A must watch situation .......................

Love to watch but haven't a clue what you're going on about!

In today's UK Daily Mirror utter laughing stock Sky news too

They also found drugs and weapons: tea, coffee and walking sticks and handbags.

I thought the foreigners handled the absurdity of the situation quite well. Nobody lost their temper.

Has made the ABC news in Australia.

Have a read

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-02-04/elderly-bridge-players-nabbed-in-thailand-crime-gang-crackdown/7141920

I thought the foreigners handled the absurdity of the situation quite well. Nobody lost their temper.

Perhaps they bought some cards with them in prison.

don't underestimate we pensioners and what we can do.

Remember that the recnt HUGE, and i mean HUGE, UK Hatton Garden jewellery robbery was planned & carried out by pensioners

What a simply terrible experience being locked up here even for an hour or so. My heart goes out to the not-so-young ones

Love to watch but haven't a clue what you're going on about!

I trust you are now enlightened GMac. What say you?

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-35491852

http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/A/AS_THAILAND_BRIDGE_BUST_ASOL-?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT&CTIME=2016-02-04-05-19-08

http://m.radioaustralia.net.au/international/2016-02-04/elderly-australian-bridge-players-arrested-in-pattaya-as-part-of-thailands-foreign-crime-gang-crackd/1543880

http://news.sky.com/story/1635731/britons-arrested-as-army-raids-bridge-club

http://www.aljazeera.com/news/2016/02/thai-police-crack-elderly-bridge-players-160204072523820.html

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3431265/Thai-police-raid-nets-32-foreign-bridge-players.html

http://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/32-elderly-foreigners-playing-bridge-nabbed-by-thailand-for-gambling

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-35491852

http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/A/AS_THAILAND_BRIDGE_BUST_ASOL-?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT&CTIME=2016-02-04-05-19-08

http://m.radioaustralia.net.au/international/2016-02-04/elderly-australian-bridge-players-arrested-in-pattaya-as-part-of-thailands-foreign-crime-gang-crackd/1543880

http://news.sky.com/story/1635731/britons-arrested-as-army-raids-bridge-club

http://www.aljazeera.com/news/2016/02/thai-police-crack-elderly-bridge-players-160204072523820.html

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3431265/Thai-police-raid-nets-32-foreign-bridge-players.html

http://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/32-elderly-foreigners-playing-bridge-nabbed-by-thailand-for-gambling

excellent news

Those arrested were freed on a $140 bail after 12 hours in custody. The final person was unable to pay bail and remains in jail.

That's what friends are for!

Those arrested were freed on a $140 bail after 12 hours in custody. The final person was unable to pay bail and remains in jail.

That's what friends are for!

One story I read said the woman refused to sign a form saying that she was gambling, and thus was kept in the cells. If that's the case, I have found a new hero. I want to meet her. Let's see the mighty Boys in Brown take on a foreign granny.

Pattaya has been trending on Twitter all afternoon because of this story

Jerks!

Here is the Playing Cards Act for those who are interested.

Playing cards Act.pdf

Those arrested were freed on a $140 bail after 12 hours in custody. The final person was unable to pay bail and remains in jail.

That's what friends are for!

One story I read said the woman refused to sign a form saying that she was gambling, and thus was kept in the cells. If that's the case, I have found a new hero. I want to meet her. Let's see the mighty Boys in Brown take on a foreign granny.

Free the Thappraya Road One! Grey Power!

Come now, folks. Shouldn't we be applauding the efforts by the Army and police to eradicate the dangerous criminal element in Pattaya? What could they possible be doing that would be of greater importance than shutting down a seniors bridge club, and incarcerating the evil participants?

Such a waste of police resources their time and energy would have a more beneficial impact if they stopped all the motorcycles been ridden with out helmets and a many without the rider having insurance or a licence...... Shame on them.... They are again showing the world they are a bunch if clowns

Those arrested were freed on a $140 bail after 12 hours in custody. The final person was unable to pay bail and remains in jail.

That's what friends are for!

One story I read said the woman refused to sign a form saying that she was gambling, and thus was kept in the cells. If that's the case, I have found a new hero. I want to meet her. Let's see the mighty Boys in Brown take on a foreign granny.

Pleeeeeeeeeeaase do tell me this lady was BRITISH !! Splendidly straight from Downton Abbey

This morning on Thai news they were saying that a large amount of money had been found. That was wishful thinking (as in preprepared statement) I guess, but I does explain maybe why so many police turned up, I mean fair is fair, everybody should get a cut. They are no longer saying that.

The Thais can't imagine anyone playing without gambling.

(Edit, sorry, I got carried away). I heard it on two BBC news broadcasts.

First they came for the Bridge players ...

They have an international corruption table that lists Thailand as one of the worst developing countries for corruption and graft.

And these numpties believe it's a good idea to raid a bunch of old fogeys playing bridge on a sunny afternoon.

Would somebody please start a table of the most idiotic governments in the developing world - Thailand would win, and based on points, it would be a long way to second place.

And these prats actually uploaded the lunacy to Youtube themselves!! As if they think they did a smart thing!!

There's stupid, and then there's really stupid, but Baby, it just don't get any more stupid than this.

Must go, me and my mates are playing Texas holdem tonight and I can't be late as we use my chips. PM me for the address.

A troll post and the replies to it have been removed

Sorry I'm not willing to get near cards in Thailand. But I do play online poker from my laptop, come and get me !

Naming and shaming might be taboo in Thailand but they doing it to themselves with such weird actions. Making your country the fool of Asia, excellent PR!

They will have some egg on the face over this one.

Ostrich egg size that is.

You know how when you laugh at someone stupid and they laugh along because they are too stupid to realize you are laughing at them, well the world is laughing at Thailand and they just don't get it.

If they are capable of stupefying deeds such as thus ,they are capable of virtually anything

If they are capable of stupefying deeds such as thus ,they are capable of virtually anything

and therein lies the rub