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Trump Works at McDonald’s claims Kamala Harris 'never has
Sorry, was that confusing? Are you a non-Christian? If so, be afraid brother, because she’s a strong, black, Christian woman and she’s coming for you! Vote for Trump. He’s a Zionist that only pretends to be a Christian. -
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Schools Advised Trans Teachers Must Share Showers and Lavatories with Female Colleagues
Seriously. Would you allow your daughter to share a toilet at school with a man in a dress. -
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Unholy muddle: Monks caught in naughty habits in defrock shock
I can see how he used the lady's underwear to communicate: -
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Tourist Van Accident in Prachuap Khiri Khan: 8 Injured, 1 Dead
Worn out tyres? Road debris damaging good tyres? -
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Drunk Porsche Driver Offers B200,000 Settlement, Victim’s Father Questions Charges
10 times the offer still wouldn't be enough. This student (no idea the injuries to the girl) has had life-changing injuries which will likely require a lifetime of care & therapy for his skeletal damage and unknown future problems from his fractured skull and damaged liver. In all likelihood, he won't ever be able to be a physical therapist and may become a burden to his parents for the rest of their lives and longer. His compensation should cover current medical care, future medical care & therapies, compensation for inability to work, reimbursement for 4-years of wasted college, AND then penalties due to the drunken driver. 200,000 baht is ~ US$6K. As pointed-out, the plastic fender cover on the Porsche would cost more than that. For a Thai college-educated lifetime income + medical expenses, at least baht 10-15 million. I wonder if the police would be more helpful if they were offered a share of the settlement. -
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Prostate cancer options
When you say all's well, presumably there's side effects with no prostate? -
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Illegal to change lanes on a bridge?
Something similar happened to me a few months ago. I live in Pattaya and, in the past, I've always taken a taxi to and from Bangkok, but for a change I decided that I fancied driving to the hotel we were staying at in the Nana area of Sukhumvit. It looked pretty easy on the map and I was using Google Maps on my phone connected via Android Auto to the infotainment display in the car to make sure I didn't go wrong. For some reason, the phone tried to divert me off the 7 motorway near Swampy, but the road seemed clear so I just continued. Then when we were maybe 10 klicks from the turning off to get to Sukhumvit the phone again told me to turn left at some junction that I was unfamiliar with. As I was in 'new' territory for me I did as the phone commanded and ended up on a maze of much smaller roads with traffic travelling quite fast. In one section we were underneath the Skytrain or maybe an actual railway as there were alternate periods in deep shadow and then bright sunlight, but I was just following the traffic ahead while keeping a safe distance and watching to see what Maps came up with next. We came out from the alternate bright/dark flashing road onto a large traffic junction with half a dozen cops there and we were flagged down to stop as I'd gone through a red light. I didn't argue the point, I'm sure they were right, though I certainly hadn't seen it in the bright/dark area. Having lived here for 20 years, the cops usually only have a large presence like that in places where they're certain to make some decent money. Anyway, an old female cop showed us (the Thai GF was with me) a laminated plastic menu saying that the penalty for running a red light was 4,000 Baht. A load of old cobblers, I knew, but I just smiled and let the GF do the talking. The cop eventually came down to 1,000 Baht then the GF said that her father is a retired policeman up in Phitsanulok so she would call him and he could fix the ticket for us. Really, it works, I've seen her do it before when she had a run in with the cops locally down this way. He wasn't picking up, though, so after some more bargaining the cop came down to 700 Baht and said that was as low as she could go. The GF was gearing up for Round 2 of the negotiations but I was getting bored and was happy to just cough up the 700 Baht. No ticket or receipt, of course, but we were soon on our way again. While we were sitting there arguing, I saw at least three other vehicles pulled up by the cops, presumably for running the same invisible red traffic light. In the hotel, the GF's father called and he said that the ticket should have been no more than 400 Baht, so I was 300 Baht out of pocket but it was a lot better than the 4,000 Baht the crooks, I mean cops, had originally demanded. It was an amusing and educational episode, anyway, though the GF was fuming. All part of the rich tapestry of life here, but genuine tourists will probably not be very amused by such greed and larceny. -
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Tourist Van Accident in Prachuap Khiri Khan: 8 Injured, 1 Dead
1) Speeding tourist van spins off the road 2) Tour bus rolls down a ravine 3) Truck with brake failure takes out a motorcycle 4) Sports car takes out a motorcyclist 5) Tour Boat / speed boat over turns in rough weather 6) Boat loses engine and capsizes in river 7) Heavy truck (cement truck / container truck) tips over squashing car & occupants 8) Crane collapses 9) Something heavy (concrete) falls from a construction site (i.e. overpass on Rama II road) 10) Wealthy Person in expensive car, drunk and kills someone 11) Car falls out of multi-story car park 12) Pit-bull attacks (mauls / kills) child / owner / delivery guy 13) One neighbour shoots another over childish dispute. These are all situations that occur in Thailand with a degree of repeatability they almost become predictable. -
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If Trump is re-elected what does it say about the I.Q of the average American?
Seems there are still a few Americans left with more than one neuron in their grey matter. -
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Tourist Van Accident in Prachuap Khiri Khan: 8 Injured, 1 Dead
Normal, legal speed for that road? -
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Yahya Sinwar’s Gambit: A Failed Attempt to Reshape the Middle East
I've no idea who Chester Crocker is! -
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Taking pics bored farangs
More bored/alcoholic expats living in Pattaya than anywhere else in Thailand -
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Unholy muddle: Monks caught in naughty habits in defrock shock
lots of dubious Thai males enter the monkhood not seeking attonement but a hiding place from the authorities. -
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Wall street very convinced ,its gonna be Trump
Appears you’re the only person on the forum obsessed with Arnold’s co—. Not surprised. Could it have been from spending too much time with men in pajamas in the land of women are for having babies and men are for pleasure? The agency worked you in mysterious ways.
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