April Fool Day jokes in Thailand again under surveillance

[webfact]

 

The Technology Suppression Crime Division of the Thai police is keeping an eye on the forthcoming April Fool Day in a general election year.

 

Police from the Technology Crime Suppression Division worry that the English love of annual fun on April 1 has been adopted by Thais on social media in the last few years.

 

So they are again reminding everyone this week that the (vague) computer crimes act lays down penalties ranging from 100,000 baht fine to five years in jail for false data which is likely to damage the country’s security, or might cause a panic, or could simply damage other people. To date, no actual prosecutions have ever occurred arising from the first of April’s “speak play” or “poot len”, howbeit with a couple of near misses.

 

The advent of coronavirus in early 2020 led to a spate of long lasting Fool jokes about protecting yourself by drinking cow urine or sleeping with a sliced onion, but police expect this year to see a switch to politics with a general election due in mid May.

 

Full story: https://bangkokone.news/april-fool-day-jokes-in-thailand-again-under-surveillance/

 

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[Homburg]

It seems that someone has started early:  Prawit Wongsuwan today (Mar.23) confirmed there will be no more coup after the May 14 general election.

[Bim Smith]

If you're stupid enough to fall for the old cow urine joke then there is no hope. 

 

In other news there is a severe shortage of calculators in Thailand during the month of May. 

[HuskerDo2]

Awww.. are we afraid of offending someone with a joke? Sad world we live in these days. FAR too Woke!!

 

On another note.... when they mention 'sleeping with a sliced onion" I have two thoughts. Firstly, HOW can anyone take offense to something like that? In what way would it harm anyone?

 

My second thought is.... how do they know about my ex-wife and what it was like every night for me? 

[wombat]

46 minutes ago, HuskerDo2 said:

On another note.... when they mention 'sleeping with a sliced onion" 

I'll see your sliced onion and raise you an ice cube with a hole in it.

[hotchilli]

4 hours ago, webfact said:

Police from the Technology Crime Suppression Division worry that the English love of annual fun on April 1 has been adopted by Thais on social media in the last few years.

No sense of humour.... how sad.

[quake]

1 hour ago, Homburg said:

It seems that someone has started early:  

Yes,  look at this one. 

 

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Ex-PM Thaksin vows to return to Thailand post-election, face jail time

 

[ikke1959]

14 minutes ago, hotchilli said:

No sense of humour.... how sad.

probably they can't ad peew. pong, or hahahaha at the jokes

[jacko45k]

Amusing that such tricks are drawing their attention just ahead of when the country starts chucking dirty water at one another!

[SiSePuede419]

So, you're not allowed to give your wife the phone number of the zoo and tell them Mr. Lyon called? 

 

Asking for a friend. ????

[Reigntax]

1 hour ago, HuskerDo2 said:

Awww.. are we afraid of offending someone with a joke? Sad world we live in these days. FAR too Woke!!

 

On another note.... when they mention 'sleeping with a sliced onion" I have two thoughts. Firstly, HOW can anyone take offense to something like that? In what way would it harm anyone?

 

My second thought is.... how do they know about my ex-wife and what it was like every night for me? 

For your information she now sleeps with pickled gherkins

[VinnieK]

No April fool's day jokes please!

They interfere with the shill media lies...????

[stoner]

so thin skinned these people. face is their downfall. 

[sniggie]

I'll just turn the meter on.     Gotcha!

[itsari]

36 minutes ago, SiSePuede419 said:

So, you're not allowed to give your wife the phone number of the zoo and tell them Mr. Lyon called? 

 

Asking for a friend. ????

I roared with laughter on reading 

[Chongalulu]

6 hours ago, webfact said:

April Fool Day in a general election year.

An intentional appropriately linked phrase..? ???? 

[brianthainess]

6 hours ago, webfact said:

The advent of coronavirus in early 2020 led to a spate of long lasting Fool jokes about protecting yourself by drinking cow urine or sleeping with a sliced onion,

So does that mean I should stop drinking cow urine now? Should I also stop eating Cow pats?  

[blackshadow]

9 minutes ago, brianthainess said:

So does that mean I should stop drinking cow urine now? Should I also stop eating Cow pats?  

if you like then WHY  stop

[Burma Bill]

10 hours ago, webfact said:

which is likely to damage the country’s security, or might cause a panic, or could simply damage other people

So, a Chinese style Firewall to be introduced to monitor Thai social media in particular?? Take care folks! 

[Dexxter]

5 hours ago, itsari said:

I roared with laughter on reading 

Was that your mane reaction?

[metisdead]

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[Will B Good]

Biggest/best April fool of all time......

[bendejo]

so I sez "ok, you're a cab!"