atlas2

Careful here or we're gonna get another spelling 'Threadf**k' As an 'English Brit' I grew up devouring the stories of Smallville,Metropolis,Metro and Gotham Cities. A very solitary habit it led to confusion. For years I thought Batman wore an Utt a lity belt. Come on how many of you thought 'misled' was pronounced 'mizzlled' ?

Choose another description. of me rather than anal............I drop the kids off at the pool at least twice a day!

A 'fanny' and a 'c**t' are not miles apart.............the taste, for the careless is though!!! My fav' description for what you yanks call a 'fanny' is, in the Queen's English, a 'tea towel holder' But, I prefer the American tribute............The, 'John Wayne saddlebags' for a c**t.....Much better than the, 'old beef curtains' at any rate. For a black girl, we English, (a certain class anyway) would say.....'It was like a black leather sofa with red scatter cushions'

We'd used the tyre was pressured if Jacko was sitting on it!

'Doolally' The word is usually accompanied by pointing with your index finger to your temple and making a circular motion. The rolling of your eyes is optional. The place called 'Doolally'.....is in India. There was a hospital there for shell-shocked British troops. Before I discovered it's origin I used the word a lot. To me it's just so descriptive of 'craziness.' Now I use another word.....

Sometimes when you just want 'HOT' I like 'nam tdok moo'... mai ow man khrap'...........'Waterfall of pork' without fat as the Thais love the lumps of fat but I like to watch my weight. It's a different sort of 'hot' to curries or som tam. I'll usually have it on the beach with sticky rice. My lips are swollen and throbbing by the end and I find myself bursting into a passable 'Brown Sugar' However, the feeling soon passes and no problems next day........Unlike a 'Phal'....I only took those when I had flu. It would take my mind quite off the symptoms for a while.

I change up 250,000 baht a time using my Flex acc debit card and place it straight into my Thai account. I did so yesterday............. A quick phone call by the girl and a debit slip pops out of the machine. I sign, add address, and they take a copy of my passport. I asked the charge for this as I've never found one in statements either end. She said, '3%'............. I said, 'What, that's about 7000 bt!' She said, 'Charge for credit card.' I said, not a credit, debit card.' She said, 'Oh then free' I've done this about 6 times.......Good exchange rate from NW and I've yet to see any charge. I use SCB. Can change up to 990,000 baht a day in one transaction but is more involved and requires faxes and such. I've done amounts from 600 to 700,000. Took 10 minutes. I've deposited 2 SWIFT forms at my NW branch in England for large amounts should I ever have problems this end. But the charge for that is about £20 each I believe. I'd advise anyone to enquire this method with your Thai bank....They may all have different procedures.

That's unfair. Hope you get a fairer shake in whatever you do next.

Yesterday we went to Cafe del Mar and it's pizza 'Mexicana' was crowned the new champion by my, epicure offspring. I had a great Panang gai and a good if expensive Aussie Chardonnay.

My 11 yr old son is with me at the moment........In between costing me a fortune... boxing,golf,tennis,squash.go-karts, BB gun, jet ski and pool he entertains himself with pizza testing. He assures me that Pan pan Central festival is without peer. I accept his expertise in this field of research. Not a fan of pizza, I console myself with the excellent penne al arabiatta, a singha and leering through the window at the girls.

Good point.................But in the end just alliteration...............doesn't win you the argument. Anyway.......I can live with both names. 'You say toma'do and I say tomarto' Just don't ask an American to, 'keep his pecker up' Or ask an American teacher to, 'hand you a rubber' Also a fanny is a fanny not an arse..If 'I'm pissed' I'm drunk,not angry. My 'pants' are my underwear...A 'fag' is a cigarette butt end, not a 'shirt-lifter' ......and 'gay' still means 'bright and vivacious' ......If I'm 'wicked' I'm 'bad' and 'bad' still means, 'not good.' And finally if my points are 'awful'.......that means you're filled with 'Awe' for what I've written. 'Toma'do, tomato..........pota'do potartoe...........Let's call the whole thread orff It's FOOTBALL!!

Actually Adams first words to the naked Eve were.................... 'You better get out of the way............I don't know how big this thing is going to get!!'

We don't mind............ just having to remember everytime to translate to avoid confusion and change the name of our game to your name for our game.............And the suspension of all logic in doing so, in that, in your game of football, the ball is in contact with the foot for about... maybe 3 whole seconds. But there you are.........We're just happy you like football by that I mean soccer enough to discuss it.

As I may have said before.....Chopper Harris when asked how his side would fair against the present Chelsea team he said 'We'd win 1. 0' When asked why only 1.0.? He said, 'Well we're all in our sixties now!'

There's a tape of Bin Laden going around..Apparently he's saying the England team are shite! This is not being counted as proof he's still alive....Could've been recorded any time in the last 44 yrs.

Yes of course you can. Sports shops and Dive shops have them. I swim a Km every morning,had 8 ear infections before wearing plugs (slow learner)..........I also spray the plugs with an anti-septic as I leave them in my car and the heat multiplies whatever's on them. Not a problem now.

News from the BBc of flooding in Scotland when 5 millions Scotsmen pissed themselves laughing. Apparently OXO have produced a new 'England' product........A white cube with a red cross.........called it 'Laughing stock' David Blaine's lost his record of 42 days in a box doing nuffink to Wayne Rooney!!

Let's face it fellow English boardies... we're a hated and mistrusted country and the cheers for Germany's goals would have been no louder in Berlin than in Glasgow. My second wife was an Aussie. She told me when I was cheering on the Irish in some crucial game... 'They hate you!' I said, 'Nah that's just politics the people get on all right.........It's playful banter' 'They hate you!' Matter of fact! 'Nah some of my friends at work are Irish we get on well.' 'I'm an Aussie...........I've been to Dublin ............They told me.........they hate you!....They won't say that to you you're English' I was talking to a Scottish bar owner in Jomtien about 4weeks ago..........He was talking about Maradona's visit with The Argentina team to Glasgow to play Scotland. Terry Butcher was something to do with the Scottish team at the time and had said to the press he would, 'Never forgive Maradona for the hand of God incident.' Maradona had answered according to my Scottish friend.... 'Who iz zis Terri Boocher?' My Scottish friend said 'Of course that comment and the hand ball has made Maradona a hero in Scotland. We luv im.' I laughed along a little uncertainly and then asked, 'What about Henri and his hand ball against the Irish?' 'Ach that was wrong!' I stopped laughing and have taken it possibly a little too much to heart.........but admit I don't feel the same about drinking with him anymore......Though I can't help myself but still cheer on any home country unless they are playing against us. So if I'm right (correct me if I'm wrong) and just out of interest..........Will the anti English watchers just lose interest now we are out or is there someone you hate as much?.....Or will you now just have favourites to cheer 'on'.......instead of 'off?'

Der Bild.....or some such German newspaper has just labeled our fine young men ruffians. Bringing up team members individual history...... Rooney paying for sex...... Ashley Cole's husband credentials..... John Terry......You know!.........Gerrard a bar brawler........... And so on. The paper feels it's the good guys of the German squad's duty to send these English degenerates home on Monday. And to show their teams seriousness they reveal they are on a one million bonus to ensure they do so. The Germans refused to send a player to the press conference, Gerrard pitched up for us. I know it's just one man writing for one newspaper and not really how the Germans think..........You know,... that they are superior......But....... England need to match Germany in skill, passion AND cool headedness ..........Comments like this could be considered designed to inflame someone like Rooney...any of 'em come to that. That is the last thing England needs. Interesting to note that England far from on a million pound bonus have donated their match fees to charity. The games between us are always exciting................ve vill see!

I take back the words I took back in a connected post and my original comment stands.....But I reserve the right to take this comment back should it be proved inccorect

Along with congrats to USA..........I'd like to add congratulations to New Zealand, who leave undefeated but played the game as it should be played. True sports and gentlemen.

Beckenbauer has just stated that England have stupidly messed up by not coming top of their group. Whatever, everyone's beatable we should use our underdog status to relax. Everyone's expecting Germany to brush us aside...........Just like we were expected to deal comfortably with the US. For me I'd rather the Germans than Ghana. John Terry's dive head first, hands by his side in front of that shot...........is the spirit we need. And just for once with Germany an even hand dealt to us. However it pans let's go through or down fighting. Bring 'em on! Best team wins!

Good to see the enthusiasm of the US team at the end. Good to hear the comments of the fans reacting to a 1.0 win. Have to eat my words in some respects. Well done USA.

There's no doubt that the best teams will win through to the next round...........which ones we give our support to won't affect the result..........The great thing about sport is there are no nations who can always have success....You'd think Japan would totally dominate in Judo........or Thailand in Muay Thai......or the US in Baseball. But they don't. Nike is a harlot! Good thing is there's always another game and another tournament and however much losing can hurt....nobody dies! As for 'Gooney' whatever he's paid he's a whole hearted player and a man. Hope in a little house in Canada you find the game enjoyable 'EVEN' if England win.

Why? I didn't see the 'reason'