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  1. There is a dalmation runs around near where I live. Quite obviously a discarded pet being such a pedigree.And therein lies the problem, they seem to get abandoned too much here and frequently become mangy, and possibly feral, a danger to kids and motorcyclists alike.
  2. No I don't, when I say size, I define land area, what do you mean by you? If I wanted to define a country as bigger in population, I would say, population. When I buy shoes, and ask for a bigger size, it does not mean I want 3 of them! As to Ashes series, out of 66. England have won 30, Oz 31, of 33 played in Australia, they have won 14, Oz 17, those played in England (33) England has won 16, Oz 14. Quite even and perhaps why it is regarded with such esteem. We don't win too often in England these days, we are a nation in decline, so we like to revel in the victory. If you knew Australians, and their attitude to sports, you might understand that it is no small feat to defeat them. They certainly over-shadowed Canada in the 2008 olympics, and Great Britain beat them there too. Nitpicking or not, England won the Ashes in great style. Oz will come back stronger.
  3. Nope... but it isn't played every year, for one. (That is what annual means) Nor is population synonymous with 'size'... otherwise some fool would claim England was bigger than Australia.....
  4. Titanic
  5. I never saw him in this...... The Invisible Man
  6. Could you possibly get more things wrong in a single sentence?
  7. Casablanca.
  8. Is the Vientiane restaurant still going not-so strong out there just off Pattaya Tai? Last time I went (on a Sunday) it was closed. I also saw a Vientiane restaurant on Soi Nerm Plab Wan as I drove down a feww days ago... is it affiliated?
  9. For whom the bell tolls.
  10. I was pondering similar madness only the other day as traffic bottle-necked due to resurfacing on Sukhumvit between Sattahip and Bang Saray. Why were they doing this at rush-hour? Also the resurfacing of Sukhumvit last year, heading South before arriving at Tai, has been negated by the burying of huge concrete pipes. Thrappaya remains incomplete, and the incomplete horror continues past immigration onto Jomtiem second 'Rd'. There is just too much traffic this time of year for these disasters.... Perhaps the rainy or hot season isn't suitable either though, but detour planning and alternatives is poor. Nor does the driving methods of LOS improve the situation as keeping junctions clear isn't part of the driving mentality. Oh well LA isn't great driving either......
  11. You can always check the rates on the bank sites...EG SCB It has been holding flat around 46-47 (for cash) for a bit and long and short trends still look downward. I don't expect to see 50 any time soon as UK economic data will likely take a dive, with increasing inflation and a VAT increase induced slowdown. I bit the bullet and transferred over cash myself only recently, my last prior remittance being during the last improvement to above 50 (August 2010).
  12. A truly great Western.... High Noon
  13. Raymond Massey
  14. Lizzie the broad......Elizabeth Taylor
  15. jacko

    Honda CBR150r

    Yes, well known for overpaying in MPs and crying when they won't deliver a pizza to your barstool during a curfew. OP...post a pic of the effing bike!
  16. So high season is officially over? The Expats can emerge, don a baggy shirt and flip flops and start bargain hunting again?
  17. That's this thread well fucked! I thought it was about foods not feuds.
  18. The Stepford Wives.
  19. Roy Scheider
  20. Gene Hackman
  21. Mainly TV this guy but I believe he was in... Hang 'em High.
  22. I got one for you.......
  23. Walking around in Pattaya is getting hard with the ever increasing traffic. The over utilisation of places with passing trade as display area for sellers forces you into the paths of coaches the size of battleships. I also feel nervous walking down say Soi 7 or 8 as I know motorcycles are whizzing up behind me and I feel they derive great pleasure from buzzing me. One of the great plusses for me was when they finished the beach side of beach rd, and suddenly there was this really pleasant, shaded by coconut trees, 'avenue' to walk down, no motorcycles or hawkers, unlike the slow progress likely across the street. You could get one foot infront of the other, move along with the Beer Garden and TV screen your target ahead, the sea lapping to your right. You can't sit on Soi LK Metro without hawkers bugging you either, like the old days of the beer bars. Market stalls with 3 ft between them and NO way of bypass is hopelss, like the odd number side of Sukhumvit in Bangkok, or the Patpong market. Is this really what the tourists from Russia and India fly 1000s of miles for?
  24. Not sure about that... the dongles often have other stuff in there that loads software and memory etc etc and might well not work with a different networks SIM. Get one here.... or you can just plug your mobile into the laptop and get onto the internet that way. Prepaid air4time is the cheapest way otherwise it costs 1 baht/minute.
  25. Aaaaaaarg, the fucking ceiling fan.
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