[Bishop stabbed, multiple others injured in attack during church service in western Sydney]

How come God did not protect the Bishop and the other people in the chrurch...i mean it's God's house? 

 

The other kids God also did not protect the kid from getting caught and arrested. 

 

It's almost like those gods do not exist, isn't it?  Yet billions of people are still fighting and killing each other in the name of their religions gods. 

 

Humans as a species have not progressed much further than a primative caveman. 

 

 

[Toads in the Pool]

Two toads can't make the pool green and dirty. 

 

Take them out and release them somewhere else where there is water for them. 

 

As for the green pool problem you need to check you filter and the water chemistry. 

 

 

[Can I tale seeds back to UK?]

1 hour ago, kickstart said:

It is all right taking them back to the UK, but will they grow, they are tropical plants, and will need a greenhouse to grow them in, if it is a hot UK summer you might be able to grow them outside.

But Basil and Chiles are continuous grows, and will die in a UK winter. 

It's OK. I have a conservatory to grow them in. I plant to grow the again each spring from seeds they make. 

 

I was worried the customs would fine me if they see some packets of seeds in my suitcase. 

 

I can't get the Thai Basil in the UK, or the winged beans. And the price of the chilli peppers mad...so I though I would grown them myself. 

 

 

[Can I tale seeds back to UK?]

Anyone know if I can take small quantity of pre packed seeds of winged beans, chillies, Thai Basil, and egg plants back to the UK? 

 

 

 

 

[Chickens destroying trees]

500 trees!  Is this a commercial venture? 

 

What size or kind of trees are they? 

 

I used to have a mango, lychee and lamyai orchard with lots of trees....and I also kept about 50 chickens and some ducks free range amongst them. 

 

I never had any problem with my chickens harming the trees. They were good for them..tbeir poop fertilised the ground and they ate pest insects.  They used to roost in the trees. 

 

Maybe it's the heat, lack of shade or lack of water, or even pests killing your young trees? 

 

Seedlings stand a very poor chance in this climate if simply planred out in the dry season. 

 

They need to be grown in pots, under cover for shade, and get regular irrigation, until they are large enough and sturdy enough to be planted out....which is best done in rainy season. 

 

If you start killing your neighbours chickens you are going to stir up a lot of trouble. 

 

Another poster suggested getting a dog. That is a very good idea. You could leave it to run about on your land and it would chase away the chickens and then they would be deterred from coming back.  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Diabetes Epedemic]

On 4/9/2024 at 11:18 AM, rexpotter said:

Yes, they test more these days, like I said when I posted this, it is not accurate but that was not the point. Don't shoot the messenger. Go to any mall, and watch the fat little kids waddling around with their overweight mothers searching for the next ice cream or donut shop. Try to buy any snack at 7-11 or anywhere really and it is loaded with sugar. Its a crime. It should be restricted how many of these junk food outlets are allowed in any sguare meter in any retail center.

When I first arrived 25 years ago, there were not fat people here. And the Thai's I worked with did not like sweet anything, they liked healthy food.

I wonder what is going to happen with all of this? they can't put 30% of the population on Ozempic. And Asians do not look good overweight.

I from the uk and it's even worse there for diabetes. 13.6 million at risk from type 2 diabetes.. 

 

Here in Thailand I have chosen to go hungry rather then buy any 'food' from 7/11.  I have not been able to find any food in that place that did not contain lots of sugar. 

 

 

 

 

[Trans athletes should be allowed to play women's sports, South Carolina coach Dawn Staley]

As a fit healthy man, I could identify as being disabled and go abd win at the paralympics.  Or, identify as a kid and go win all the medals at a school sports day.. 

 

How about I enter my pet greyhound in the 200 meters race as he identifies as a human? 

 

Where does it end? 

 

How about having mens and womens sports seperste as they are now, and simply add a third gender class. Trans can compete together against other trans.

[Trans athletes should be allowed to play women's sports, South Carolina coach Dawn Staley]

3 hours ago, Rampant Rabbit said:

A lot of the problem is  lumping in lgtbq+ whatever it  is  this  week, liking someone of the opposite  sex and wanting to be the opposite  sex are totally different things.

Yes. And most LGBQ people are getting pretty sick and tired of these trans activist crack pots damaging the gay communities hard earned respect. 

 

Genuine trans people we respect, but these social media woke clueless angry people are a disgrace. 

 

 

[Trans athletes should be allowed to play women's sports, South Carolina coach Dawn Staley]

9 hours ago, Rampant Rabbit said:

Pin the tail on the donkey?

Women will be best and knitting, washing clothes and gossiping 🤣

[Opinion: What is Donald Trump's mental state?]

Trump is a retarded lunatic. Biden is a geriatric old man. 

 

Why is there no normal people to vote for? 

 

Same in the UK. We got no real good choices. 

 

It's the best of two rubbish people. 

 

What is the point of democracy if it leads to this kind of stuff?? 

 

The phrase 'stuck between a rock and a hard place' :comes to mind. 

 

 

 

[Two Men Found Dead in Sattahip Water Treatment Pond]

So bodies are too decomposed for identification......and yet they are sure no foul play? 

[Thailand walks aisle to marriage equality: What it means for same-sex couples]

On 4/6/2024 at 3:21 PM, RichardColeman said:

Because I do not agree with gay marriage , does not make me homophobic. Civil partnerships should be respected as much as marriage in the 'emergencies' you describe. I see marriage as it is in the bible, man and woman, etc - though I am not a religious person or religiously brainwashed - it is my view. Both marriage and civil partnerships should be equal in the eyes of the law, society and people.  I have no issues with people being gay or being together. If any of my sons or grandchildren were gay they would always get my full support.  The problem is that people  tarnish all people as homophobic as they do not agree with gay marriage - that is the problem in society

Well that is all well and dandy for you. 

 

So why none Christians of opposite sex can get married?  Should marriage be only for Christians bexaie it's in your religious book? 

 

 

[Thailand house of representatives approves same-sex marriage bill]

1 minute ago, watthong said:

 

Back in my US days, I used to work in Immigration related  field (as third party doing contracted work off INS, as US Immigration was known back then) and run into quite a bit of Anna Nicole Smith scenario, ie young girls marrying rich old geyzers. Whenever we see a 20 plus year gap between the ages of the couple, us file clerks would quickly leaf through to page XX of the green card application, and sure enough we would see serious amount of income and assets from the part of the groom.

 

Will that be any reason to deny? No such thing, INS don't rule out the possibility that these two are getting married for love/companionship - among other things -that constitute marriage between 2 PEOPLE. All the conundrum that surrounds the legitimacy of a straight couple would also happen EQUALLY to a gay couple when they apply for a marriage license. The question of which SEX either party belongs to will not be relevant in whether the marriage is going to be "genuine" (for love or money or companionship or a combination thereof). To put it bluntly, if a bar girl can marry for love, so can a ladyboy or any other gender-arrangement thereof.

Good.😂

 

No idea why people. Are agsist age gaps. 

 

Some younger people are naturally attracted to older, and same the other way around. 

 

There is a 20 year age gap between me and my partner and we have been together for 28 years and still in love. 

 

 

[Met facing calls to cancel notorious pro-Iran Islamist Quds Days rally in London]

5 hours ago, James105 said:

 

How exactly does this situation improve when Labour gets in though?  Are they going to stop appeasing and bending the knee to the hate mobs like this and BLM etc when they get in?  I have not seen any evidence of this and my current assumption is that as bad as things are now, it will get significantly worse under Labour.   Perhaps you have some insight I am unaware of you can share?

So you happy with the UK under the current government. They promised us if we left the EU we would be able to contol the immigration.  Under this government...and they have been there a long time now....the immigration is the worst it's ever been. 

 

If u keep them you think the situation will improve? 

 

I'm not labour or conservative BTW, but you would be made to jeek the current lot and things getting wosse just for imagined fear it will get worse under another government. 

 

Something now working you have to fix it. They have had plenty of time to fix it...

[Met facing calls to cancel notorious pro-Iran Islamist Quds Days rally in London]

15 minutes ago, JonnyF said:

The Met are more likely to join in than cancel it.

 

Welcome to Khan's London. What a time to be alive!

 

 

 

This is the Conservative governments fault. 

[Met facing calls to cancel notorious pro-Iran Islamist Quds Days rally in London]

The UK is such a mess now.  If the people on that demonstration care so much about Palistine then they should go there and fight with them

 

 

All they are doing in London is sgirring up hatred and tensions, and wasting police resroces and time. 

 

 

 

 

[Most showers in a day]

One or two a day.  Always one just before bed. 

[Thai Officials Announce "Innovative" Expat Health Measure]

This is an April fools joke 

 

[Cockfighting arena owner’s body found, murder suspected]

Maybe the chickens got their revenge for all the ones he tortured and killed.  

 

Don't Thai's believe in karma?  

[Easter a time to give thanks]

2 hours ago, Tropicalevo said:

Yes. Muslims have a lot to answer for.

The religion of Muslims, Jews and Christians is basically the same....they are variation on a common theme.. Abrahamic religion. 

 

Because they are so similar they hate each other and are always fighting.  Even within their own religions there are different dnominations and sects that bicker. 

 

 

 

[Easter a time to give thanks]

7 hours ago, riclag said:

Happy Easter to all who celebrate The messenger , Jesus Christ .

Oh no thanks!

 

Easter is a pagan festival that was hyjacked by the brainwashing Christians when they were trying to wipe out the culture and religious beliefs of the native people. 

 

Christians need to apologise for ripping off others religious festivals!

 

Come on man...use your brain...what  have Easter rabbits and Easter eggs got to do with your Jesus?  Was he pooping out eggs and had a pet rabbit? 

 

 

[I grew up in a 99% Jewish neighborhood! Did you?]

On 3/25/2024 at 3:30 AM, Jingthing said:

You can't make yourself another ethnicity. Your ethnicity is determined at birth. You could immerse yourself in Jewish culture I suppose. You could also convert but Jews do not proselytize and it's a lot of work. Again very different than Christianity and Islam.

 

As far as your snide make yourself feel special remark I'm not interested in arguing with you but with the highest level of Jew hatred I've seen in my lifetime I'm sure that choosing to identify as a Jew when you're not a Jew is not going to be at all popular.

What a bigoted and raciest comment. 

 

I, as a transracial person, now identify as Jewish, and I ask you to please respect and accept me as a Jew. 

 

Ethnicity and race has no genetic basis.  It's a social concept.  

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Thailand house of representatives approves same-sex marriage bill]

8 hours ago, Bday Prang said:

I take it you mean as opposed to all the  old Gay  men on here who have been in stable monogamous  relationships with their childhood sweet heart, and who have spent  their entire lives in waiting, for the moment they can walk down the aisle and live happily ever after  

No. Not really. Everyone should be free to do as they choose for their lifestyle. I have no problem with people who don't want long term relationships. 

 

I was pointing out the irony that some of the straight guys here who are agsist same sex marriage, bexaie they believe marriage should be only between male and female who are going to be monogamous till they die. Yet here are these men in Thailand who are all from failed relationships, divorces, remarried, kids with different women etc. 

 

They have not held up those standards that they insist marriage should be and why gay people should not be allowed to marry. 

 

 

[Thailand house of representatives approves same-sex marriage bill]

I like how all the 'anti gay marriage' straight guys  on here, who act like they want to protect the biblical idea of a monogamous union for life of a man and woman.....are all probably divorced or separated, on their second or third marriage, with kids left from previous ones. 

 

 

 

 

[I grew up in a 99% Jewish neighborhood! Did you?]

12 minutes ago, Jingthing said:

Not race.

Ethnicity AND culture.

Part of the culture as per the OP is humor but much more of course.

Jews are an ethnoreligious group.  So no need to follow the religion to be a Jew if you're a Jew.

Different than Islam and Christianity. 

 

BTW, there is only one race. The human race.

There is no scientific basis for different races. But there are ethnicities.

Race is a human construct though and widely accepted as real.

Thus Jew hatred (antisemitism) is a type of racism.

Thank you for that. 

 

So it's similar to the LGBQ plus these could be an ethnic groups as they share a culture. 

 

In theory I could call myself a Jew if I adopted the culture and ethnicity, or was brought up / adopted as a kid by a Jewish family. 

 

I just wish humans gave up their ethnicities and cultures and just got on with modern life and all be one. It's all very interesting but belongs in a museum or history class. 

 

These days everyone seems to want to attach a label to themselves and make themselves special or unique. In my younger years people used to say they did not like to be labeled gay, stesignt etc..they are themselves.  Get to know the person not have per ideas about them based on their race, religion, sexuality etc.. 

 

Anyway.  Thanks for taking time to reply to my question.