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CCTV SOI 6

April 14, 2013 – 11:36 am

Several years ago I was out with the boys on Soi 6. Strictly for sociological research. Nick was drinking vodkas. Sammie was searching for Ms. Perfect, and young Marton was wrestling with an undersized bargirl on the sofa for what seemed to be about an hour. He weighs in at 85 kilos and she couldn’t […]

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GAAN-LOR by Peter Nolan Smith

April 1, 2013 – 2:26 pm

Four years ago my ex-wife came back from the country. Her entire family was with her. She checked my phone without finding any strange numbers on my phone, since I had deleted all the messages from Mint. She were ‘friends’ and Mint wouldn’t call until my ex-wife returned to Ban-Nok.

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Penile Resurrection

April 1, 2013 – 1:21 pm

In ancient times victorious armies castrated their vanquished foes to emphasize their superiority, however penile amputation has been a rarity in modern world with John Bobbit the last American male to suffer this catastrophic injury at the hands of his avenging wife, however Thai wives constantly threatened their husbands and boyfriends with ‘dtart ham’ and […]

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The Last Executioner Of Thailand

March 29, 2013 – 1:49 pm

In many ways books are much better than DVDs. While used ones in Thailand cost about 160 baht as opposed to 100 baht per DVD, movies rarely last longer than 2 hours, especially if you hit the fast-forward button. The BLACK DAHLIA flashed before my eyes in less than 12 minutes. It sucked. Reading a […]

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Death Song Of Thailand

March 29, 2013 – 1:38 pm

Norman Mailer wrote his 1979 Pulitzer-winning EXECUTIONER’S SONG about Gary Gilmore’s execution by the State of Utah. His crime had been murder. Gilmore had a slim choice of methods; shooting squad or noose. He opted for the shooting squad rather than the noose and refused any reprieve from his fate. “Death is the only inescapable, […]

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