6 minutes ago, GammaGlobulin said:

 

I think their writers might have more talent than you credit them with.

 

In my opinion, much of the writing on Thaiger is written facetiously, sort of in the style of The Onion.

 

I guess you DO know The Onion....?

 

 

 

 

The Onion is a satirical news outlet. Thaiger pretends to be a serious and factual news outlet but is staffed by some who really aren't very good at their job but think they are. There's the difference.

15 minutes ago, Lopburikid said:

3 million baht bribe ????

Where would a backpacker get 3 million baht.

Sounds like total BS.

Where does it sat the backpacker had 3 million Baht???????

100,000 Euro

11 minutes ago, herfiehandbag said:

Quality tourism. Bristol. Enough...

 

 

I think you're confused. The Brit was attacked by an Israeli after he protested about him (the Israeli) trying it on with his girlfriend.

53 minutes ago, Thonburi-tales said:

3 million baht bribe ????

Where would a backpacker get 3 million baht.

Sounds like total BS.

The Israeli might have paid 100k b to get released then go straight to a border crossing.  Done.

Why would he give money to some drunken British pub knob?

 

??? where does it say the Israeli was a back packer?? and also...heard many people say 'travelling on daddys credit card'  many times in the past.... in fact that's probably the most stupid comment posted so far!

23 minutes ago, fredwiggy said:

I was responding to your statement,"

Why would he give money to some drunken British pub knob?"

 

Not many good ones to give it too?

20 minutes ago, Bangkok Barry said:

 

Where did you read he was 'some drunken British pub knob'? What I read was he was in the pub and someone tried it on with his girlfriend, the Brit protested (as would you, I'm sure, sober or not) and was attacked. So you either 1 - made up what you wrote from your own imagination and wrote it as fact, or 2 -  you were unable to understand what you read, or 3 - you have a different news source. I'd go with 1, probably 2, and not 3.

If you read it then it must be true. Backpackers never lie.

9 minutes ago, Bangkok Barry said:

 

I think you're confused. The Brit was attacked by an Israeli after he protested about him (the Israeli) trying it on with his girlfriend.

Yes. 

 But you see I come from Somerset, and so have certain preconceptions about Bristol!

2 hours ago, newbee2022 said:

Could have happened in Bristol as well.

Yeah! Great excuse.

18 minutes ago, Bangkok Barry said:

 

The Onion is a satirical news outlet. Thaiger pretends to be a serious and factual news outlet but is staffed by some who really aren't very good at their job but think they are. There's the difference.

 

Still, both the Onion and Thaiger read the same.

The only difference is that....The Thaiger's writers do not realize that....

They are the Second Coming of the Onion.

 

So....

 

It must be nice to be able to write great satire without even knowing one is doing so.

 

 

7 minutes ago, herfiehandbag said:

Yes. 

 But you see I come from Somerset, and so have certain preconceptions about Bristol!

 

Was Somerset born in Somerset?

 

No, he was not.

 

Somerset was born in Paris.

 

 

The Daily Mail UK article gives a bit more detail and in less juvenile language.

 

 Horrifying moment British backpacker almost bleeds to death after he's attacked and stabbed in the neck in Thai bar 'after telling another tourist to leave his female friend alone' | Daily Mail Online

 

It reminds me of the time, many years ago (early 1980s on my first visit to Phuket), when I was sitting at a beach bar and a drunk German next to me smashed a beer bottle on the bar and started threatening someone with it - again over a girl.  Fortunately nobody was injured but it was a scary incident.  The police were called and my husband and I beat a hasty retreat, having been warned not to get involved with the local cops. 

What ever is on the table he should take & run. The police will drag it out with Israeli until their sure hes dry before making any further decisions.

alcohol brings up repressed anger in people and removes inhibitions.

what could go wrong? 

 

 

1 hour ago, OneMoreFarang said:

Maybe two customers thought they had a girlfriend - both the same.

Maybe it wasn’t his turn and wasn’t prepared to wait

15 minutes ago, IslandLover said:

The Daily Mail UK article gives a bit more detail and in less juvenile language.

 

 Horrifying moment British backpacker almost bleeds to death after he's attacked and stabbed in the neck in Thai bar 'after telling another tourist to leave his female friend alone' | Daily Mail Online

 

It reminds me of the time, many years ago (early 1980s on my first visit to Phuket), when I was sitting in a beach bar and a drunk German sitting next to me smashed a beer bottle on the bar and started threatening someone with it - again over a girl.  Fortunately nobody was injured but it was a scary incident.  The police were called and my husband and I beat a hasty retreat, having been warned not to get involved with the local cops.  We had no wish to be interviewed as potential witnesses.

Israelis can fight. 

1 minute ago, uttradit said:

Israelis can fight. 

 

And Germans can't?

6 hours ago, webfact said:

It was then, as alleged by Mooney, that Israeli national Eliran Alias targeted his female friend with unwelcome advances.

 

Why am I suddenly hearing voices talking about an unfinished business?

And why do the offender's fellow people always keep wondering about this??

If he's got 100,000 Euros to throw at him so easily, he's got 200,000 Euros. Ask for 300,000 and see what the counter offer is. If I were him, I'd take 200,000 Euros and paid medical expenses and you'd never have to hear from me again. Not like any justice is ever going to happen....

I suspect a misprint... Was probably offered 100k THB, not 3 million THB. I'd take what ever was offered and would still fill criminal charges. 

An Englishman, Israeli and Canadian walk into a bar... 

3 hours ago, GammaGlobulin said:

 

Is this not just another case of rampant alliteration on TV?

 

Here is what I am talking about: Bristol backpacker in bar brawl bloodbath: Brit 

 

Shouldn't there be some rule against posting such blatant alliteration on this forum?

 

 

Why?

Sounds like these boy's cannot handle a few shandys ! 

48 minutes ago, IslandLover said:

 

And Germans can't?

 

I thought the injured party was from Bristol, and the attacker was an Israeli.

 

Where do the Germans come into it? Apart from the fact they started WW2 (John Cleese 😀)

5 minutes ago, sambum said:

Why?

 

Due to the sounds of it.

 

Also, if one writer begins engaging in blatant alliteration, then others will, too.

 

And, before you know it, TV will quickly become unreadable, as a result.

 

 

I'd consider letting Eliran Alias stab me for 100,000 Euros, under the condition that a vacationing Canadian doctor is present to provide immediate and vital first aid

IMHO - Israelis need to relax a bit

7 hours ago, webfact said:

Fortunately, providence intervened in the form of a vacationing Canadian doctor, who administered vital first aid, pulling Mooney from the brink of death.

The Israeli guy ought to be giving this Canadian doctor a chunk of change too, saved him from a murder charge.

2 hours ago, Lopburikid said:

3 million baht bribe ????

Where would a backpacker get 3 million baht.

Sounds like total BS.

Where does it sat the backpacker had 3 million Baht???????

He was offered 100,000 euro's which is over 3.8 million thb to drop the case.

3 hours ago, impulse said:

 

200,000 baht, indeed.

 

According to the article, the Brit's part of the Israeli's settlement was over 3 million baht to make him go away.  No telling what the popo got out of the deal, but I suspect it was more than 3 million.

 

BTW, I'd check the veracity of the Israeli's ID.  With a name like "Alias", I wonder if he just got an ID off the shelf and didn't pay extra to give himself a real name.

 

 

Tried to look up the name on Israeli media.

 

I think spelling/pronunciation is more like Elias, which is not an uncommon name surname.

 

Found a couple, one an aspiring new singer (from some reality show), the other a criminal with a history of rape/abuse/violence toward women plus other stuff. Last report on the latter is from 2009. Could be he served time in prison, then moved here - there were stories about such in the past.

 

Also, having this sort of cash on hand is suspicious, and knowing how to work the payment angle may indicate some experience in this department.

1 hour ago, Cabradelmar said:

I suspect a misprint... Was probably offered 100k THB, not 3 million THB. I'd take what ever was offered and would still fill criminal charges. 

You are making things up.