Category Archives: Drinking

Rocket Madness in Isaan

January 19, 2018 – 9:06 pm

Every year Thailand’s northeastern provinces hold a rocket festivals to entice the Naga spirits to deliver the right amount of rain for the rice growing season and rocket enthusiasts from every corner of Asia flock to scenic Yasothon to participate in the missile mayhem with their specially constructed ‘bang fai naga’ rockets. No one wears […]

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Killer Shine

November 14, 2017 – 10:13 am

A flatlander was driving down a road back in the hills when a hillbilly stepped out into the road and leveled his rifle at him. The flatlander stopped and the hillbilly motioned him out of the car. Then he handed the rube a jug and said, “Drink it.” The man tried to refuse but the […]

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The Cost Of The F-35

November 7, 2017 – 10:35 am
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Dying Solo Ala Pattaya

October 26, 2017 – 7:41 am

Back in 2007 a local Pattaya paper reported on a desolate death as follows; Residents of Nongprue municipality, near Pattaya, reported to the police that a man had sighed his last next to a wooden bench in a built-up area. Arriving at the scene, police found the corpse of Mr Jamreon Racha, aged 55 and […]

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Steve McQueen Wanted Dead Or Alive

June 14, 2017 – 12:47 pm

Steve McQueen achieved national recognition for his role as Josh Randall in the TV western WANTED DEAD OR ALIVE. The King of Cool parlayed his anti-hero persona in this series to win a lead in THE GREAT ESCAPE, which catapulted his name into the bright lights of Hollywood. His portrayal of a rebel sold well […]

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