Alwyn Posted December 28, 2013 Share Posted December 28, 2013 <silence> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post buck99 Posted December 28, 2013 Popular Post Share Posted December 28, 2013 Relax Guys I've got it covered. I just set out a bottle of red Fanta with a straw in it! I think we can all feel safer on the roads now. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
samjaidee Posted December 28, 2013 Share Posted December 28, 2013 This'll work.....just need to start roadside stalls selling amulets.....buy one get one free....way to go.. They believe this stuff!! It's almost as ridiculous as a Christian believing that a man named Jesus was the son of God isn't it? Or praying to that god, asking for it to perform miracles. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonesthebaker Posted December 28, 2013 Share Posted December 28, 2013 (edited) Relax Guys I've got it covered. I just set out a bottle of red Fanta with a straw in it! I think we can all feel safer on the roads now. why is red fanta so popular with the spirit world. personally i think it is way to sugary - then again maybe i will get to appreciate when i cross over. i know it goes very well with pigs heads. mmmmmm! Edited December 28, 2013 by jonesthebaker Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fakename Posted December 28, 2013 Share Posted December 28, 2013 Went down to the 7 yesterday, ordered a few sticks of bbq chicken, outside. There is a T intersection there, and in the 5 minutes it took to get my order, there were at least 20 near accidents there. I almost decided to sit and watch, and didnt know if I should cry or laugh. Cars backing out blindly into the intersection, other cars running the stop sign (have never seen a car stop there), passing on the blind turn, cars parked on the blind turn, and cars going on the wrong side of the road. And this is out near the end of Soi Siam, where the traffic isnt so heavy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DocN Posted December 28, 2013 Share Posted December 28, 2013 This'll work.....just need to start roadside stalls selling amulets.....buy one get one free....way to go.. They believe this stuff!! It's almost as ridiculous as a Christian believing that a man named Jesus was the son of God isn't it? Or praying to that god, asking for it to perform miracles. The difference is, that most of the ones you mentioned ...or at least a big part...tries prayer AND road safety rules, law inforcement, driving tests... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
propreperic Posted December 28, 2013 Share Posted December 28, 2013 i am sorry to say an ex colleage of mine would say of this whole situation "you cannot teach pork" 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MJP Posted December 28, 2013 Share Posted December 28, 2013 This'll work.....just need to start roadside stalls selling amulets.....buy one get one free....way to go.. They believe this stuff!! It's almost as ridiculous as a Christian believing that a man named Jesus was the son of God isn't it? Or praying to that god, asking for it to perform miracles. The difference is, that most of the ones you mentioned ...or at least a big part...tries prayer AND road safety rules, law inforcement, driving tests... Read post number 23 on page 1. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ulic Posted December 28, 2013 Share Posted December 28, 2013 So you figure that will help, thats the answer is it. OK. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post robblok Posted December 28, 2013 Popular Post Share Posted December 28, 2013 Again a topic that attack the Thai religion. Pure hypocrisy if you ask me how is this any more dumb then believing that a guy that was nailed to a cross was the son of god and died for our sins and then came back to life. Sounds just as crazy as this. It always amazes me how religious people can attack an other religion for being crazy as they are all as crazy and there is no proof for any of them. Saying that this is any more stupid as going to church and praying for world peace or that winning lottery ticket is just crazy. There is no doubt in my mind this won't work as none of the religions have proven to work (except for keeping the poor and uneducated down) So please let people believe what they want and if you believe something else your the last to pass judgement as your religion is just as unproven. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thaddeus Posted December 28, 2013 Share Posted December 28, 2013 None of you have actually read the report, have you? You've all just responded to the thread title. I read it all MJ, even past the part, "However, Mr. Wachira also stressed that road safety depends on.................." Which should be the primary focus of the message, and needs hammering home. I wonder how many of the locals didn't get past the headline either, that's the scary part. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tetleythedog Posted December 28, 2013 Share Posted December 28, 2013 It's true that evil spirits are to blame for most road accidents, mostly whiskey. Yeah, Gotta be the spirits..............Thais are infallible and perfect at everything, i know cos they tell me so !!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
notmyself Posted December 28, 2013 Share Posted December 28, 2013 According to the officials, the eviction of bad spirits will prevent future accident and help boost the morale of motorists. This is a very risky approach that could easily back-fire. What if the number of deaths rises significantly compared with other years? What will these officials say then? Never backfires. They will claim that it did work and the toll would have been even higher. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rimbuman Posted December 28, 2013 Share Posted December 28, 2013 Guess someone swiped the budget for driver safety program and this was all that was left Fricken banana republic NOT TO SELF - stay away from Chumpon But, I like Chumpon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bangarang Posted December 28, 2013 Share Posted December 28, 2013 It's true that evil spirits are to blame for most road accidents, mostly whiskey. You especially have to watch out for drivers under the influence of Black Cock. Thats a big one you might want to avoid. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rimbuman Posted December 28, 2013 Share Posted December 28, 2013 (edited) Are these morons for real? Yes they are. Edited December 28, 2013 by Rimbuman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MJP Posted December 28, 2013 Share Posted December 28, 2013 (edited) None of you have actually read the report, have you? You've all just responded to the thread title. I read it all MJ, even past the part, "However, Mr. Wachira also stressed that road safety depends on.................." Which should be the primary focus of the message, and needs hammering home. I wonder how many of the locals didn't get past the headline either, that's the scary part. I mean this is true and I am clutching at straws I suppose, but I wanted to explore other reasons they're trying it like this. I responded the same way everyone else has on this thread but to a similar thread about having a tambon for passenger airplane safety, I'm sure many can remember this, it was the plane that got the Thai Air name painted out in black after the nose gear failed. There was a poster who set me straight as to why they were having the tambon and although I struggled to comprehend it at the time, it did kind of make sense from a cultural point of view. Edited December 28, 2013 by MJP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rimbuman Posted December 28, 2013 Share Posted December 28, 2013 It's true that evil spirits are to blame for most road accidents, mostly whiskey. You especially have to watch out for drivers under the influence of Black Cock. Thats a big one you might want to avoid. How do I know if they had some black cock? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yussiesamui Posted December 28, 2013 Share Posted December 28, 2013 (edited) Lao Khao = ****Thai language removed**** Very Bad Spirit!!! Edited December 28, 2013 by metisdead Thai language edited out of post. This is an English language forum, English is the only acceptable language, except in the Thai language forum where Thai language is allowed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maggusoil Posted December 28, 2013 Share Posted December 28, 2013 The first and 3rd Posts were sufficient, weren't they? and here with the 3rd world in mind, thank you MJP endeth the lesson. What is more dangerous? A tea drinking muslim or a drunken buddhist? Don't answer that. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gp2002 Posted December 28, 2013 Share Posted December 28, 2013 Bad spirits? They are absolutely right! I ALWAYS see those bad spirits........driving against the flow of traffic OR turning off a side soi into traffic without looking OR driving through a red light OR driving in the middle of two lanes OR driving without working tail or headlights OR......... Yes......they are EVERYWHERE!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post biggles45 Posted December 28, 2013 Popular Post Share Posted December 28, 2013 The worst part of this report is that the officials are supposed to be the best educated and presumably the most intelligent people in the community? Makes you worry for the rest !! 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PatOngo Posted December 28, 2013 Share Posted December 28, 2013 I put my faith in the tooth fairy and have never had an accident in LOS...so all you cynics eat you words! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gp2002 Posted December 28, 2013 Share Posted December 28, 2013 It's true that evil spirits are to blame for most road accidents, mostly whiskey. You especially have to watch out for drivers under the influence of Black Cock. Thats a big one you might want to avoid. How do I know if they had some black cock? They usually have trouble walking afterwards 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
techboy Posted December 28, 2013 Share Posted December 28, 2013 Well, the Thai officials found the solution that has been evading us for years. Here I was silly to think that law enforcement was the answer but all that is really needed was a bunch of monks taking time out from shopping for iPhones and digital cameras to chant a few prayers. The answer is so simple and so obvious! No wonder it took an OFFICIAL to figure out the answer! Too bad for us that the drivers believe that the monks prayers will protect them even if they are blind drunk and driving like they OWN the road. The rest of us better look for some lucky rabbits feet. Solution evading you for years eh? Frankly I thought that any lightweight could figure out that driving sober, alert and being attentive to the road was the primary solution for avoiding road accidents. Thai drivers believe that the monks' prayers will protect them as much as you or I do. To anyone with an ounce of literary aptitude the article provides little contextual detail and strives to give misleading impression of the extent that Thais believe the ceremony will protect them. It is designed to elicit a scoffing response and the header provided by Thaivisa is cooperative in this respect. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YoungBrit Posted December 28, 2013 Share Posted December 28, 2013 According to the officials, the eviction of bad spirits will prevent future accident and help boost the morale of motorists. This is a very risky approach that could easily back-fire. What if the number of deaths rises significantly compared with other years? What will these officials say then? Nothing I imagine! It will just be put down the bad karma like everything else. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lostmebike Posted December 28, 2013 Share Posted December 28, 2013 a group of monks blessed holy water and sprayed the said substance on the road to chase away evil spirits which are believed to have caused frequent deaths and accidents on the road Do I believe this ....? “It is crucial not to drink and drive, not to drive too fast, and not to drive while you are too tired”, Or do I bring logic into the equation? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MJP Posted December 28, 2013 Share Posted December 28, 2013 Well, the Thai officials found the solution that has been evading us for years. Here I was silly to think that law enforcement was the answer but all that is really needed was a bunch of monks taking time out from shopping for iPhones and digital cameras to chant a few prayers. The answer is so simple and so obvious! No wonder it took an OFFICIAL to figure out the answer! Too bad for us that the drivers believe that the monks prayers will protect them even if they are blind drunk and driving like they OWN the road. The rest of us better look for some lucky rabbits feet. Solution evading you for years eh? Frankly I thought that any lightweight could figure out that driving sober, alert and being attentive to the road was the primary solution for avoiding road accidents. Thai drivers believe that the monks' prayers will protect them as much as you or I do. To anyone with an ounce of literary aptitude the article provides little contextual detail and strives to give misleading impression of the extent that Thais believe the ceremony will protect them. It is designed to elicit a scoffing response and the header provided by Thaivisa is cooperative in this respect. Yup. The title of the thread is misleading. Read the text and you soon learn they're using the tambon to promote safer driving and to stop drink driving. The tambon is just being used as a vehicle means to communicate the message. Make it look like Buddha is telling them. Whether this is wise I don't know, perhaps they're at their wits end with it all. That's my take on it anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
srn89 Posted December 28, 2013 Share Posted December 28, 2013 Not alcohol or bad driving related ???????? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bpuumike Posted December 28, 2013 Share Posted December 28, 2013 ohhh so now its the ghosts fault ? ............................. riiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiight Same as aircraft incidents. He raised the important points, which will be ignored, as ever. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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