blazes

Dumb as sticks. But brilliant way to deter tourism...

Agree with yr second sentence. But it's unlikely that, given the conditions of life under Chinese communism, Chinese tourists would be much deterred by the problems of "democracy" in another country.

Spurs are too cheap a club to consider refunding the cost of tickets.

You mean Kegel surely???

I read recently (forget where) that 62% of German men pee sitting down. No idea why. But I tried it out myself and, mirabile dictu, I found that I felt somehow "better" after performing that (normally) feminine feat. I will be seeing my urologist in September and will ask him about this. It occurs to me (though it sounds like a conspiracy theory) that this method of urinating may be good for your general health. Maybe why, statistically, women live longer than men?!!!

Hope springs eternal. Revolutions of the past (France, Russia) began at a low profile level. Then proceeded to revolution "proper". Kerensky of the Mensheviks in Russia (Feb-Oct 1917), followed by Lenin and the Bolsheviks (November 1917 to 1989). This guy is the Thai Kerensky: solid member of the bourgeoisie, been to America and spika de English, and is a social democrat who will not upset the apple cart and (therefore) the real people who rule Thailand. He will be approved by the State Department. (Say no more.) Of course, his foes are not the Bolsheviks, but rather those who will watch carefully to ensure that their economic interests are not threatened. They will let him rule until he attempts to do something "democratic". Rinse and repeat.

Love all those decimal points. They lend an an air of ....authenticity to all those spinning numbers.

Why? You looking for some frilly frock action, blazes? ???? Which night (or even day) is good for you?

Is it possible that some of the guys in this forum wear frilly frocks....

Kind of depends WHERE you live in a particular country. In Thailand: Chiang Mai: 4 months of cancerous smog. Bangkok: immobile traffic. Phuket: ruinous prices for everything that a falang needs or wants. Hua Hin: Crossing the road is bad for your health. Pattaya: Lo-so. Find a nice quiet village in Issan....but then you are bored pretty well to death in less than a week. So, maybe not retire, but just visit for six months or so of every year...

Maybe switch to a Mac?

In Ukraine, an outsider force is attempting to subjugate the country. In Thailand an insider force, representing a minuscule part of the population, is attempting to subjugate its own citizens. Does anyone in the outside world care about this silent coup?

In 2008, the Yellow Shirts showed how to close the country down. Just turn up at Suavarnaphumi and (in effect) close it down. Looking back at history, I see patterns similar to the Russian situation in 1917, when the minority party (the Menshevicks) ruled from February to November, at which time Lenin and the Bolsheviks took over in a bloodless coup. Thailand stands out in Asia as one of the few places where revolution has not yet occurred. Perhaps that time has come....

Ditto Vancouver.

Equally obviously, you seem to lack entirely a sense of humour!

Erm, that is precisely why I suggested that, as good Muslims, they may feel free, albeit a bit guilty, about imbibing a glass or two of alcohol while here.... Sorry if it's confusing.

The Malaysians are probably coming for guilt-free boozing.

I love the Thai word "poompui" (pwm-poo-ee). It so perfectly imitates (almost like onomatopoeia) what we call "fat" in English. Too bad the word has been forbidden by the Woke, since we are no longer supposed to remark upon people's obesity (or fat-shaming, as it is now called). Strange that the word "fat" does not, in its brevity, in any way imply the excess weight borne by the word.

You mean "effects" ...but I'm glad to see you have an affection for Vitamin D.

Followed by American "football"...a game that nominally lasts for 60 minutes but tends to go on for 4 hours or so, even on viciously cold days.

does it work for you then?

What would you call "high in THC"? 10mg? or higher?

A much better solution is to abandon all thoughts of joining Netflix, unless you really want to be presented (as seems now to be the case) with utter garbage movies: teenage horror, idiot apocalypses, mindless Tom Cruise garbage, boring sci-fi, endless examples of 20-something hottiies overcoming endless obstacles as they knock on glass ceilings, soppy romantic twaddle involving single moms always winning through etc etc etc. I cut off my sub to Netflix last year, having finally been unable to take any more the garbage hinted at in the rant above. Gone are the days of brilliant series like Breaking Bad or Ozark or Better Call Saul..... Save your money and read a book.

It usually is, you mean!!

3 masked; 3 not. 3 cheers for consistency.