to skip the flights altogether. Just stay in Adelaide conducting your research from there while wearing your field study outfits. Much safer environment. Of course the downside is there are no ladyboys there to help you move your luggage around the street, or to provide you with a daily reach around, so I can see how that might complicate things. I still cannot work out why you keep going to Pattaya three times a year if the place is apparently full of busy body foreigners constantly interrupting your very important work. It sounds like a very stressful environment for a man who just wants peace and quiet while documenting dental clinic naming statistics.

Good post. I agree with all that you wrote. Were you a serious Trump supporter before? If so, just curious what flipped things for you and how long ago you changed your opinion of him? I am asking because I have not seen too many like you on this site who support or once supported Trump and then had a complete change of heart. I wish there were more like you. Cheers.

Economists expected +50,000 jobs last month. Instead the U.S. lost 92,000. Unemployment just ticked up from 4.3% in Jan to 4.4% in Feb, 2025 already had the weakest job growth since the pandemic, housing prices are still unaffordable and at near record highs, grocery prices remain painfully elevated, and gas prices are rising again. Is anybody else tired of all the winning or is it just me?

Perfect solution: just give immigration one man’s mug shot on a flash card to use for screening. If you don’t look like the orange convicted felon in the photo, welcome to Thailand. If you do, straight off to Mogadishu.

No problem. I knocked up a quick sketch so you can visualize the situation. It's tattoo modern art. So personal interpretation is very much encouraged.

Totally agree. I would have to sit on your face for you to be able to see mine.

FFS, if Thailand starts banning people entry based on tattoos, we might as well expand the list to make it more effective. NO ENTRY: GITS MUGS MUPPETS TOSSERS BELL ENDS PLONKERS NUMPTIES Done. Only snag is that would probably also wipe out two thirds of the AN forum.

That's why he's there. You want him to move from Buri Legover to Nakorn Drydock? Yah. 😂

Georgetta, I would not stand for any of that. It sounds completely unbearable. If Pattaya is now full of middle aged Australians in shorts, tattoos, and red Nike shoes saying the F word in bars then that is clearly a situation nobody should have to tolerate. Especially a high quality tourist like you trying to quietly enjoy his diary writing and toothpaste usage statistics. Honestly I would leave immediately. Life is too short to be surrounded by Australians when you are just a normal bogan trying to have a peaceful holiday in a city famously full of Australians. Best option is to cut the trip short and head straight back to Australia where you definitely will not run into any Australians at all. You deserve better than wandering around Pattaya spotting Australians from a mile away and suffering through these red shoe festivals. Pack up the notebooks, thank the Airbnb CEO for his personal assistance, and get yourself back to civilisation before another pair of Nike shoes appears. No holiday is worth that level of stress.

Thank goodness it was "Operation Rouge Todger" that was finally able to bring him down. Had they not caught him in time you might have had a serious case of free balling along the Gulf of Thailand. Phone theft, motorcycle theft, kayak escape, naked swim, taser. Was he trying to do a biathlon and a triathlon all at the same time?

Reading your disjointed forum thread devoted to estimating one’s own expiration date has a certain bleak efficiency to it. Of all the possible ways a person might spend a perfectly usable evening, calmly sitting around calculating the approximate day and week they expect to stop existing ranks somewhere near the bottom of the productivity ladder. It is arguably even worse than attempting to count the wiry gray hairs protruding from one's own backside. A fair definition would be the intellectual equivalent of staring into the refrigerator for twenty minutes and then closing the door without taking anything out. One imagines a troubled man hunched over a keyboard, carefully budgeting the remainder of his biological shelf life the way an accountant in the back office of a logistics operation allocates small boxes of carefully counted paper clips to staff. The exercise is impressive mainly for its complete lack of consequence. No answer will improve anyone’s chances of living longer, dying better, or even having a slightly more interesting Thursday. It simply produces a series of numbers that become obsolete the moment they are posted. If contemplating one’s own statistical disappearance is meant to pass for deep reflection, then the bar for you offering anything resembling a meaningful thought has sunk to a level normally associated with damp basements and molding storage boxes. In short, if the goal is to spend time thinking about absolutely nothing of value, this topic is performing magnificently.

According to all indications, he has settled into what he considers a scientifically sound regimen. Eighteen hours a day are spent mopping floors in a mental institution somewhere in Australia. To balance this demanding schedule he undertakes three annual pilgrimages to Pattaya, where he throws himself mercilessly into the transgender nightlife with the enthusiasm of a man conducting very serious longevity research and statistical fieldwork among ladyboys. In his telling this blend of relentless labor, tropical mischief, and unwavering dedication is nothing less than the real fountain of youth. In fact he claims he settled on this regimen after studying the internationally acclaimed Susan Harris Khaosok Guide to Winning the AN Thumbsdown Race. The small technicalities are politely ignored. He is about fifty kilos overweight, lives on a diet that could be entirely serviced by a drive through window, and performs no exercise that might trouble his heart even slightly. None of this concerns him in the least. As far as he is concerned the evidence is already overwhelming. Mop, Pattaya, repeat. Immortality, apparently, is just a matter of sticking to the same routine.

I would categorize her a little bit differently. I would say it's more like she's finally gotten on the right meds. It's possible about a year ago there was a successful silent-intervention.

The only responses I ever see from MAGA supporters to anything negative always involves killing the messenger whenever they are presented with uncomfortable facts. Always off topic. Never discussing the truth.

She’s definitely not having any of it anymore. No longer the happy MAGA camper she once was. But then again, she’s just one of at least 30 hard line MAGA supporters who are recovering Kool-Aid addicts, people like Rogan, Fuentes, Scaramucci, Coulter, and the QAnon Shaman who have all successfully weaned themselves off the gulping as well. Couple of solid F-bombs in this clip too. MTG.mp4

Two easy ways to leave this world broke in Thailand: Read "Die With Zero" by George Perkins. Or increase your daily short time consumption from two to four.

Top 5 Reasons Trump Is Bombing Iran: 1. To please MBS. 2. For the love of oil. 3. To distract from the Epstein debacle. 4. To interfere with the November midterm elections. 5. To try to secure a Nobel Peace Prize. Top 5 Reasons for Restraint That Trump Could Not Care Less About: 1. To support the people of Iran. 2. To save American taxpayers money. 3. To adhere to international law. 4. To promote regional stability. 5. To uphold the constitutional rules governing war.

Why call it "Operation Epic Fury"? - Because "Operation Epstein Diversion" didn't sound Trumpian enough. Well, never mind, here are some of DJT's historical Tweets between 2011 and 2013 on Iran: Nov 29, 2011 In order to get elected, @BarackObama will start a war with Iran. Nov 16, 2011 Our president will start a war with Iran because he has absolutely no ability to negotiate. He is weak and he is ineffective. So the only way he figures that he is going to get reelected, and as sure as you are sitting there, is to start a war with Iran. July 3, 2012 Just as I predicted, @BarackObama is preparing a possible attack on Iran right before November. Aug 16, 2012 I always said @BarackObama will attack Iran, in some form, prior to the election. Oct 9, 2012 Now that Obama’s poll numbers are in a tailspin watch for him to launch a strike in Libya or Iran. He is desperate. Oct 22, 2012 Do not let Obama play the Iran card in order to start a war in order to get elected. Be careful Republicans! Aug 31, 2013 Be prepared, there is a small chance that our horrendous leadership could unknowingly lead us into World War III. Sep 16, 2013 I predict that President Obama will at some point attack Iran in order to save face! Sep 25, 2013 Remember what I previously said. Obama will someday attack Iran in order to show how tough he is. Nov 11, 2013 Remember that I predicted a long time ago that President Obama will attack Iran because of his inability to negotiate properly. Not skilled! Mod edit - fake AI video removed

You are the only 95 year old here, GrungyGlobs.

Great, now that we have your sex life, or lack of one, out of the way. Statistically, 99.99999% of all computer problems come down to PEBKAC or PICNIC. If you do not know what those mean, feel free to ask your best and only friend, Gemini, assuming you are still on speaking terms.

Ignore all losers on AN who carry a negative reputation score. In particular, completely disregard all accounts with cringe usernames that include words like "man" or "fan".

Uses the free version of Gemini and then pisses and moans in a drawn out nonsensical tirade bordering on insanity that it is not up to task. That is like showing up to a potluck with an empty plate, contributing absolutely nothing, piling your own plate sky high, then loudly declaring the food is garbage. You could not script this level of self awareness failure even if you tried.

Imagine in another 20 years that you’re still on the forum and wondering where the last 30 years of your life just went.

You just about nailed that. Well done, mate. But it’s 16 hours that he spends on AN, not only 8. He also hates himself.