The_Munchmaster

Let's start with 50% for Mr Poompanmoung.

Black Sails, 20 years before Treasure Island. Great Pirate goings on. Interesting and engaging plot. TV series I and II.

Watched episode 1 last night. Looking good, so thanks for the tip.

Bangkok police claim reward in Erawan Shrine bomber hunt

Thailand's chief of police made the announcement whilst holding bundles of banknotes

Thailand's police chief has announced that he will give an $83,000 (£53,793) public reward to his own men after they apprehended a suspect in the deadly bombing at Bangkok's Erwan Shrine. http://www.bbc.co.uk...d-asia-34105305

He couldn't just announce it, he had to stand there with bundles of cash in his arms?! More interested in getting his hands on the money than solving the case. How crass, insensitive and downright ugly, but what do you expect from Thai police.

How do TAT know which tourists are coming for candlelight vigilism?

A Brit was decorated by the French too!

And why is that such a surprise?

I've been watching "Little Britain " no real nudity but I loved the character of the fat old bitch in second or third series who was nude.

Bubbles de Vere

OK, this is the issue I have mate. You post it seems in praise of boose, but claim it's taken a terrible toal on your life. I just don't get that and don't mean to seem like a stalker.

 

But how can you write seeming praise to booze and same time call out the tragedy its had on your life?

 

Maybe me, but if I had a habit that has/is causing serious issues, I wouldn't be having little smilies that seem to treat it as a joke.

Wow, very surprising post?! How is Fiery Jack praising booze?! He's just made a light hearted comment about a lady taking a month to write her report. If anything you should be praising him for dealing with his booze problem and still being able to make reference to it in his posts.

And? Your point is?

As Mekong says, a few days ago you post a gruesome picture of a severed torso from the Erawan Shrine bombing and obviously think that's ok. Now when Coss posts a severed head, from who knows where, it's "absolutely horrendous". Could you please explain the difference?

There were no panties under the panties in my day?!

Promised Land 2012

Starring: Matt Damon, Frances McDormand, Hal Holbrook

IMDB - "Corporate salesman Steve Butler (Damon) arrives in a rural town with his sales partner, Sue Thomason (McDormand). With the town having been hit hard by the economic decline of recent years, the two outsiders see the local citizens as likely to accept their company's offer, for drilling rights to their properties, as much-needed relief. What seems like an easy job for the duo becomes complicated by the objection of a respected schoolteacher (Holbrook) with support from a grassroots campaign led by another man (Krasinski) who counters Steve both personally and professionally."

No car chases, no bombs, no shootouts, just a good drama (about fracking). Enjoyed this.

I was at the RHS (Royal Highland Show) this year but didn't see FJ.

Saw some rabbit sheep and some huge udders though.

Philippa Merry took her time getting around to writing the article as it's dated 16 July 2015 and the RHS was from 18-21 June 2015!

That is an awful photo

Thais like to look at images like that!

Just finished Binge-watching the TV series Vikings. l, ll and lll. The whole thing reeks of good production - Metro Goldwyn Mayer - History Channel et al.

Downloading Series 1 now, so will give it a try, thanks.

And yeast!

Well I can say, without fear of contraception, that I will never be a Hooters customer.

I've been on a bit of a Michael Caine thing recently, not a lot of people know that.

Well they do now, all 17 of us!

Humans aren't endangered.

Were the 20 cars meant to be a gift or just to impress her? Maybe she doesn't have a driving license?

Does anyone know if there is any animal rights activists in BKK?

I don't think Thailand is renowned for it's animal welfare! In fact it's better known for trafficking endangered animals!

I did actually take dinner in a partially open-air place offering a very educated selection of wine and decent food . I would even say the majority of the customers were locals both Thai and falangs .

It sounds like you dined in No Idea Gastropub. The food is indeed very good.

The Marine (2006)

Starring: John Cena, Robert Patrick, Kelly Carlson

IMDB - "A group of diamond thieves on the run kidnap the wife of a recently discharged marine who goes on a chase through the South Carolinian wilderness to retrieve her."

Absolute drivel. I knew it probably wouldn't be very good before I started watching it but it turned out to be possibly the worst film I have ever seen! :down: :down:

Last Man Standing (1996)

Starring: Bruce Willis, Bruce Dern, Christopher Walken, Michael Imperioli (Christopher Moltisanti - The Sopranos)

IMDB - "A drifting gunslinger-for-hire finds himself in the middle of an ongoing war between the Irish and Italian mafia in a Prohibition era ghost town.."

Excellent. :up:

Friends of Laphroaig

Across the road from the Laphroaig distillery on Islay, the Scottish island known for producing the smokiest scotch whiskey in the world, is a rolling green pasture that looks like any other patch of Scottish countryside: very damp, very green. On the ground, though, is a smattering of colorful little flags – thousands, likely – from countries from all over the world.

These flags represent Friends of Laphroaig, the name the distillery gives to its loyal customers. Each of those flags is planted on each of the one-square-foot plots of land belonging to the distillery's "Friends," who plant their flags after making the complicated trip to this outpost in the Hebrides. Visiting in person offers these landlords the opportunity to collect the rent: a dram of whiskey, served on-site at the distillery.

The best part? Becoming a Laphroaig landlord is free, if you've got a bottle of the stuff lying around.

Once you've registered your bottle's bar code on Laphroaig's website, you'll be assigned a square foot of land at the distillery, and directed to a map on Laphroaig.com set up with your plot's GPS coordinates. That bit is rewarding, but the best part is visiting this small green island where, it seems, there are as many whiskey bars and golf courses as there are people. Be sure to stake your claim and plant your flag on the visit – the distillery keeps all the world's flags on hand, as well as blank ones so you can make your own.

Some longtime Friends of Laphroaig have even gone so far as to construct miniature houses for their square-foot estates, maintaining them like real landlords. We totally get it: Really good scotch tends to have strange effects on people.

So what are you going to do with your one square foot of Islay? Grow barley and sell to Laphroaig Distillery?

Perfect timing!