Mekong

OJ Simpson, NFL star acquitted in ‘trial of the century’, dies aged 76

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And to prove a point

On 4/9/2024 at 6:59 PM, buffalo_bill said:

What is this all about?

Tik Tok Generation, they can’t even take a piss without making a song and dance about it.

No, no video but I’m sure if you searched you’d soon find one 

According to the Secretariat of the Prime Minister's letter to the Transport Ministry and relevant agencies, the communication followed Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin's suggestion during the Cabinet meeting on April 2.

The suggestion aims to ensure efficiency in the port development, which is under the Port Authority of Thailand's supervision, the letter said, adding that it is also in line with the national agenda on dealing with air pollution

The Transport Ministry and relevant agencies have been ordered to:

• Accelerate the study on the feasibility of moving Bangkok Port, also known as Khlong Toei Port, away from the capital, covering the relocation of nearby oil silos.

• Prepare a plan to develop the Bangkok Port area to tackle issues such as the slum community, traffic jams and air pollution.

The development should be clear, appropriate and complete as soon as possible based on benefits of Bangkokians," the letter said, adding that relevant agencies must submit progress to the prime minister.

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Call me a cynic, but when the Prime Minister of Thailand owns one of the major property development companies in Thailand , Sansiri orders the freeing up of prime river side land for development, I smell major corruption, Chewit was right about this snake

4 hours ago, bust said:

Could apply that to the Trump supporters equally 😊

And the difference is?

There is a hole in the road and authorities are looking into it

8 hours ago, drogon said:

Worldfun: went out a few times with him

Did you know Worldfun was in Spain around the same time you and I were? I had a fun night out in Madrid with him.

I had met him on numerous previous occasions in Bangkok

Double post 

Admin did issue an Apologt all be it slightly sarcastic then later agreed the sarcasm was uncalled form

6 hours ago, buffalo_bill said:

" Man from Greenland " another gem, does anybody remember?

A few days back Old Hippie was talking about KSR crusties and his dislike for such, and I posted a link to an old thread of a mate of mines “KSR World Records”

Now it just so happens that Rick was also responsible for the Classic “Man in Greenland”  This is my copy from the original forum he posted it on

The actual events took place in Pattaya in 1999, if you story is a funny read, then try being one of the guys who was sat with him when this shit went down, Rick was a classic piss taker but this one took the biscuit and how I kept a straight face is beyond me to this very day.

3 hours ago, Old Hippie said:

had a lot of great times with Nervous Dog aka My Penis is hungry, great guy, too bad he stopped posting here…wonder why?

Had a bust up with board admin over something trivial, another Mountain out of a Mole Hill moment fro ND hehe.

He is now having a hissy fit saying “I won’t come back until they apologise” like how can they apologise if they think you are not here 

20 minutes ago, bust said:

The Japanese would applaud the Russians every time they score or forced a turnover

I don’t think any of those Japanese were Prison Guards in Burma or the Death Railway, completely different bunch nowadays

At Football World Cups they stay after the match and collect all rubbish in stadium

Clean Uo

1 hour ago, Mekong said:

Sad News about The Numbers, had some fun afternoons out with him and Suadum in Patpong many years ago

Cosmos that’s the place we hung out, I knew it would come back after my third coffee

1 hour ago, bust said:

I suppose now you're going to tell me Independence Day wasn't entirely truthful 😃

 

At least it ain’t based on a real event 

4 hours ago, Old Hippie said:

The_Numbers was a regular late night conversation, sadly he passed away at age 42 about 2 years ago or so

Sad News about The Numbers, had some fun afternoons out with him and Suadum in Patpong many years ago

9 hours ago, bust said:

What is it with Hollywood's obsession with movies based around war?

Hollywoods obsession is with rewriting history on movies loosely based around warr

U-571 No the Americans did not intercept the Enigma Machine scepter in Hollywood, it was the Brits but whitewashed out of history

Saving Private Ryan Only America landed on D Day no mention of the Brits, Canuck’s or Aussies, The Mulberry Harbours and DD Tanks used in the D Day landings were both British inventions except in Hollywood when they were yank.

The Last Samurai, as if the Japanese Imperial Guard would be saved by a random American

Battle of the Bulge, Red Tails, Braveheart, The Patriot, Pearl Harbour and so on and so on, the list is endless.

And to make matters worse, many Americans believe the Hollywood remake of History as fact.

15 hours ago, Old Hippie said:

Others died, some too soon, others not soon enough

5555 That line tickled me.

10 hours ago, YimSiam said:

in retrospect I'd love those days back, 98 to around 05, good times

98 when the GBP was 91.7 THB those were the days, don’t get half of that now.

10 hours ago, YimSiam said:

A few of the Slow Horses/Slough House books, Mick Herron.  Not exactly Le Carre level read but not bad at all, funny throughout, and for a guy like me who's stalling out in the middle ranks of a big bureaucracy, right on the nose.  

Is the Main Character David  Brent?

 OK the Bomb on Hiroshima killed approx 140,000 in one pop, but what about

• France        350,000 Civilian Victims
• India.        2,000,000 Civilian Victims
• Korea.         400,000 Civilian Victims
• China.      16,000,000 Civilian Victims
• etc

In the overall scheme of things Japan got off pretty lightly compared to civilian deaths inflicted by the axis nations, you don’t hear the French crying over all the WWII movies set in France 

Data

Interesting take by the residents of Hiroshima saying the film didn’t go far enough and show the consequences of the A Bomb.

I will never understand the Japanese 

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