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Mekong

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  1. Instead of spending a fortune on furniture the homeless can’t sleep on, why not spend the money on the homeless problem instead.

    Australia, the same as the UK, has a shortage of social and affordable housing is chronic underinvestment by governments of all levels and political persuasion over decades. Social and affordable housing is also not a very good "vote winner"

    Well how about caring less about winning votes and caring more the the people you are elected to serve

     

  2. And talking of Musicals did you know that Phil Collins was the original Artful Dodger is the West End production of Oliver, not just rehearsed for the part but actually starred in the role.

    The reason this fact remains largely unknown is due to him being famous for more than just one song 

  3. 7 minutes ago, bust said:

    Not true

    Polio survivor.

    and how does this affect me

    Was the original vocalist for Phantom Of The Opera for Andrew Lloyd Webber and was cast in the role and spent 5 months in rehearsal until replaced by Michael Crawford

    Iif only in Rehearsal not the original vocalist, anyway I don’t watch or listen to musicals

    Produced a number of songs for various artists.

    Name one hit single that he has produced I have heard of

    Appeared on numerous albums for various artists

    Name one hit album he has appeared on I have heard of

    Involved in the horse racing industry as an owner

    Many People own racehorses, anyway means nothing to me as I don’t watch horse racing

    Involved in charity work in Cambodia promoting landmine awareness

    One of many, not exactly famous for such like Princess Di was now was he

     

     

  4. There is the other side of the story coming out such as hy does the video only playing from a few moments in, what happened before.

    Allegedly, this is hearsay so don’t quote me on this, the cop pulled them over and demanded a cash fine  (does happen A LOT) Brothers refuse, Cop pulls the gun on the Brothers waving it about  screaming at them, one of Brothers uses his MMA experience to disarm the cop, they empty the gun and chamber of bullets and offer the gun back to cop.

    They are still dickheads mind, but I’ll be interesting to see if/when full video is released.

     

     

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  5. 4 hours ago, Stickman said:

    You really get the impression the Thais are fed up with misbehaving foreigners

    Isn’t that true, look at the outrage on Phuket just last week, the Swiss owner of an Elephant sanctuary kicked a woman sat on the steps of his property at the beach.

    Candle lit vigils, singing of the anthem, placard Wielding  protesters and his visa was revoked so he and his Thai wife have to leave Thailand 

  6. Quote from the guys Father

    “Who would have ever expected this? Just a couple of kids on a tourist trip.”

    Kids? They are 36 and 34, maybe you as their father treating them as kids cause them to act like kids.

     

  7. Putin invades Ukraine, Ukrainians kill Russians, Ukraine Good Russia Bad

    Italians Invade Bear Territory, Bears kill Italians, Bears Bad Italians Good

    And the difference is, Humans are supposed to be the most intelligent members of the animal kingdom

  8. My comments weren’t aime d at this story specifically, just my own thoughts on so called co existence on human terms


    So man’s idea of coexistence is to take over land on which the Elephants used to roam for farming and ban the Elephants to ,reserves designated by man.

    Man deciding where animals which were here millions of years before man existed where they can and cannot live is arrogance in my book. Didn’t Australians used to do the same with Aborigines in he past with  reserves and stations?

     

  9. It must be over 10 years since I have socialised around Farang tourist or KSR types, so I can’t comment on the current generation but it sounds like I have dodged the bullet on this one.

    The internet is supposed to make people more intelligent,,where as in fact in it has made people stupider. An idiot post an opinion online, someone buys it hook line and sinker and posts something even stupider and the downward spiral continues. 
    And I can bet you a pound to a pinch of shit that they are not getting their info from travel websites and other knowledgeable places, oh no they go to the font of all knowledge Facebook, Instagram and Twitter claiming “it is true, I read it on the interweb thingy” 

     

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  10. 1 hour ago, Old Hippie said:

    Never liked these types, and the older I get the more I dislike them yet find them amusing…. All I can really say is “Damned kids..!” Or “…These kids today…” I must be getting old

    Partly, I think deeps down inside one realise that you used to be a know it all twat as well in ‘The Early Day” or think to oneself was I this stupid. / annoying 

    Even though I find these types entertaining in small doses, I absolutely refrain from being engaged in conversation with them, after all you do not try and have meaningful conversations  with the exhibits  when you visit the zoo 

  11. Rico posted that on here, but didn’t post very much on this one.

    He and I plus about another 10 guys used to have a place  on the original MSN Forums around the turn of the millennium , a couple of us Bangkok and the others in UK or USA, used to meet up when members were in town and for Football WC 2002, which was in Japan and Korea, all of us were in Pattaya for a month. 
    Oh happy days !

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