kerryk Posted April 1, 2012 Share Posted April 1, 2012 Everybody knows about Thai Visa's odd sense of April fools humor but it appears Stickman has joined the tasteless trend. Below is Stick's contribution to The April fools parade. http://www.stickmanbangkok.com/StickmanWeeklyColumn2012/Naughty-Boys-Hell.htm "It would seem that Thailand is about to join its neighbours in making a greater effort to protect its women who work in the sector of the commercial sex industry which targets foreign men. Two new regulations soon to be implemented will change the foreign sector of Thailand's commercial sex industry forever." "The first regulation is the Foreign Service Worker's Card." "The second new regulation which, will also be put in place early in second half of the year, requires hotels to register sex workers accompanying a foreign customer to his hotel." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dancealot Posted April 1, 2012 Share Posted April 1, 2012 Is it fiction? it's entertaining. Just enjoy. He is early this week Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
007 Posted April 1, 2012 Share Posted April 1, 2012 Yes, and I fell for it; sending him two messages, e.g. congratulating him! And I also realised how dependent one is on mobile phones; mine isn't working right now, so I didn't remember the date when reading his column... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nocturn Posted April 1, 2012 Share Posted April 1, 2012 cant stand the man or his column, but very well done. very well done indeed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kerryk Posted April 1, 2012 Author Share Posted April 1, 2012 cant stand the man or his column, but very well done. very well done indeed. Ya, you have to give the guy credit. Anyone who has the balls to insult his main market (Old guys coming to Thailand for sex) has big brass ones. Not real bright, of course. Actually verging on retarded, but big brass ones. I imagine his middle aged polyester, poaching teaching buddies will have a laugh at it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisinth Posted April 1, 2012 Share Posted April 1, 2012 (edited) "It would seem that Thailand is about to join its neighbours in making a greater effort to protect its women who work in the sector of the commercial sex industry which targets foreign men. Two new regulations soon to be implemented will change the foreign sector of Thailand's commercial sex industry forever." "The first regulation is the Foreign Service Worker's Card." "The second new regulation which, will also be put in place early in second half of the year, requires hotels to register sex workers accompanying a foreign customer to his hotel." Surprised he didn't add a third: "Compulsory quality control to be carried out on condoms. Inflate to maximum and prove steady pressure for 40 minutes before deflating for use". Warning: do not carry in inflated state on the sky train from pickup point to final destination. Spend the 40 minutes discussing "noodle farms" with the registered sex worker in the hotel room. Edited April 1, 2012 by chrisinth Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisinth Posted April 1, 2012 Share Posted April 1, 2012 cant stand the man or his column, but very well done. very well done indeed. Ya, you have to give the guy credit. Anyone who has the balls to insult his main market (Old guys coming to Thailand for sex) has big brass ones. Not real bright, of course. Actually verging on retarded, but big brass ones. I imagine his middle aged polyester, poaching teaching buddies will have a laugh at it. They have likely already filled the application forms out in triplicate ...................... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dancealot Posted April 1, 2012 Share Posted April 1, 2012 Stickman rises questions and debate. Don't put him in a box. If we do there is less debate. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nocturn Posted April 2, 2012 Share Posted April 2, 2012 Stickman rises questions and debate. Don't put him in a box. If we do there is less debate. nobody puts baby in the corner .... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smedly Posted April 2, 2012 Share Posted April 2, 2012 I like his articles and down to earth attitude, most of what he writes is factual and for some here I would say hard to swallow as it's so close to the truth sometimes plus no opportunity to rant back with utter nonesense that many do on TV Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post prefabs Posted April 2, 2012 Popular Post Share Posted April 2, 2012 Hands up anyone who has been forced to read Stickman's column? I read it from time to time and find some of it interesting, some of it not so. But I reserve the right to do so. All you guys who make derogatory comments need to start enjoying life a bit better. Jeez, some guys here make me weep 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dancealot Posted April 4, 2012 Share Posted April 4, 2012 There is more to the column and more to the man. Also he writes a lot more if you read well. If you don't read good enough you only read what you want to read.. Everybody has the right to do so... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrahamF Posted April 4, 2012 Share Posted April 4, 2012 cant stand the man or his column, but very well done. very well done indeed. Ya, you have to give the guy credit. Anyone who has the balls to insult his main market (Old guys coming to Thailand for sex) has big brass ones. Not real bright, of course. Actually verging on retarded, but big brass ones. I imagine his middle aged polyester, poaching teaching buddies will have a laugh at it. Live and Let Live. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vpi78 Posted April 5, 2012 Share Posted April 5, 2012 There is more to the column and more to the man. Also he writes a lot more if you read well. If you don't read good enough you only read what you want to read.. Everybody has the right to do so... Please write a lot more so we can read well. Well actually ... please do not. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kerryk Posted April 11, 2012 Author Share Posted April 11, 2012 For those who read it; Stickman admitted his April Fools Joke on his website. He does not realize how easy it is to read past the exterior fluff and notice the contempt he has for his readers and main customer base. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seiborg Posted April 11, 2012 Share Posted April 11, 2012 Is his eyesore of a web design, with the white text on black background etc., part of the April fools joke? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kerryk Posted April 11, 2012 Author Share Posted April 11, 2012 Is his eyesore of a web design, with the white text on black background etc., part of the April fools joke? People have been commenting on that for 10 years. He thinks it is good design. Of course that does fly in the face of every printer since Gutenberg, that was 1450 I think. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnnyGray Posted April 11, 2012 Share Posted April 11, 2012 Stickman rules, great content, hard to find but worth it 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeavyDrinker Posted April 11, 2012 Share Posted April 11, 2012 He does not realize how easy it is to read past the exterior fluff and notice the contempt he has for his readers and main customer base. For one who shows so much "contempt" he don't half spend a lot of time in Tilac bar raving about #34's tits... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kerryk Posted April 11, 2012 Author Share Posted April 11, 2012 He does not realize how easy it is to read past the exterior fluff and notice the contempt he has for his readers and main customer base. For one who shows so much "contempt" he don't half spend a lot of time in Tilac bar raving about #34's tits... So do you mean he is not showing contempt or he is or he should spend more time in the Tilac bar. Sorry I don't get what you are trying to say. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeavyDrinker Posted April 11, 2012 Share Posted April 11, 2012 I'm saying maybe he should take a peek in the mirror... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkCyr Posted April 11, 2012 Share Posted April 11, 2012 I also wrote him about the article not knowing that it was a joke. Which is particularly retarded when only 10 minutes prior I had been duped by a buddy on FB with another April Fool's joke. Doh!!! As for Stickman, I have never met him, but I like his weekly column. It's always well written, and typically has some cool local info. It's not the best design in the world, as you can only read a few columns before the black background starts to make your eyes sore, but I like the content. Try googling just about any Asian-woman related topic for Thailand or the Philippines, and a Stickman article is likely to show in the first page of results. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kerryk Posted April 11, 2012 Author Share Posted April 11, 2012 (edited) I'm saying maybe he should take a peek in the mirror... I doubt he lives in Thailand anymore. But your idea is a good one. Edited April 11, 2012 by kerryk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrahamF Posted April 11, 2012 Share Posted April 11, 2012 (edited) I'm saying maybe he should take a peek in the mirror... I doubt he lives in Thailand anymore. But your idea is a good one. Wow, you're bashing Stickman here and in another thread, that's a hell of a resentment you got going on! I'm curious as to why? Note: Asking Kerry, not Heavy Drinker. Edited April 11, 2012 by GrahamF Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kerryk Posted April 12, 2012 Author Share Posted April 12, 2012 I'm saying maybe he should take a peek in the mirror... I doubt he lives in Thailand anymore. But your idea is a good one. Wow, you're bashing Stickman here and in another thread, that's a hell of a resentment you got going on! I'm curious as to why? Note: Asking Kerry, not Heavy Drinker. Actually I am a friend. You know, any PR is good pr. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ricardo Posted April 12, 2012 Share Posted April 12, 2012 (edited) "Thai Visa's odd sense of April fools humor" and "tasteless trend" ? Ever get the feeling that some nationalities have no sense of fun, take life (even here in LOS !) too seriously, or are simply jealous of this proud and ancient British tradition ? And they can't even spell 'humour' right ! You've gotta laugh ! Edited April 12, 2012 by Ricardo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kerryk Posted April 12, 2012 Author Share Posted April 12, 2012 "Thai Visa's odd sense of April fools humor" and "tasteless trend" ? Ever get the feeling that some nationalities have no sense of fun, take life (even here in LOS !) too seriously, or are simply jealous of this proud and ancient British tradition ? And they can't even spell 'humour' right ! You've gotta laugh ! It is not the humor or lack of humor. It is the constant targeting of old single males in Thailand. I know some people find it offensive that old single males in Thailand have young beautiful women by day and night but I feel that organizations that are composed of mostly old single men or at least are a very substantial part of their readership and market and source of wealth would treat the goose that laid the golden egg a little better. See what I am saying? If I was going to do a practical joke how many years in a row would the old codgers, coffin dodgers be the but of my prank? Every year? Every issue of my news letter. Every morality tale have the old guys come out losers? How long does it take an intelligent person to realize that working expats are becoming a scarce commodity in Thailand and retired sex pats are going strong? Just from a marketing point of view who do you want polyester suited football hooligans trying to learn how to punctuate an English sentence over a bottle of cheap rice wine or a retired auto worker hosting 10 ladies from the boom boom beer bar at the Hilton lunch buffet? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ricardo Posted April 12, 2012 Share Posted April 12, 2012 One day a year is hardly "constant targeting". Most April Fools jokes are not against single males in particular, but against the ridiculousness of life in-general, and they attempt to poke fun by making-up a spoof-story which seems (if only for a few moments) somehow more real than reality itself. If any old single males feel unfairly put-upon by April Fools Day jokes in any one newsletter or website, which I don't agree they should be, then they can surely vote with their feet ? Rather than laugh along with the rest of us ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kerryk Posted April 12, 2012 Author Share Posted April 12, 2012 One day a year is hardly "constant targeting". Most April Fools jokes are not against single males in particular, but against the ridiculousness of life in-general, and they attempt to poke fun by making-up a spoof-story which seems (if only for a few moments) somehow more real than reality itself. If any old single males feel unfairly put-upon by April Fools Day jokes in any one newsletter or website, which I don't agree they should be, then they can surely vote with their feet ? Rather than laugh along with the rest of us ! If you will notice I did not target April Fools jokes in general. I was quite specific. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeavyDrinker Posted April 12, 2012 Share Posted April 12, 2012 Ricardo, I think Kerry K's point is that "Stickman" has done a total About Face and is somewhat biting th hand that feeds him if you will. He has gone from being a bar-hopping whoremonger who initially settled in Thailand to be with the whores, to being someone almost in denial at his own past...all in 10 short years. During this time he amassed (and allegedly has made a lot of money via) a loyal readership, mainly from the whoremongering community, who he now writes about with ill concealed contempt, (in spite of seeming to spend an inordinate amount of time in Tilac Bar and other similar places). Apologies to Kerry K if I'm wrong but that's how I read his sometimes minimalist posts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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