Monthly Archives: October 2008

Soi 6 Clampdown

October 8, 2008 – 3:55 pm

In response to the bad press from the fictional account of a Belgian TV Show Matrioshki Matroesjka’s 2, Thai authorities have clamped down on Pattaya’s Soi 6. The popular TV program portrays sexual trafficking around the world, as girls from the Ukraine, Lithuania, and Thailand are used by Belgian gangsters to transport drugs and sex. […]

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Bangkok Cops Bust Heads

October 8, 2008 – 3:54 pm

Thailand has been under siege by anti-government protesters since the last election. The army refused to use violence against the demonstrators, while also swearing to not stage a coup against the pro-Thaksin coalition. This confrontation was strictly between the two political parties, until Tuesday morning when the city police pearl-harbored the supporters of the People’s […]

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Beer Drinking Economy

October 8, 2008 – 3:04 pm

A recent study found the average American walks about 900 miles a year. Another study found Americans drink, on the average, 22 gallons of alcohol a year. That means, on average, Americans get about 41 miles to the gallon. Makes You Proud To Be An American!

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Icelandic Meltdown

October 8, 2008 – 3:03 pm

Last weekend our friend from Iceland came into the city for a show. His art work represented his belief that everything is being destroyed soon after its moment of creation. “Or even before that.” Gutjon wasn’t sure when the cycle of chaos began or ended, however his native Iceland has won the undesirable title of […]

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We have nothing to fear

October 7, 2008 – 2:12 pm

For the last two decades the New York Post has attacked FDR for his social programs, which they considered threatened America with communism. The editors appear to a revise their opinion about the New Deal president with today’s headline banner. “We have nothing to fear but fear itself.” FDR spoke these words at his first […]

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