dr_Pat_Pong Posted November 30, 2003 Share Posted November 30, 2003 What do you all think about giving him a go here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thomas_Merton Posted November 30, 2003 Share Posted November 30, 2003 Nemo hic adest illius nominis. Fac ut vivas. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koh_Falang Posted December 1, 2003 Share Posted December 1, 2003 For those who only speak English the above means what??? skuze my lack of vocab if it is English! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Moog Posted December 1, 2003 Share Posted December 1, 2003 Have Bangkok Post and Trink parted company? If so, then yes, TV should offer him a place. Another Bangkok based writer who I would like to see here, is Harold Stephens. Both are national treasures, and like stately homes, deserve saving. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
george Posted December 1, 2003 Share Posted December 1, 2003 Mr Trink is very welcome here, we could set up his weekly column here. Anybody here who know his contact details? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dr_Pat_Pong Posted December 1, 2003 Author Share Posted December 1, 2003 George...send an email to mrentoul on here. He is a Bangkok Post journo he will have Bernard's contact details. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dr_Pat_Pong Posted December 1, 2003 Author Share Posted December 1, 2003 Have Bangkok Post and Trink parted company? In the process of it. Parting is such sweet sorrow. A non conservative place like this might bring a return to the Trink of old. His Bkkpost punter's couldn't talk back as easily as they do here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rubl Posted December 1, 2003 Share Posted December 1, 2003 Agree, invite him. His mail address is [email protected] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stumonster Posted December 1, 2003 Share Posted December 1, 2003 NO personally I think he has not kept in touch with reality, but he will attract quite a few of his followers to your site if you have him continue his column here , though unfortunately they will be of a similar type. ones that give a hoot about all sorts of inanities. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
george Posted December 1, 2003 Share Posted December 1, 2003 We love All serve All Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Moog Posted December 1, 2003 Share Posted December 1, 2003 Stumonster: oh dear..... Just because something is a bit quaint, old-fashioned and antiquated......doesn't mean it has to be crushed under the jackboot of 'progress' Exterminating the old fuddy-duddy....sounds like a Thaksin-esque solution. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bangkok-bob Posted December 1, 2003 Share Posted December 1, 2003 Trinks email: [email protected] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stumonster Posted December 1, 2003 Share Posted December 1, 2003 jackboot of 'progress' I'd use the term flip-flop ( or thong) of reality. the doc asked the question and I gave my answer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Moog Posted December 1, 2003 Share Posted December 1, 2003 A propos nothing..... If he agrees, he'll need paying. My suggestion is that ThaiVisa seeks direct sponsorship of his column. Along the lines of, "Trinks Trove, courtesy of IndoSiam" ...obviously that's a styling Bangkok Post could never use. The product placement value is enormous to a corporate sponsor. Has to be a sponsor with cojones though, as many advertisers refuse to be connected with Bangkok's nightlife. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dr_Pat_Pong Posted December 1, 2003 Author Share Posted December 1, 2003 Trink Proudly Sponsored by FOUREX XXXX Condoms. Feel the difference Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
syd barrett Posted December 1, 2003 Share Posted December 1, 2003 I read Trinks column in Bangkok Post on a Friday, and it's not much good really, I could probably compile a list of events around Bangkok and Pattaya, if people sent me emails of events. The odd funny story or phrases are all donated via email and I'm getting sick and tired of those Burma aftershave quips, in fact here: I'll make one up; Out on the cop, and ready to rave, Splash with Burma After Shave. Here is a wise saying; After evacuating your bowels, wash your hands-Syd Barrett 2003 Heres a letter from Clinton Sounds; Dear B.T. My girlfriend has a sick buffalo, blah blah blah, my brother needs new spectacles blah, blah. B.T. Well I'll take that as read than.BUT I DONT GIVE A HOOT!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest IT Manager Posted December 1, 2003 Share Posted December 1, 2003 I am unsure of this though I have to say I have read a lot of his columns, but not religiously. Some were quite funny, others not so. It would likely be good for the board if he said he was going online at Thaivisa.com prior to the 26th, see how it goes. As for paying.. why? If he is like a lot of journos with wit, he likes to share and a person who writes regularly gets a bit used to it. Whether it's online or in a news paper, IMHO. I think probably give him a shot, if he wants it, maybe a new experience for him though fielding questions about his column as the admins field questions about their decisions re sandbox etc. Give it a shot so my vote.. sure why not. IT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Moog Posted December 1, 2003 Share Posted December 1, 2003 People find it very easy to knock and impersonate Trink - but he's an original. If people fancy a go, let them develop their own style. The entire point is that his idioms are queer, corny and circumlocutious. If Trink wanted to write in the same style as a Times journalist, he could. (Its actually far easier to do than to write in vernacular). ...and he'll need paying. He's still a pro. Yes, there are journailists here, (including myself) who enjoy the site - but he's too long in the tooth, and has seen too much of the commercial side of fun to put out for nowt. Give the old bugger THB 10,000 a month, some company will underwrite that. (Nury Vittachi's q&a on icered.com. He didn't do that for free!!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
taxexile Posted December 1, 2003 Share Posted December 1, 2003 i think it's a great idea to get the old dinosaur to write on thaivisa.provided he could justify his ideas and beliefs, and would be prepared to answer "readers questions" he would come in for a lot of criticism, and i would hope that he would respond to that criticism with more than "i dont give a hoot", but it would make for some lively reading, if moderated properly. sign him up if you can. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TizMe Posted December 1, 2003 Share Posted December 1, 2003 Trink Proudly Sponsored by FOUREX XXXX Condoms. Feel the difference I prefer my XXXX icy cold in a pot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mysterious_stranger Posted December 1, 2003 Share Posted December 1, 2003 Frankly, I don't like Mr. Trink's column in the Bangkok Post very much. I really don't intend to be sarcastic, but all his column seems to consist of are Nigerian scam letters stuff from the dictionary. It really seems to me that he is simply trying to fill up space anyway he can. I seldom see something of interest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chonabot Posted December 1, 2003 Share Posted December 1, 2003 It would raise TV's profile , but honestly, could Trink handle the likes of Tomy and Bud, let alone Mrs Vietnam? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thomas_Merton Posted December 1, 2003 Share Posted December 1, 2003 As the great Buddah says: Every thing changes, all men must die. Therefore I repeat: Nemo hic adest illius nominis. Fac ut vivas. which, for those who don't have the Latin or can't yet use Google, means: There is nobody here of that name. Get a life. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dr_Pat_Pong Posted December 1, 2003 Author Share Posted December 1, 2003 I prefer my XXXX icy cold in a pot. Ahhhhhhhhhhhh an Aussie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stumonster Posted December 1, 2003 Share Posted December 1, 2003 I prefer my XXXX icy cold in a pot. Ahhhhhhhhhhhh an Aussie a queenslander to be more precise... could be of that rare breed... a north queenslander I have to try and look impressed when I am shown beaches, rainforest and waterfalls when I am here in thailand..mai be lai Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thomas_Merton Posted December 1, 2003 Share Posted December 1, 2003 a queenslander to be more precise...could be of that rare breed... a north queenslander I have to try and look impressed when I am shown beaches, rainforest and waterfalls when I am here in thailand..mai be lai Pity about your rugby team - second best, ah well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stumonster Posted December 1, 2003 Share Posted December 1, 2003 Pity about your rugby team - second best, ah well. ah ya pommy bastard it will not last forever... use it while you have the chance and don t leave home without a jonny Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WilliamIV Posted December 1, 2003 Share Posted December 1, 2003 Frankly, I don't like Mr. Trink's column in the Bangkok Post very much. I really don't intend to be sarcastic, but all his column seems to consist of are Nigerian scam letters stuff from the dictionary. It really seems to me that he is simply trying to fill up space anyway he can. I seldom see something of interest. You do not like Nite Owl - BUT - you obviously read him. His is the First Column I read on Fridays - if Bangkok Post have finished with him - I would certainly like to read him here. He will obviously have his own section - so those who really want to avoid him can do so. But I bet they read him - and then critisize him !!! Bill Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dr_Pat_Pong Posted December 1, 2003 Author Share Posted December 1, 2003 Wasn't the win in extra time ? Oh well Jonny MBE Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thomas_Merton Posted December 1, 2003 Share Posted December 1, 2003 Wasn't the win in extra time ? Oh well Jonny MBE A miss, as the Bishop so surreptitiously told the actress, is a good as a xxxxing mile. Swing low, me Aussie mates, swing low. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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