Category Archives: Rich

The Siege of Tough Guys

April 25, 2010 – 7:58 pm

Bangkok is entering another week of crisis. The red-shirts remain in charge of the entrance of Lumpini Park. The PM of the reigning elite has rejected the Thaksin supporters’ call the dissolution of the Parliament.The Oxford graduate Sunday’s announcement that the mob will be dispersed by yet-to-be-determined force was tempered by the military’s Supreme Commander […]

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$3 Billion

May 21, 2009 – 9:43 pm

To put $3 billion (US) in perspective, a 50 year-old male could have sex with this girl for 20 years. At one point they would have to have in love. Then out of it. Over money of course. Then again it’s always about the money.

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Bad Table Manners at the El Cambio

March 23, 2009 – 8:33 am

Torino’s El Cambio restaurant has been catering to the rich and powerful since 1757, The city was then ruled by the Kings of Savoy. A forgotten kingdom except for royalophiles, however the restaurant continues to serve classic Piedmont cuisine under dazzling chandeliers. Diners can regard their well-being in centuries-old mirrors hanging on the velvet walls […]

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BILL GATES richest man in America

September 18, 2008 – 8:01 am

The stock market continues to crash through the flimsy safety nets of the Federal Reserve. I predict a 9500 bottom, although at this point no one is sure how low is low and even the filthy rich have been suffering as their fortunes are down-sized by stock devaluations beyond their control however Mr. Bill Gates […]

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It’s Good to be the King

August 23, 2008 – 11:07 am

The life of a king has its ups and downs. Louis XVI at Place de Concorde. Bad. Same for Nicholas II in a small Ural town. Bad. But normally it’s good to be the king and Forbes magazine ranked the ruling monarchs according to wealth. The Thai Foreign Ministry was quick to deny the report […]

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