StreetCowboy

On 3/12/2024 at 5:19 PM, billd766 said:

And a self appointed potty at that.

If no-one else appoints one, a volunteer is better than ten pressed men

On 3/8/2024 at 4:30 PM, marty147 said:

 

I'm guessing it's that time of the year where you can set your watch by the arrival of the daily KL monsoon...

I don’t really understand the seasons here; in the wet season it rains heavily most afternoons, and in the dry season, it sometimes rains in the afternoon.  And we get two of each every year.

I could maybe find on my Strava records the heaviest rain I’ve cycled in, and the worst floods that I’ve cycled through, but I am not sure that data and facts would contribute much to the tale.

Back in the day, I moved into my apartment, and both the tumble dryer and washing machine suffered problems.  I replaced the washing machine with an Electrolux, which I hope will last till I move out, and the drier may survive with some special operating instructions and work-arounds till the same date.

In answer to the OP: No.

If you do want to have a debate, I suggest that you propose a motion, such as:

”People who identify as cats should be ignored, and if they become troublesome, incarcerated”.

Poorly managed threads give our neighbours and friends the opportunity to display their prejudice and ignorance, which is not in their best interests.

33 minutes ago, Hummin said:

A rednecks wet dream?

I think many people dream of shooting the American president, but only in the USA is it a constitutional right, albeit still a criminal act.

58 minutes ago, Lee65 said:

 

Not if the military refuses to co-operate - which is becoming ever more likely throughout the West

When the military refuses to co-operate with the government, we call that a military coup, and citizens with muskets or tommy-guns would be as well keeping on the sidelines.

6 minutes ago, Lacessit said:

Your post has a logical flaw. Sure, keep guns away from mentally disturbed people.

What do you do when someone who owns firearms develops a mental illness? What do you do when a sociopath successfully conceals their condition to obtain a firearm?

IMO victims of a semi-automatic are not going to be grateful it was not a full automatic.

Americans are full of BS excuses for owning guns, most of them absurd when closely examined. Face it, the only valid reason for owning them is because you like them.

The reason Americans are allowed to own guns is so that they can overthrow the government.

Generally, the courts take a dim view of people that use them for that purpose.

So you need to do more than just shoot the president.

I like to walk around the house naked, but the policeman said
"Aye, fair enough, but you have to do it indoors"

17 minutes ago, ABCDBKK said:

I agree with your points about his childish way of writing and by employing excessive and unnecessary spacing and pauses, but what I think upsets most people about his posts more than anything is that much of it is drivel and mostly it's the fact that he's trolling people.
 

The majority of his posts are fictional calamities he's constructed in hopes of getting people to write long responses that come to his rescue. He seeks attention in the form of empathy and has no real intention of creating meaningful dialogue. He gets off on wasting people's time by having them construct long, detailed responses to another fake tragedy of his. Maybe it's his way of getting back at other foreigners in Thailand in general, the majority of whom he doesn't seem to like.
 

In the end though he's probably lonely and lacks social interaction and borders on having some sort psychological disorder. Perhaps in the future we will see him change his approach in a positive way from reading some of this feedback. I'm not holding my breath, but I've decided to stop chastising him and will remain hopeful and wish him the best. 

I think it is interesting that other peoples' alleged inadequacies excite so much ire against them.
I am not aware of him attacking or belittling anyone, he only occasionally intrudes onto other threads, he posts interesting alternative music videos.

He posts the way that he posts. 
If you are not happy with that, you can ignore him - your happiness is not his problem 

7 hours ago, Patong2 said:

I've shot competitively for over 60 years and plan to continue for a few more yet.

Pistols, rifles and shotguns.

Over that time I have met thousands of shooters and hunters.

I cannot recall any of them ever being charged with a firearms offence.

 

Criminals will always get guns no matter what the law.

In the 1980's the toughest gun laws in the western world, that we could find, were in Northern Ireland and look how useless the law was.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:1980s_murders_in_Northern_Ireland

 

when there is an active terrorist insurrection funded by donors from the the USA, it is challenging to prevent violence.  Were shooting incidents more common in Northern Ireland at that time (per capita) where there was an ongoing terrorist situation, or in the USA?

On 3/1/2024 at 6:48 AM, ABCDBKK said:

GammaGlobulin, the party crasher supreme,

Uninvited, yet determined to gleam.

No RSVP for you, no golden invite,

But here you are, causing a fuss despite.

 

You sneak in like a ninja, undetected by all,

A stealthy intruder, having a ball.

No matter the efforts to show you the door,

You stick around, wanting more and more.

 

We scrub, we clean, we try to evict,

But you laugh in our faces, your presence, a trick.

With a wink and a nod, you refuse to depart,

A stubborn houseguest, with a mischievous heart.

 

GammaGlobulin, the unwelcome guest,

We shake our heads at your persistent zest.

Though unwanted, you're here to stay,

A comedic twist in life's absurd play.

To be fair, he generally starts his own topics, and you can ignore them if you prefer.

1 hour ago, KannikaP said:

Do you know that it against the Law to go in public without underwear. Really!

 

With a 46 inch waist, I'll bet the hand jobby was handy as I doubt whether you could get it yourself.  555

 

Anyway, back to the topic in hand, hows about a kimono.

Cool in the kaftan, Love and Peace, man!

20 hours ago, Lacessit said:

It seems to be a cultural thing among both Brits and Aussies to only insult their friends. It's known as sledging.

 

When either nationality is is freezingly polite, time to watch out.

Precisely.

16 minutes ago, NoshowJones said:

I went to learn Thai not long after I arrived here, I spent 5000Bt for a one month course. and never missed a class, what put me off was the stupid tones and finding it hard to understand what a Thai person was saying to me.

i honestly believe that if the Thai language was a normal language like the French, German or Spanish etc I would have been fluent in it long ago.

‘Normal language’ - you mean like Chinese, or Vietnamese, or Malay, or Tamil?

Or do you mean “a European dialect derived from Latin with Germanic influences”.

Some languages are more foreign than others.  That depends on where you start from, not the language.

1 hour ago, Bangkok Barry said:

 

My personal reason is that I have a very low tolerance for stupidity. In life I avoid them most of the time. On-line I tend to respond as sometimes I believe they need to be called out or corrected. Would I do that face-to-face? I doubt I would be in the company of such people.

If you can learn to accept other people’s stupidity, eventually you will achieve the same for your own.

1 hour ago, Lacessit said:

It seems to be a cultural thing among both Brits and Aussies to only insult their friends. It's known as sledging.

 

When either nationality is is freezingly polite, time to watch out.

If you can’t take a sledging, you shouldn’t be on the slopes.  The best insults require understanding to take offence.  Insulting the ignorant is a waste of time, and a recipe for fisticuffs.  
I see fisticuffs as a bad thing. If you see otherwise, let me know…

1 hour ago, sipi said:

I've often been misinterpreted punching letters into a 4 inch phone screen. I guess the body language is missing.

Try tapping, instead of punching.

I may have saved your life.

I’d gone down to the supermarket after work, and as I was coming out, it started to rain; so I ordered a pint, but by the time I’d loaded my groceries into my pannier it was stopping. As I finished the pint, it resumed slightly heavier, so I moved my bike under cover and ordered a second.  It is now hissing down persistently, and a third may not see me to safety.  And the wind’s blowing the rain onto the pub balcony more than is lightly refreshing.

23 hours ago, GammaGlobulin said:

Dear Folks,

 

Some time ago, maybe today, some NITWIT sent me a PM and asked me to change my writing style.

 

 

I would most happily oblige, except that....

I, me, myself, and I, have NO writing style.

 

Asking me to change my writing style would be like asking Sir Alec to remove his White Suit.

 

According to this MEMBER, I cause affront.

 

Affront is not my intention, I can assure you.

 

It is only most of the NITWIT Farangs in Thailand that cause me affront.

 

So, anyway....

 

If you wish me to stop posting....

 

And....

 

I think that you do....

 

Then....

 

I will.

 

I will not submit my blessed scribblings where they are not appreciated.

 

And, if this makes your day.....

Then, I am very happy to have been of some service to you.

 

Best regards,...and....

As always....

 

Gamma

 

 

 

 

 

 

In the end his suit fell apart.

Wai?

Why Wai?

as Tom Jones said.

On 2/9/2024 at 12:40 AM, GammaGlobulin said:

 

You are usually rather cryptic.

So, then, what else is new?

 

 

And...

What is old?

 

 

Back in the day, back in the Old Country, we’d gone to a bike superstore - not like Decathlon, but a veritable market of bikes of all sorts - a Bassetts of bikes.  Anyway, my eye was caught by a butchers’ bike with solid basket and rod brakes, but it was expensive. And it would not have fitted in my car, so I’d have had to ride it home and get the train back to recover my car.

Back in the day, this viaduct over Bulatan Kuching was on my way home, and I thought it scarey high. You do get a grand view if you stop, but I never did, in my car.

Top Tiffin-wallahs!

13 minutes ago, ozimoron said:

 

No, I'm saying that a person can be born with traits of both genders along a scale, like 1 to 100 if you will. Almost nobody hits either 1 or 100. The preponderance of genetic factors which determine sex can vary widely, both hormonal  and physical, not to mention mental... Some identify as asexual and some as both sexes. Human behaviour bears that out. A failure to understand that requires a reluctance to want to find out. That said, those those who comment without that understanding can be assumed to have an ulterior motive.

Maybe you need to accept that some people cannot view the world other than in black and white, and if it needs more sophistication than Oliver and Hardy, or Harold Lloyd, that is beyond them. Even Woke people need to understand and accommodate other people’s limitations.