8 minutes ago, Explorator en Action said:

😊 Okay, I'll bite what is/was "TT" ??

TT stands for ThaigerTalk, the 'other' Thai forum. TT management did buy AseanNow, but decided at that time instead of merging both Fora in one, that the policies/philosophy and audience of both Fora was too different and that both had a place in the Thai cyber-world. In course of coming days TT will stop as a separate forum, but it will get a place on AN. And it is no coincidence that this conversation is taking place in the Off the Beaten Track subforum, as TT - and all its members - were Pro Free Speech and also treat their members as responsible adults.

Just now, Stiddle Mump said:

Is was a conglomeration of Think Tankers.

We got together and decided that we would go to AN and not only raise the level of internal consciousness, but to engage in the very elements of human thought and wonder. In plain talking; external thinking.

Bit deep for now don't you think? I think we need to be a bit gentle, just for a while

3 minutes ago, Dr Oaktree said:

Bit deep for now don't you think? I think we need to be a bit gentle, just for a while

Agreed Oaktree (have to get used to that). Already getting a bit quiet on the gourami front.

Friendly and gentle the best way forward.

5 minutes ago, Dr Oaktree said:

Bit deep for now don't you think? I think we need to be a bit gentle, just for a while

You are right. Let's keep it simple for the non-TT posters.

Let me pose a question that has troubled many fat=rang in Thailand. What mqkes Thai ladies go weak at the knees.

a - Diamonds

b - Gold

c - Wads of cash

d - Chocolate.

The answer is d chocolate. So, a little tip. Always have a bar of chocolate in yer top pocket when yer go out looking for bits of fluff.

Edited Sunday at 12:52 PM1 day by Stiddle Mump

If any of the refugees want to change their current AN forum username to reflect their former TT name- let me know.

18 minutes ago, CharlieH said:

If any of the refugees want to change their current AN forum username to reflect their former TT name- let me know.

Thank you for that offer. for myself, I quite like my new User name and as all of TT knows that the former 'Pinetree' is now 'Oaktree', with a 'Dr' attached, to add a touch of gravitas, I will stay with it. New forum, new start, new user name.

28 minutes ago, Stiddle Mump said:

You are right. Let's keep it simple for the non-TT posters.

Let me pose a question that has troubled many fat=rang in Thailand. What mqkes Thai ladies go weak at the knees.

a - Diamonds

b - Gold

c - Wads of cash

d - Chocolate.

The answer is d chocolate. So, a little tip. Always have a bar of chocolate in yer top pocket when yer go out looking for bits of fluff.

Well we all know that. But when the chocolate melts, they substitute it with the other three and it melts pretty quick in 30 + degrees.

Flame post removed.

No, no, please don't go. I hate to see someone go back to the swamp when we are just about to kill all the alligators. Stay, and watch the fun.

1 minute ago, Dr Oaktree said:

No, no, please don't go. I hate to see someone go back to the swamp when we are just about to kill all the alligators. Stay are watch the fun.

Why can you not answer a simple question without posting pointless reponses?

What is this topic actually about?

1 minute ago, Dr Oaktree said:

Well we all know that. But when the chocolate melts, they substitute it with the other three and it melts pretty quick in 30 + degrees.

You are perfectly correct Sir. And that's the standard of simple deduction that we at TT would expect from a class A member..

So, what is the solution? The AN posters would say forget the chocolate and take wads of cash. But us TTers think differently. We would put the chocolate in the freezer for a few hours before venturing out on the prowl.

That thinking is what sets us aside. It is so simple. Yet many find logic so very challenging. But we will not give up. The AN members are not our enemy. No! They just need enlightenment. And we must be here for them in their desperation to quell their inner mysteries.

2 minutes ago, scottiejohn said:

Why can you not answer a simple question without posting pointless reponses?

What is this topic actually about?

This topic was started for the refugees from "Thaiger Talk" which will cease to exist shortly. The members from that forum now have a new home with us on Asean Now.

Just now, scottiejohn said:

Why can you not answer a simple question without posting pointless reponses?

What is this topic actually about?

We have just today, lost the forum we all enjoyed. It's gone and some of us, by no means all, have transferred to AN, in the hope that our former Leader can resurrect TT in the form of a Sub Forum on here. What you are seeing, reading, is just a bit of light hearted banter to get the ball rolling, so to speak. Is that clear enough for you? Why not stay with it. We think there is lots of good, serious, stuff to come.

2 minutes ago, Dr Oaktree said:

We have just today, lost the forum we all enjoyed. It's gone and some of us, by no means all, have transferred to AN, in the hope that our former Leader can resurrect TT in the form of a Sub Forum on here. What you are seeing, reading, is just a bit of light hearted banter to get the ball rolling, so to speak. Is that clear enough for you? Why not stay with it. We think there is lots of good, serious, stuff to come.

Then why did you beat about the bush and not state the above when first asked?

2 minutes ago, Stiddle Mump said:

So, what is the solution? The AN posters would say forget the chocolate and take wads of cash. But us TTers think differently. We would put the chocolate in the freezer for a few hours before venturing out on the prowl.

You are right of course, but even so, one must move quickly and purposefully to snare the said chocoholic before the other three are needed to seal the deal. What you then do with the now melted chocolate is a complicated subject, best left for another day.

5 minutes ago, CharlieH said:

This topic was started for the refugees from "Thaiger Talk" which will cease to exist shortly. The members from that forum now have a new home with us on Asean Now.

Thanks for that.

It would have been helpful if that had been explained at the beginning!

Just now, scottiejohn said:

Then why did you beat about the bush and not state the above when first asked?

It was taken as read.

3 minutes ago, Dr Oaktree said:

We have just today, lost the forum we all enjoyed. It's gone and some of us, by no means all, have transferred to AN, in the hope that our former Leader can resurrect TT in the form of a Sub Forum on here. What you are seeing, reading, is just a bit of light hearted banter to get the ball rolling, so to speak. Is that clear enough for you? Why not stay with it. We think there is lots of good, serious, stuff to come.

Hear Hear. Stay with us @scottiejohn , your engagement is appreciated by all. No intention to offend, just banter.

We are all glad to be on board and look forward to joining the community here.

7 minutes ago, Stiddle Mump said:

to quell their inner mysteries.

And turmoil, don't forget their turmoil.

Thaiger Talk now has a NEW home on Asean Now.

Previous Thaiger Talk members should PM me and have their AN membership adjusted to be able to see and access your new Thaiger Talk forum home on Asean Now.

Asean Now members cannot see or access that forum at this stage.

The forum is run and moderated by @BigHewer just as he did previously.

4 minutes ago, Dr Oaktree said:

You are right of course, but even so, one must move quickly and purposefully to snare the said chocoholic before the other three are needed to seal the deal. What you then do with the now melted chocolate is a complicated subject, best left for another day.

Back in England I would always have chocolate in me pocket.

If there was a pretty lady on a bench, by the duck pond, reading a book, i would sit down about 5/6 feet away, take the chocolate bar out, and put it on the bench between us. I'd notice that she would keep glancing at the choccy bar. I'd push it further towards her with me hat. Sooner or later she would make a grab for it.

While she was crunching the choccy, I would flatter her. I might say. Is that book a picture book or has it got proper words?. She would of course say it had words. I would reply that she was very clever for an Essex girl.

Soon we would walk off arm in arm.

Edited Sunday at 01:50 PM1 day by Stiddle Mump

29 minutes ago, Stiddle Mump said:

Back in England I would always have chocolate in me pocket.

If there was a pretty lady on a bench, by the duck pond, reading a book, i would sit down about 5/6 feet away, take the chocolate bar out, and put it on the bench between us. I'd notice that she would keep glancing at the choccy bar. I'd push it further towards her with me hat. Sooner or later she would make a grab for it.

While she was crunching the choccy, I would flatter her. I might say. Is that book a picture book or has it got proper words?. She would of course say it had words. I would reply that she was very clever for an Essex girl.

Soon we would walk off arm in arm.

Wow, total mastery.

1 hour ago, Stiddle Mump said:

Back in England I would always have chocolate in me pocket.

If there was a pretty lady on a bench, by the duck pond, reading a book, i would sit down about 5/6 feet away, take the chocolate bar out, and put it on the bench between us. I'd notice that she would keep glancing at the choccy bar. I'd push it further towards her with me hat. Sooner or later she would make a grab for it.

While she was crunching the choccy, I would flatter her. I might say. Is that book a picture book or has it got proper words?. She would of course say it had words. I would reply that she was very clever for an Essex girl.

Soon we would walk off arm in arm.

1 hour ago, Stiddle Mump said:

i would sit down about 5/6 feet away, take the chocolate bar out, and put it on the bench

In my younger days in Yorkshire, we didn't use chocolate, we used a nice Pork Pie. Not as romantic perhaps, but it had the same effect on a well brought up Yorkshire Lass.

Odd that I ended up marrying a girl from Lancashire. It took my old Dad years to get over the shock of having a Lancashire Daughter in Law.

The War of the Roses is not over, it's just suspended

21 minutes ago, Dr Oaktree said:

In my younger days in Yorkshire, we didn't use chocolate, we used a nice Pork Pie. Not as romantic perhaps, but it had the same effect on a well brought up Yorkshire Lass.

Odd that I ended up marrying a girl from Lancashire. It took my old Dad years to get over the shock of having a Lancashire Daughter in Law.

The War of the Roses is not over, it's just suspended

My mum was from Lancashire and she married a Frenchman! It definitely caused a bit of a stir.

2 minutes ago, rattlesnake said:

My mum was from Lancashire and she married a Frenchman! It definitely caused a bit of a stir.

Yep, that definitely tops my story.

Welcome!

2 hours ago, Dr Oaktree said:

In my younger days in Yorkshire, we didn't use chocolate, we used a nice Pork Pie. Not as romantic perhaps, but it had the same effect on a well brought up Yorkshire Lass.

Odd that I ended up marrying a girl from Lancashire. It took my old Dad years to get over the shock of having a Lancashire Daughter in Law.

The War of the Roses is not over, it's just suspended

I like you already, anyone from Yorkshire, can't be bad.

Married 2 Yorkshire Lassies, (I like Wedding cake) 40+ years up there after 25years a Southerner.

I'll never forget the first visit to the in-laws, even after being warned, mind-blown and WTF, first night she said, I did warn you. Loved the place, was up in the North Riding.

Hi everyone.

I’ve written to the moderators and other bosses.

Waiting to be knighted.

I’ll be glad to see all the active TT members again—even EdwardV and his foul-mouthed alter ego, Butterfly.

Fanta, We’ll have a hard time without your sense of humor.

6 hours ago, Jeff the Chef said:

I like you already, anyone from Yorkshire, can't be bad.

Married 2 Yorkshire Lassies, (I like Wedding cake) 40+ years up there after 25years a Southerner.

I'll never forget the first visit to the in-laws, even after being warned, mind-blown and WTF, first night she said, I did warn you. Loved the place, was up in the North Riding.

My eldest Daughter was born in Harrogate General, so as Yorkshire as you can be, but it was down hill from there, a Son born in Norwich and a youngest daughter born in Udon Thani.

4 hours ago, KRLMRX said:

Hi everyone.

I’ve written to the moderators and other bosses.

Waiting to be knighted.

I’ll be glad to see all the active TT members again—even EdwardV and his foul-mouthed alter ego, Butterfly.

Fanta, We’ll have a hard time without your sense of humor.

Butterfly I can do without thank you.